Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who was
born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spoke this week via
video at the FORMIC 2018 conference which took place
in Barranquilla, Colombia. Speaking in her native Spanish,
Máxima explained “how technology-led innovations are creating new
solutions for customers” in the six-minute video. The main
topic of her remarks revolved around…
Princess Marie to attend International Stop Wasting Food dinner
31st October 2018
On November 13th, Princess Marie will be
the guest of honour at a dinner hosted by the Stop Wasting Food
Movement. The international Stop Wasting Food Dinner will be hosted
by Selina Juul and the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Denmark
Henk Swarttouw and will focus on the…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where Rønneberg…
Norwegian Royal Family celebrate King Karl Johan with a series of lectures at Royal Palace
29th October 2018
This year marks 200 years since Karl
Johan became King of Norway and Sweden. This has been celebrated
with significant events in both nations, now separated from each
other, each having its own royal house. Although, both King Harald
of Norway and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden descended from King
Karl Johan. One of the very last events in celebrating Karl Johan
is now taking place in November in…
Crown Prince Haakon has spoken out for
the first time since it was announced that his wife, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit is suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis. The
Norwegian Crown Prince said that the couple has received a lot of
support from the people and that it will…
Continuing our series on princesses who
married commoners, we are taking a look at Princess Madeleine of
Sweden and her American-British husband, Christopher O’Neill. After
fleeing to New York City after a broken heart and engagement,
Madeleine met her soulmate in the…
This week Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel of Sweden were in Solna to attend a Gen Pep Forum at
Karolinska Institute. Organised by Generation Pep, the seminar and
workshop brought together more than 800 representatives from
politics, industry associations, research bodies and internship
schemes to discuss and commit to changing and improving the health
of children and young people. The…
It was during the annual solemn
parliament dinner, held at the Royal Palace yesterday, that King
Harald spoke about both gender equality and the #MeToo movement.
His Majesty spoke about the historical high gender equality in
Norway, and said: “This year’s dinner is…
Norwegian politicians and doctors thank the Crown Princess for openness regarding her illness
25th October 2018
Norwegian politicians and celebrities
have flocked to the media to express their sympathies to the Crown
Princess and thank her for her openness about her illness. It was
announced on Wednesday that the Crown Princess of Norway,
Mette-Marit, has been diagnosed with chronic…
On Tuesday of this week, Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden attended the Protection Fair in Sweden and
awarded perhaps the most unusual prize she has ever awarded – a
gold fire hydrant! The magazine Swedish Firefighter is behind the
award which seeks to promote development, innovation and good
co-operation within the emergency service organisations. The award
was given to the Greater Stockholm…
