On Wednesday, Queen Letizia attended the
meeting of Fundéu BBVA advisory board at the organization’s
headquarters in Madrid. Upon her arrival, Queen Letizia was
welcomed by the President of the Royal Spanish Academy and
President of the Board, Dario Villanueva. © Casa de S.M el Rey The
Fundéu BBVA is endorsed by the Royal Spanish Academy and was
created in 2005 by the EFE Agency and the…
Flashback Friday: Norwegian royals explain why Norway is the happiest country on earth
12th January 2018
In 2017, Norway was voted the happiest
country on earth by the World Happiness Report. The Scandinavian
nation had ranked fourth in the previous two years but jumped three
spots last year to take the crown from their fellow Scandinavian
country, Denmark. To find out why it…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
opened Monday the Norwegian “Sea Rescue Company’s” new centre at
Langgrunn near the town of Horten, south of the Norwegian capital
of Oslo. The centre “RS Noatun” is the company’s new school and
adventure centre. His…
Yesterday, Princess Marie was in
Washington D.C to meet the World Resources Institute’s board to
talk about Denmark’s fight against food waste. While in Washington
D.C, Princess Marie met WRI’s President and CEO Andrew Steeler as
well as the senior leadership, along with the Minister of Food and
Environment Esben Lunde Larsen and the Deputy Chief of Mission of
the Danish Embassy…
The Republic of Romania has
re-established the old royal crown as a symbol in several of the
state’s institutions; this went into effect from 1 January this
year. The most significant change is the nation’s coat of arms. The
crown will also be present on all the…
King Juan Carlos I, the father of Spain’s
reigning King, Felipe VI, celebrates his 80th birthday today. How
the former monarch is celebrating his special day has been kept
private, but it has been reported that he will celebrate with his
wife, children, grandchildren…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No More
team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian royal families
which is something that is not always done. Before going into the
numbers, a little disclaimer. These numbers represent the days
worked by each member of the royal families based on their official
calendar. Of course, there…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, alongside
Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim and
Princess Marie hosted New Year’s celebrations at their home,
Amalienborg on the 1st of January. Queen Margrethe II hosted
the party. She was not joined by her…
His Serene Highness Prince Albert of
Monaco delivered the last annual royal address yesterday on New
Year’s Eve from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. A video of the
speech was later posted to the Prince’s Palace’s official Facebook
page for people to…
In his annual Christmas address, Prince
Hans-Adam II, the Head of State in Liechtenstein chose rather than
a review of 2017 to describe the history of the principality. This
is ahead of the upcoming celebration of 300 years since
Liechtenstein became a dynastic principality. The Prince can trace
his lineage via the direct male line to three of the previous
fourteen Princes of Liechtenstein and a…
