The Dutch King and Queen took part in a
two-minute silence on Friday to remember the atrocities of World
War II and commemorate those who died in the war and other armed
conflicts. Also attending the commemoration was Dutch Prime
Minister Mark Rutte. The silence took place at 8 PM without
disruption. A group of protestors claimed they would hold a “noisy
demonstration” during the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf usually hands out
all the Nobel Prizes except for the Peace Prize in December.
However, this year, the Swedish Academy, who nominates the
candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has decided not to
hand out the prize. This is due to a severe…
Last week it was announced that King
Harald of Norway had to go on medical leave the rest of last week
following pain in his foot. On Monday, the King was back at work;
now he has performed his first official task in public following
the medical leave. On Friday, His Majesty…
Yesterday to mark His Highness Prince
Henrik of Denmark’s ninth birthday, the Royal Danish House, as per
tradition, released two new photos of the Prince. They were taken
by Keld Navntoft at an unknown location. Henrik is the son of
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. The young royal, who
was named after his grandfather, Prince Henrik who died in February
of this year, is seen in…
Princess Astrid of Belgium hasn’t carried
out a single official engagement since the 20th of February. Now
the Belgian Royal Palace has confirmed the Princess is suffering
from severe sleep problems and is taking some mandatory rest now.
This year Princess Astrid of…
Princess Margriet, sister of former Queen
Beatrix and aunt to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands,
opened a new exhibition on emigration to Canada at the Open Air
Museum in Arnhem called “We are going to Canada.” The exhibition
hopes to present the dilemmas…
Crown Princess Mary will visit Seattle
this week for a visit that will see her highlight Danish arts and
cultural programmes. The Royal House revealed her schedule of
events, and the Crown Princess will have a busy couple of days with
events surrounding the official opening of the Nordic Museum. Upon
her arrival on Thursday, Crown Princess Mary will visit the Nordic
Museum to attend their Launch…
King Albert II of Belgium has undergone
two successful heart procedures in the past couple of weeks. The
first was on 19 April with the Belgian Royal Palace saying that it
had been successful. A second surgery, which was said to be
a minimally invasive procedure, took…
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium has
attended the session of the first round of the well-known Queen
Elisabeth Competition at Flagey in Brussels. The Queen was
accompanied by her youngest son, Prince Emmanuel. This afternoon
Queen Mathilde and her son, Prince Emmanuel…
The thought of Donald Trump and his
family mingling and dining with various royals has brought up a lot
of aggression and anger throughout Europe. Not only royalists but
most others too have strong opinions on if Trump should be able to
meet and be solemnly welcomed by Europe’s royals. Trump’s State
Visit to the UK has been postponed a number of times and the
petition to refused Trump to…
