Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway has not always been Crown Princess of Norway.
For many years of her life, she was just an ordinary Norwegian
girl. The woman who was to become Norway’s Crown Princess, and in
the future, Norway’s Queen was born as Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
The regular girl came to this world on 19 August 1973 in
Kristiansand, as the daughter of…
Yesterday, Their Majesties King Felipe
and Queen Letizia of Spain attended a memorial for the Barcelona
and Cambrils terror attacks which took place last year on 17
August. The King and Queen travelled to Barcelona alongside
the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez…
On Wednesday, Prince Joachim and Princess
Marie were in Varde to visit Haerens Sergentskole, a military
school. Haerens Sergentskole was celebrating its 108th birthday
with a full military parade. Prince Joachim attended in his quality
of Colonel in the Reserve of the Army…
On Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden attended a
seminar at Ørebro Castle in Sweden in connection with the 200th
anniversary of King Karl Johan’s ascension to the throne. This year
marks 200 years since Karl Johan became King of Sweden and Norway,
and founded the Royal House of Bernadotte which is still on the
throne in Sweden. The…
Born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the
future royal was the eldest daughter of the journalist Jesús
José Ortiz Álvarez and registered nurse and hospital union
representative María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit fire-stricken Dalarna to meet emergency services
17th August 2018
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden privately visited the fire-stricken areas of Dalarna on
Wednesday. The Prince Couple met with emergency
services, county administrative board, the
municipality, Armed Forces and the Fortifications Office
in Trängslet to…
“For centuries the Tsars of Russia have
been waging wars simply for the lust of territory and for the glory
of Autocracy. The rulers of Russia have sown the wind and they are
now beginning to reap the whirlwind.” -Carl Joubert The story of
Russia’s last Tsar and his family is perhaps one of the most tragic
royal stories to unfold. The Communist uprising led to the death of
Tsar Nicholas II…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
will bring along their older son, Prince Alexander (2) on an
official visit to Södermanland on 23 August. Prince Alexander is
the Duke of Södermanland, and this will be his first official visit
to his duchy. The Swedish Royal Court…
Sotheby’s auction house is set to auction
of the royal jewels of French Queen Marie Antoinette on 12
December, alongside a number of other jewels from the royal houses
of Bourbon-Parma. Sotheby’s Vice President of Fine Jewellery in
Europe, Daniela Macetti says that…
Sonja Haraldsen was born on 4 July 1937
as the youngest child of Karl August and Dagny Haraldsen at
the Red Cross Clinic in Oslo. Her elder brothers were Haakon (b.
1921) and Karl (1929-1936), and her elder sister was Gry (b. 1924).
However, her brother Karl died the year before Sonja was born, and
as a result, her parents were very protective of their
youngest child. Also, due to the age gap…
