Luxembourg

Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple to travel to Florida for launch of satellite of 'GovSat'

Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg will travel to Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA next week to watch the launch of the first satellite “GovSat 1” at the Cape Canaveral launch base. “GovSat 1” will launch from the “Falcon 9” rocket belonging to SpaceX on Tuesday, 30 January. SpaceX was…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon takes 14th birthday photos of daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra

Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is celebrating her 14th birthday today, and in celebration, the Royal Court of Norway released two new pictures of the teenage princess late last evening. Photo: HRH Crown Prince Haakon The images were taken by her proud father, Crown Prince Haakon outside their home at the Skaugum estate this month. The Princess is pictured in deep snow in…
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Sweden

Swedish Royal Court getting new Marshal of the Realm

It was announced that the Swedish Royal Court would have a new Marshal of the Realm in September. Fredrik Wersäll will be the new Marshal of the Realm in the fall. He currently works as the President of the Svea Court of Appeal, a post he’s had for a decade, and he’s been a Prosecutor-General, a Justice of the Supreme Court and a Director-General for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Justice…
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Denmark

Denmark's Princess Elisabeth: "It's not easy to grow old"

Princess Elisabeth of Demark, first cousin of Queen Margrethe, recently gave an interview to Billed Bladet about her life. “It’s not easy to grow old,” said Princess Elisabeth. “For me, the worse is not that the health fails. The worst thing is missed by my dear and…
Denmark

Algeria's government surprised Queen Margrethe

Last year, Queen Margrethe of Denmark visited the African nation of Ghana. The official visit, which lasted for several days, had a special start that surprised both the Queen and the entire Danish delegation who were on their way to the former Danish colony. The visit to Ghana had been planned for a long time and a careful schedule was set up. Queen Margrethe of Denmark was accompanied by the…
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