The World Championship in sailing will
begin next Saturday and will last until 12 August. Perhaps the most
prominent athlete competing for the championship title is King
Harald V of Norway. The Royal Court calendar confirms that the King
will participate in the competitions from 1 July to 7 July. Next to
King Harald in the ship “Sira,” there are also five other Norwegian
vessels. After the…
On Friday, Princess Marie visited a
project sponsored by the National Association for Autism as their
patron, as well as the Youth Education Center. Since 2007, The
Youth Education Center in Værløse has specialised in supporting
autistic young adults. The educational…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway was accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen
Søreide on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. On behalf of
Norway, the Crown Prince announced Norway’s candidacy for a seat in
the UN Security Council for…
On Thursday this week, Queen Sonja went
on a historical tour to the south of Norway. Her Majesty went with
the royal yacht “KS Norge” to the island community of Karmøy where
she was received by Mayor Jarle Nilsen. Upon arrival, the Queen
received flowers from eight-year-old, Daniel and seven-year-old,
Alida at the dock where the royal yacht had anchored. The Norwegian
royal yacht…
Wednesday lunchtime this week, King
Willem-Alexander was in the Northern part of Groningen where he
officially opened the extension of the railway line from
Roodeschool to Eemshaven. The line has been in use since March and
is an extension of the Sauwerd-Roodeschool line…
It came to light on 20 June that Prince
Laurent of Belgium wanted to sue a Member of Parliament (MP) in
Belgium, Peter Buysrogge, for slander if he did not apologise.
The Prince wanted an apology from the MP after the politician
accused him of fraud in May 2018. Buysrogge…
All across the globe, stigmas between
male and female are being broken on a daily basis. Jobs that once
were deemed fit only for men to perform have now crossed the gender
line to be fulfilled by both males and females. Careers such as in
politics and business are working on no longer being
male-dominated. Even the military bodies and police forces of
certain countries have embraced both…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie to move to London
22nd June 2018
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
announced yesterday that Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie would move to London later this
year. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume will begin a post-graduate
training course at the Royal College of…
Princess Christina, the aunt of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has bone cancer
21st June 2018
The Dutch Government Information Service
(RVD) has announced that Princess Christina, 71, has bone cancer.
It was discovered in the autumn of 2017, and she is in stable
condition. A statement was released yesterday on her behalf saying,
“In the fall of 2017 showed that…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken about the death of her younger sister, Inés
Zorreguieta, at her first event since her 33-year-old sister’s
tragic passing earlier this month in Argentina. During an event
at a hospital in Groningen, which had been postponed after the
news of her sister’s death so that Máxima and her family could
travel home to Argentina, Her Majesty paid…
