After being closed for a few weeks, Queen
Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new
exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new
show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the
Norwegian national costumes which are privately owned by the
members of the Royal Family. Now a new and more modern exhibition
has taken over the old stable…
Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen. His
visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the
Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought
and forest fires that ravaged in the eastern…
Queen Máxima: "There are no words" after four children are killed in a train accident
20th September 2018
Queen Máxima had just arrived in
Friesland in the north of the Netherlands today for a happy
occasion when news reached the Queen that a terrible accident had
taken place in Oss, in the south of the Netherlands. Four children
were killed, and one child and one adult were…
On Tuesday, Princess Marie visited
FoedevareBanken – the Danish Food Bank – in Copenhagen, as part of
her involvement in the fight against food waste in Denmark. The
NGO’s motto is “From Food Waste to Meals” (‘Fra Madspild til
Maltid’). FoedevareBanken is a nonprofit organisation
fighting food waste and food poverty in Denmark. It was
founded as a voluntary association in January…
Archduke Karl of Austria spoke at a
seminar on 14 September where he criticised the little effort that
has been made regarding security in Europe. As the Archduke said:
“We do not live in a safe world.” His claim is that the continent
is not as safe today as it was…
King and Queen of the Belgians go for a bike ride with their children for “day without a car”
18th September 2018
Belgium’s Heritage Days coincided with
Mobility Week and Car Free Sunday 2018 so Their Majesties King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde strapped on helmets, hopped on their
bikes and led their children on a ride to one of Brussel’s local
heritage sites. Taking place in…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of
Denmark was in Rome this week to participate in the 68th session of
the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on 17 September 2018. The
Crown Princess is a protector of the WHO Regional Office for
Europe, and she joined representatives from the 53 member states of
the WHO European Region at the conference. The Crown Princess was
greeted upon her arrival at the…
Grandchildren of Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg feature in new images
18th September 2018
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria
Teresa’s four grandchildren are featured in new images released by
the Grand Ducal Court. The five photos were taken by Lola
Velasco in the gardens of Château de Berg. Prince Gabriel
(b. 2006), Prince Noah (b. 2007), Princess…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark is back at work. Monday evening he attended a seminar at
the Bella Centre in Copenhagen. His Royal Highness had unexpected
back surgery two weeks ago. The Crown Prince had to undergo surgery
to cure a spinal disc…
On Monday, King Felipe VI of Spain
visited Barcelona in the politically divided region of Catalonia.
His Majesty attended the inauguration of the 30th edition of
Gastech, the main meeting place for gas and Liquefied Natural Gas
professionals from all over the world. The official opening was
carried out by the King together with a group of representatives
from Spanish companies. More than 90…
