King Harald V of Norway formally opened
Norway’s 161st session of Parliament this afternoon in
Oslo. The day began with His Majesty being driven in his 1966
Lincoln Continental convertible with Queen Sonja through downtown
Oslo before arriving at the Storting building, where the Storting
Norwegian Parliament is housed. This is the only day of the year
where the King, Parliament, Supreme…
For a long time now, the Swedish Royal
Family has accustomed us to sweet moments shared on social media.
Often we are presented with new official photos, but also very
spontaneous and unexpected pictures of the newest members of the
family. Recently with the arrival of the…
Princess Laurentien, the sister in law of
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is well-known for her
campaigns of literacy, and this week she paid a visit to the launch
of a special project for those where literacy has an added
difficulty – they are visually impaired.
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres
died on 28 September at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, after suffering a stroke two weeks
ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was 93-years-old. He received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin and President of the Palestinian National Authority,
Yasser Arafat for their work which…
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of
the Netherlands had knee surgery yesterday in the
Franciscus/Vlietland Hospital in Schiedam. During the surgery a
prosthesis was inserted in the right knee. The surgeons were doctor
M.J.M Driessen en doctor S. Breugem. Doctor Driessen…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark have concluded their trip to the United States.
They first travelled to Washington D.C. before moving on to Boston,
Massachusetts. It was a packed four-day trip for Their Royal
Highnesses as they led a Danish business…
In this edition of “In the beginning”, we
focuson the Bernadotte dynasty which currently rules over Sweden.
The Bernadotte’s first began ruling over the Kingdom of Sweden in
1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called King Charles XIV John),
who was also the King of Norway during this time. He was born on 26
January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte. It was in 1810 that he
was…
King Juan Carlos accused of bribery attempt to have case against Infanta Cristina dropped
28th September 2016
Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos
has been accused of attempting to pay theManos Limpias (Clean
Hands) union to drop the case against his younger daughter, Infanta
Cristina. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the former king
supposedly offered to…
Princess Madeleine opens up about passion for protecting children
24th September 2016
Princess Madeleine of Sweden spoke
toPeople Magazineabout her passion for protecting children,
especially since she is now a mother of two. While in New York City
last week for meetings with the United Nations, the Swedish
royalattended panel discussions…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and
their four children, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel,
Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore went on a bike ride in
central Brussels Sunday as part of the yearly car-free day
(Dimanche sans Voiture) in Belgium. The Belgian royals were dressed
for the chilly weather and seen riding in the streets of Belgium
with their security guards in tow. The family has…
