Norway

Crown Prince Haakon takes on important duty as King Harald remains in hospital

The heir to the throne of Norway has taken on an important duty as his father, King Harald, remains in hospital in Malaysia where he’s being treated for an infection. Crown Prince Haakon sent the official welcome to the new President of Finland, a message usually overseen by the country’s Head of State. The Crown Prince had been acting as regent before his father was taken ill…
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Spain

Queen Sofia of Spain presented with prestigious award

Queen Sofia has been given a prestigious award of her support for a Spanish community. The queen was presented with the Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands at a ceremony in Palma de Mallorca. The award was given in recognition of her long and widespread work in the…
The Netherlands

Queen Máxima on visit to Colombia for financial inclusion

Queen Máxima began a four-day visit to Colombia on Sunday, focusing on financial health and innovation as she continues her work with the United Nations. Queen Máxima has been the UN’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development since 2009. The Dutch queen has made financial inclusion a cornerstone of her royal work, and this visit to Colombia is billed as one that will…
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Denmark

Queen Mary back on duty after holidays

Queen Mary returned to royal duties on Monday, presenting the prestigious research prizes to a new crop of researchers in Copenhagen. Continuing on with a duty she carried out as Crown Princess, the Queen arrived at the Queen’s Hall at Den Sorte Diamant in Copenhagen to…
Sweden

Princess Estelle celebrates her 12th birthday

Princess Estelle is now a tween! The future queen of Sweden turned 12 on Friday and the Swedish Royal Court shared snaps of the young royal taken by her mother, Crown Princess Victoria, in January and February of this year. A series of three photographs were shared on…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria wraps up successful California visit

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel wrapped up a successful visit to California on Thursday. The last two days of their visit were jam-packed with engagements related to technology and green transition. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel began Wednesday in Palo Alto, a hub of technology within California, and paid visits to Nvidia, Intel, and Google to learn more about…
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Sweden

High tech trip for a future queen

The day started with an agreement to focus on bilateral green transition and ended with the official opening of a new consulate general building, but in between there were driverless cars, artificial intelligence and government meetings. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel start windswept visit to California

It was a blustery, windy start to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s visit to San Francisco, but the pair carried out a series of engagements related to Swedes abroad and nature. On Monday, the Swedish royal couple did what many tourists do in San Francisco: visited the Golden Gate Bridge and posed for pictures before visiting the Marine Mammal Center organisation for sustainability…
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