Continuing our series looking at how
royal families from across Europe celebrate Christmas, today we
will be looking at Norway and their festive traditions. In Norway,
Christmas time means family time, and that is no different for the
Norwegian royal family. King Harald, Queen Sonja and their two
children, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon, always
enjoy the Christmas festivities.
In a recent television
appearance that aired on December 11, Swedish Princess
Madeleine and her British-American banker husband, Chris O’Neill,
gave their first joint interview. Princess Madeleine recalled
her childhood and how she was never fond of the attention…
The 8th Princess of Orange was also a
British Princess and a namesake of the previous Princess. This Mary
Stuart was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of James II of
England and Anne Hyde. She grew up in the relative peace of
Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She…
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden hands out awards to Nobel Prize winners
11th December 2015
The Swedish royals dazzled last night at
the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf
handed out the prestigious award to the winners in the ceremony.
The Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in the Swedish capital, with
the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is award is Oslo, in
the presence of the Norwegian royals. Each recipient, or laureate,
receives a gold medal, a…
King Willem-Alexander will visit NATO
headquarters in Brussels and the military headquarters of the
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Monday 17th
December. He will be accompanied by Secretary Koenders of Foreign
Affairs and the Commander of the Armed…
Elizabeth to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain during UK State Visit
4th December 2015
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
will be making a State Visit to the UK next March. The couple will
be staying at Windsor Castle during their stay from 8-10 March
2016, making this the first Spanish state visit to the United
Kingdom since 1986 when King Juan Carlos and…
Starting off in Dhaka, her flight landed
at the Shahjalal International Airport Monday morning, greeted by
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Bangladeshi Bank Governor,
Atiur Rahman. Máxima travelled in her capacity as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special for Inclusive Finance for Development
and, according to the UNDP, was invited by the Bangladeshi
government. Appointed to her UN position…
King and Queen of Spain to Be Featured on a Limited Edition Coin
20th November 2015
On Monday, 16 November, it was announced
by the Royal Mint of Spain that King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of
Spain are to be featured on a limited edition coin. The profiles of
the royal couple are to appear on one side of the coin while Miguel
Cervantes’ legendary…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen Mathilde
of Belgium has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a four-day
visit with representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF). She began her visit on Monday, 9 November. Queen Mathilde
has been the Honorary…
The Queen has led tributes to the British
and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday
service in central London. Thousands of people gathered at the
Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those
killed in wars and conflicts past and present. Her Majesty and her
husband, The Duke of Edinburgh along side other members of the
royal family all laid wreaths…
