Twelve million girls a year are forced to
marry before the age of 18. That’s one in five women worldwide or a
girl every three seconds. 650,000,000 of the women who are alive
today were forced to get married as a child. Princess Mabel van
Oranje, the sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander, has co-launched
VOW For Girls, a new initiative to put an end to child marriage
worldwide. Princess…
It was officially confirmed by the Danish
Royal House’s Head of Communications, last Wednesday, 10 October,
that Prince Nikolai of Denmark has given up of his two-year
military training at the Royal Danish Army’s Sergeant School.
He would become a Lieutenant of the…
Tuesday began when King Harald and Queen
Sonja attended a seminar on the economic partnership between Norway
and China. His Majesty the King opened the business seminar
“Norway-China Business Summit 2018: Pioneering Sustainable
Solutions”. During the symposium…
The ongoing state visit from Norway to
China is going well. Following a couple of days in the city of
Dunhuang, King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Beijing late on
Saturday evening. In Beijing on Sunday, the King and Queen
highlighted welfare development. This work continued on Monday, add
a little winter sport, and you get happy Norwegians and Chinese.
Monday began when King Harald and Queen…
After several days in western China, the
Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening.
This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday
marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country.
Their Majesties were solemnly…
Queen Sofía of Spain attended the
canonisation ceremony for Pope Paul VI on Sunday atSt. Peter’s
Square in theVatican City. Her Majesty attended theSolemn Mass in
the Plaza de San Pedro where His Holiness Pope Francis canonised
Pope Paul VI.
The Crown Prince Family of Denmark has
sent a supportive message to the Danish Invictus athletes in the
form of a new family photo. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary and their four children, 13-year-old Prince
Christian, 11-year-old Princess Isabella, and seven-year-old twins,
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine feature in an image with the
2018 Sydney Invictus Games flag. The…
Saturday His Majesty King Harald and Her
Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway dedicated theta third day in China to
the conservation of cultural heritage. Their Majesties started
their official state visit on Thursday, and on Friday, they
visited, among many places, a kindergarten…
Today, Prince Christian of Denmark
becomes a teenager. The future King of Denmark celebrates his 13th
birthday today in Copenhagen. As is tradition, the Danish Royal
House has released a celebratory birthday image to the media and
public. They were taken by Franne…
His Majesty King Harald answered
questions from the Norwegian press during the second day of the
royal state visit to China. He was then asked question on his views
on the human rights in China. King Harald says China has made
economic progress, but there is still a way to go with human
rights. “We will have a dialogue with China about this,” said His
Majesty to Norwegian state…
