Early in May, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
of Norway hosted the “literature metro” together with her husband,
the Crown Prince. Because of her health, Her Royal Highness has
this year, chosen to switch out her annual “literature train” to a
more urban “literature metro”. Instead of using some of Norway’s
long and remote train lines to promote literature to young people,
she used the…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia…
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and
their family, have made their traditional appearance at the
ceremony of the Polar Music Prize 2019. King Carl XVI Gustaf was
asked to hand out the awards to this year’s laureates. The Swedish
Royal Family was well represented at…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's State Visit to Ireland - Day 1
13th June 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have begun a three-day State Visit to Ireland. If
Brexit goes ahead, Ireland will be more isolated from the European
Union, and the Dutch and Irish are eager to retain their ties. The
Dutch Royals were received in Dublin at Áras an Uachtaráin, the
official residence of President Higgins and his wife, Sabina
Higgins. Both ladies dazzled…
A two-day state visit from South Korea to
the Kingdom of Norway got underway on Wednesday. President Moon
Jae-in and Ms Kim Jung–sook were met by Crown Prince Haakon at
Oslo’s Grand Hotel. Together they departed for the Royal Palace
where, following the short drive from…
On Tuesday in Madrid, Queen Letizia of
Spain presided over the UNICEF Spanish Committee Awards 2019. Her
Majesty was received upon her arrival by Spain’s Minister of
Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, María Luisa Carcedo; the
President of the Superior Council of…
Last week the Serbian Crown Prince and
Princess donated a total of 1.000 kg of flour to the St. Petka
Monastery. This happened through the Crown Princess’ humanitarian
organisation, Lifeline New York, thanks to a donation from Mr
Slobodan Bekvalac, an architect and Lifeline New York Humanitarian
Organization board member. The 1,000 kg was transported to St.
Petka Monastery near Paracin, where…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway has
fallen ill. This was stated in a short press release from the
Norwegian royal court on Tuesday morning. The royal court reports
that the queen has an infection in the foot. She will, therefore,
not participate in tomorrow’s state visit…
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
has revealed wedding plan ideas, etiquette and previously-unseen
photos of her own 1995 wedding to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece on
her official blog. “Time has absolutely flown by and looking back
and reminiscing about our wedding…
Prince Christian of Denmark has sent his
first Instagram message on the occasion of his family’s
participation in the Royal Run in Denmark today. The 13-year-old
son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary posted an
image alongside his younger siblings (Princess Isabella, 12, and
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, both 8) outside their home
before taking part in this year’s Royal…
