Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to continue as UNDP Ambassador

On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme, UNDP, where he is committed to continuing his efforts as a goodwill ambassador for their programme. The Crown Prince received UNDP’s leader, Achim Steiner, in an audience at the Royal Palace on Tuesday morning. Achim Steiner took over as head of UNDP after Helen Clark in 2017.
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Norway

King Harald hands out the Abel Prize for 2018

His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated Monday in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize. The Abel Prize for 2018 was awarded to Professor Robert Langlands, the man behind the programme that connects representation theory and numerical theory mathematics at…
Spain

Queen Letizia starts co-operation trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti

On 21 May, Queen Letizia officially started her co-operation trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti after arriving the night before in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she spent the first two days of her journey. © Casa de S.M el Rey The visit began in Monte Plata where the Spanish Co-operation has launched a water distribution project. She visited the La Nueva Esperanza neighbourhood…
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Denmark

New documentary about Crown Prince Frederik airs

A special documentary commemorating Crown Prince Frederik’s upcoming 50th birthday aired Sunday night on TV 2. ‘My Way: Crown Prince Frederik 50 Years’ followed the Crown Prince and his family around for an intimate look into his life. The documentary, directed by…
Denmark

Danish Crown Prince Family participates in Royal Run for Crown Prince Frederik's 50th Birthday

The Crown Prince Family of Denmark completed the Royal Run yesterday in honour of Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th birthday. Crown Prince Frederik ran the one-mile race in Aalborg, Aarhus, Esbjerg, and Odense, then ran the 10km Race in Copenhagen/Frederiksberg. Each city was themed towards a specific aspect in Crown Prince Frederik’s life: Aalborg, children; Aarhus, student life; Esbjerg, military…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf reestablishes Gotland's regiment

On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the regiment occurs as a response to Russian…
Sweden

Swedish royals receive men's Swedish National Ice Hockey Team after World Championship win

Yesterday afternoon, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar and Prince Carl Philip received the men’s Swedish National Ice Hockey Team (Tre Kronor or Three Crowns) in Lovisa Ulrika’s Dining Room at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The team just returned from Denmark earlier that day where they came out victorious in the World Championships for the second…
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