International royalsNorway

Crown Prince Haakon meets the King of Tonga

On Friday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon began his visit to the Pacific-region. His very first stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by His Majesty King Tupou. Crown Prince Haakon began his visit in the capital of Tonga, Nukuʻalofa. Crown Prince Haakon is accompanied by Norway’s development minister Dag-Inge Ulstein during the journey, where they will see, among other things…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa talks about the Stand Speak Rise Up! Forum to Point de Vue Magazine

During the Stand Speak Rise Up! International Forum, she organised on 26 and 27 March, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa gave an interview to French magazine Point de Vue to talk about her fight against the use of sexual violence in fragile environments. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa revealed that she had the idea of such a forum when she met Dr Denis Mukwege at a conference in 2017: “I was so upset…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon held the first annual “Environmental speech” in Oslo

It was during the very first “Environmental speech” hosted by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) that Crown Prince Haakon talked about his relationship with nature. The Crown Prince’s first speech is hopefully the start of an annual tradition. Both Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit were welcomed by the Secretary General of WWF Norway, Bård Vegar Solhjell, in Oslo on…
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European RoyalsSweden

Prince Carl Philip visits Hanover Fair

Prince Carl Philip was in Germany to attend the Hanover Fair earlier this week, as the event focused on Swedish partnership. On Monday, Prince Carl Philip attended a presentation and roundtable discussion about the digitisation of physical products with data and services…
European RoyalsThe Netherlands

Princess Beatrix opens exhibition "The Garden of Earthly Worries"

Princess Beatrix officially opened a new exhibition at the Paleis Het Loo on Tuesday, The Garden of Earthly Worries. Designed by Daniel Libeskind, a Polish-American artist, architect and designer, the exhibition consists of four sculptures. “Conceived as a sculptural and conceptual counterpoint to the ordered beauty of the palace garden,” per the Paleis Het Loo website, “the gardens of the…
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