Crown Prince Haakon of Norway concludes today a three-day long visit to New York. His Royal Highness visited New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is an organisation that the Crown Prince supports, and he has since 2003 been the organisation’s goodwill-ambassador. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide the last 50 years.
On…
Who was Queen Fabiola of Belgium?
5th December 2016
Queen Fabiola of Belgium was the Spanish-born consort of King Baudouin of Belgiumand reigned alongside her husband from 1960 until his death in 1993.
Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón was born on 11 June 1928 in Madrid, Spain, to Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández y…
Queen Margrethe Brings Family to Opening Night of The Nutcracker
4th December 2016
Queen Margrethe of Denmark brought the family with her to the opening night of The Nutcracker, which she designed the sets and costumes, on 1 December.
Crown Prince Frederik, his wife, Crown Princess Mary, and their four children, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince…
Man who simulated assassination of King Felipe of Spain is freed
3rd December 2016
Santiago Sánchez RamÃrez, the 47-year-old man, who simulated several assassinations, including on King Felipe VI of Spain, has been cleared of all charges against him. The court decided that there was no actual intention of following through with the assassinations and so Santiago Sánchez RamÃrez was freed last Tuesday.
Santiago Sánchez RamÃrez was obsessed with the weaknesses in the…
You can ring in the new year at Stockholm Palace
2nd December 2016
It is said that what you do in the first hour of the New Year will be what you do for most of the year. Next year could finally see your royal dreams coming true, as the Royal Palace in Stockholm is giving you the chance to ring in 2017 like royalty, with a big New…
Sweden’s Princess Madeleine gets rid of her New York apartment
1st December 2016
Princess Madeleine of Sweden can cross New York City off her list of residences, as she sold her Upper East Side apartment last week.
Princess Madeleine purchased the apartment in 2013, the same year she married her husband, British-American businessman Christopher…
King Felipe of Spain has been urged to demand human rights after€40 million arms deal between Spain and Saudi Arabia was pushed through. Saudi Arabia and Spain have long-standing trade agreement thanks in part to the good relationship King Juan Carlos and the Saudi Royal Family.
This deal, which included the sale of 155mm artillery ammunition, had been delayed for six months over fears…
Princess Sofia of Sweden Attends Lunch With Female Entrepreneurs
30th November 2016
Princess Sofia of Sweden met with female entrepreneurs during a lunch at the Hotel Diplomat in Stockholm, which was organised by Veronica Ericsson Laakso, president of the Business Challenge. A total of 12 participants were invited to discuss their activities in social…
Four Danish journalists convicted of buying credit card information of Danish Royals
30th November 2016
Four Danish journalists and an employee of the credit card company, Nets, have been found guilty of paying for the credit card information of members of the Danish Royal Family, politicians and celebrities. All have either been sentenced to jail or put on probation.
Rivals…
Prince Daniel does the Mannequin Challenge
29th November 2016
The Mannequin challenge is taking over the internet. The challenge, which involves a group of people who stop in the middle of a movement, while a camera sweeps through the room. Prince Daniel of Sweden had now joined the trend. Last Wednesday afternoon during a meeting with Generation Pep Prince Daniel joined Carolina Klüft and Lina Axelsson Kihlblom. Prince Daniel can be seen holding his…