During today’s Council of State in Oslo
His Majesty the King and his son, the Crown Prince, officially
approved changes in the Norwegian government. King Harald approved
the resignation of Minister of Transport and Communications, Ketil
Solvik Olsen, as well as the resignation of Minister of Petroleum
and Energy, Terje Søviknes. Both of them will leave the government.
Former minister Olsen will…
Prince Gabriel of Sweden, the younger son
of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, celebrates his first
birthday today. The Swedish Royal Court released new images in
celebration of the Prince’s first birthday today which will be
celebrated privately with his family.
The biggest surprise at the state banquet
during the French State Visit to Denmark on Tuesday evening was the
new tiara debuted by Princess Marie. Princess Marie has always worn
her floral wedding tiara to tiara events except once when she wore
a tiara made for her by Flora…
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and his
oldest daughter, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden attended together the Stockholm Water Prize Symposium on
Wednesday. Together father and daughter participated in the seminar
“Balancing Green and Gray – Getting On Nature’s Good Side”. The
workshop was held at the City Conference Centre in Stockholm and is
part of…
Princess Marie officially opens Better Food for More People - World Food Summit 2018
30th August 2018
On Thursday, Princess Marie
officially opened the Better Food for More People – World Food
Summit 2018 at Christianborg Palace. This is the third edition of
the two-day summit and the second with Princess Marie as the
patron. The summit is hosted by the Ministry of…
Princess Marie makes guest TV appearance on 'Aftenshowet' to talk food waste and World Food Summit
30th August 2018
As Patron of the 2018 World Food Summit –
which she officially opened on Thursday – Princess Marie was a
guest on Aftenshowet, Denmark’s biggest evening show, on Monday
evening to talk about the summit and the fight against food waste.
Screenshot DR1/ Fair…
Crown Princess Victoria handed out the
annual Stockholm Junior Water Prize during the annual World Water
Week. The SJWP is an international science prize for young people
between 15 and 20 years old. Yesterday afternoon, Crown Princess
Victoria handed out the Stockholm Junior Water Prize to Caleb
Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu from Singapore. The award
ceremony took place at Berns in…
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel
Macron and his wife Brigitte ended their two-day state visit
to Denmark. This visit was shorter than usual because President
Macron split his three days trip abroad between Denmark and
Finland, spending one day and a half in each…
The marriage of Harald and Sonja of
Norway on August 29th 1968 was a groundbreaking royal wedding. But
the bride chose some very traditional blooms for her bouquet while
the church where she said ‘I do’ was decked with popular flowers
and foliage. As Sonja Haraldsen…
This month, King Harald and Queen Sonja
of Norway celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The then
Crown Prince of Norway married Sonja Haraldsen on 29 August1968 at
Oslo Cathedral. Their wedding, attended by royalty from around
Europe, came five months after the announcement of their engagement
which was marked by Harald presenting his bride with a diamond and
ruby ring with a very…
