King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium are on their way to South Korea for their four-day state
visit. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the ties between the
two nations and promote economic, academic and cultural
cooperation. Early this afternoon, the King and Queen boarded the
A340 governmental aeroplane at the military airport of Melsbroek,
close to Brussels. The King and Queen…
"My father was a fish out of water in the military," reveals Prince Joachim in new project
24th March 2019
Prince Joachim revealed in an interview
for a new project that Prince Henrik’s time in the French military
was not a great time for his father. The discussion was made for
the Udsendt af Danmark (‘Sent by Denmark’) project which aims to
tell the stories of…
Continuing her landscape hikes through
Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria was in snowy Norrbotten on
Wednesday for the latest venture. Her day began at Filipborg’s
Manor on Kalix River which is one of Sweden’s largest rivers (third
in size by length). There, she…
Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third son
of Princess Margriet (younger sister of Princess Beatrix) and
Pieter van Vollenhoven, and hence, the first cousin of the current
monarch, King Willem-Alexander. His Highness Prince
Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was
born on 22nd March 1972 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Pieter-Christiaan has two older brothers, Princes…
On 24 March, Prince Albert II and
Princess Charlene will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and his
wife, Peng Liyuan on a state visit in Monaco. This will be the
first state visit by a Chinese President to Monaco. It will only
last a day, and all the events will take place…
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the
Crime Prevention Council (Brå) Wednesday to learn more about how
the organisation is working to reduce crime and develop knowledge
in the judicial system. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were
welcomed to the offices by Director…
King Harald and Queen Sonja left Norway
today. They are on their way to carry out a state visit to Chile.
Crown Prince Haakon is, therefore, the acting regent of Norway
until the King’s return. Although King Harald and Queen Sonja have
already left Norway, they will not start their state visit to Chile
until next week. The reason is to have a few days to relax before
their hectic programme…
Yesterday, Princess Marie attended the
Day of the French Language at the Dansk Industri in Copenhagen. The
Day of the French Language (Journée de la Francophonie) is
celebrated every 20th of March across the world. The date was
chosen to commemorate the creation of the…
On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian
Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The
visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On
his tour to the Pacific nations, His…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent
his condolences to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands after
the shooting in Utrecht: His Majesty said: “The Queen and I have,
with profound sadness, followed the news of the brutal tram
shooting in Utrecht yesterday. We extend our sincere condolences
and our heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims and to
the people of the…
