Eight out of ten Norwegians approve of
keeping the monarchy as a form of government, and the greatest
support King Harald and his family has comes from the younger
Norwegian population. This emerges from a major survey conducted by
Norway’s state TV channel NRK. The King celebrates his 80th
birthday on Tuesday 21 February and will travel abroad with his
family to celebrate. In an interview…
Yesterday it was revealed that Infanta
Cristina of Spain had been acquitted ofcorruption chargesfollowing
a lengthy trial in Palma de Mallorca for corruption and money fraud
in the Noos Case, but her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, was found
guilty. Cristina will…
Shock still runs deep in Lech five years after Prince Friso's accident
17th February 2017
The shock after Prince Friso was buried
under an avalanche still “runs very deep”, says Mayor Ludwig Muxel
of the Austrian town Lech. The local newspaper Vorarlberger
Nachrichten dedicated much of their edition to the five-year
anniversary of Prince Friso’s…
Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of
Luxembourg are officially divorced. The undefended divorced was
obtained by Princess Tessy today in London at the Central Family
Court today on the grounds of his “unreasonable behaviour.” The
couple announced their plans to divorce in January. Prince
Louis is the third son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of…
Crown Princess Victoria has not been seen in 60 days - where is she?
17th February 2017
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden has had no official engagements in more than 60
days. Today, the Swedish Royal Court revealed the reason why the
Crown Princess has been absent from work. Swedish media have in the
recent weeks speculated why it has been…
Infanta Cristina of Spain has been found
not guilty of corruption charges following a lengthy trial in Palma
de Mallorca for corruption and money fraud. Whereas Cristina was
acquitted of all charged, her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin,
has been convicted and has been…
Queen Margrethe talks about her son's relationship with Scandinavia's Crown Prince(ss) couples
17th February 2017
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
has recently given an interview to the magazine “Norden nu” owned
by the association “Norden”. In the interview, the Queen spoke
about many topics that she thinks are important, including
cooperation in the Nordic nations and Danish history. Queen
Margrethe also spoke about the relationship between the
Scandinavian Royal family’s…
Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has
broken her hip after falling, the Belgian Royal Court has
announced. In order to fix the break, Queen Paola will soon undergo
surgery in the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc. She had only
just returned home from the hospital last…
BREAKING: Verdict in the trial of Infanta Cristina expected tomorrow
16th February 2017
The verdict in the trial of Infanta
Cristina due to be announced tomorrowfollowing a lengthy trial in
Palma de Mallorca for corruption and money fraud. If found guilty,
the King of Spain’s sistercould face up to eight years in prison.
Her husband…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
celebrates his 80th birthday next week. For
the occasion, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the
Queen granted an interview to NTB (Norwegian News Agency) where
they talked about what it is like being monarchs when they get
older. The King says he has no plans to abdicate, he feels healthy
and says that age is only a number. “To step back is out of the…
