On Thursday, the Norwegian Royal Family
concluded their summer holiday with a week-long cruise with the
royal yacht to the islands of Svalbard. Friday was, therefore, the
first official workday for the royals. King Harald met with his
government to begin the autumn’s weekly council of states which are
held at the Royal Palace in Oslo. This also marks the end of the
tourist season at the…
The summer holiday for the Norwegian
Royal Family is now almost over. Last week King Harald, Queen Sonja
and Princess Astrid attended the funeral of former minister for
foreign affairs Thorvald Stoltenberg. Following the funeral, large
parts of the Norwegian Royal Family…
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of
Monaco made a surprise visit he A Qiétüdine retirement home in
Monaco on Saturday, 4 August. Though the royal was thought to be on
summer vacation, she took the time to visit with staff and was
captured smiling and interacting with…
In an interview with the Albanian
newspaper Diell, Crown Prince Leka II says that he thinks, the
best solution for Kosovo and Albania would be to unite under a
re-established Albanian monarchy. The Crown Prince points out that
ever since the royal family returned from their life in exile,
their task has been to take down barriers between the Albanians and
promote the unification of the Albanian…
A not so well known Swedish monarch got
international attention last Tuesday when two crowns and one orb
from the Swedish royal regalia was stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral.
The crown and the orb were the funeral regalia to King Karl IX and
his wife, Queen Kristina. So, who…
Today, Princess Marie opened the new Too
Good To Go store with Selina Juul, the founder of Stop Spild Af
Mad, and Mette Lykke, the CEO of Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go is
the world’s largest online platform for surplus food. Through the
app, everyone can take action…
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg has
revealed new photos from their summer holiday. The family is
spending their holiday in Cabasson in southern France. Grand Duke
Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa were joined by Henri’s
97-year-old father, Grand Duke Jean and brother, Prince Jean.
Prince Jean also brought along his eldest daughter, Princess
Marie-Gabrielle; her husband, Antonius…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, or Mabel
of Orange as she is known in her daily life, is today world widely
praised for her work for children’s rights and as a global power
broker. The wife of the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau is the
mother of two girls.
This year marks 25 years since King
Baudouin of Belgium unexpectedly died while on holiday in Spain. He
was the sixth King of the Belgians and at the same time one of the
most popular kings Belgium ever had. King Baudouin reigned from
1951 until his death in 1993. However…
New findings have been made by the
Swedish police in the pursuit of the stolen royal regalia.
According to a source that has spoken to the Swedish newspaper
Expressen, the police is undergoing an intensive search in the
coastal area of Roslagen. Police spokesperson Kristian Agneklev
cannot confirm or deny that the stolen objects have been found but
told the paper: “We have had a good…
