Norway

King Harald hands out the King Olav V Cancer Research Prize 2019

King Harald V of Norway handed out the prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for 2019 on Tuesday. The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University. King Harald presented the prize which is dedicated in memory of his father on behalf of the Cancer Society in Oslo. Guest arrived at the ceremony from 12:30 on Tuesday with the ceremony  starting soon after the king had arrived at 1pm.
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European RoyalsSpain

King Felipe 'apology' letter to be published

The letter to King Felipe VI of Spain, demanding that the monarch apologise for the 16th century conquest of Mexico, is to be published. The Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said he would soon share the entire contents of the document which he sent to King Felipe in March. The President of Mexico, who also wrote to Pope Francis at the same time, said he was sharing his whole message…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon begins visit to Fiji

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is continuing his visit to the Pacific region. On Monday, he arrived in Fiji and was received in a traditional ceremony. The Crown Prince landed on Monday morning at Nausori airport outside Suva. There he inspected an honorary guard of the…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon highlights climate change in Tonga

On Friday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway began his visit to the Pacific region. His first stop was Tonga where he was warmly welcomed by King Tupou. During the weekend His Royal Highness has highlighted climate change in Tonga. On Saturday, Crown Prince Haakon and Norway’s Development Minister, Dag-Inge Ulstein, saw the effects of climate change on Tongatapu up close. When the glaciers in…
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Denmark

Princess Marie talks her family's future move to France

While Princess Marie was in Paris, France, on 28 March to open the new Galeries Lafayette building on the Champs-Elysées, she gave an interview to French magazine Point de Vue about her family’s future move to France in the summer. On 30 January, the Danish Royal Court announced that Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and their children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena would move to Paris…
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