The coronavirus pandemic has impacted
every sector of business this year, and those who depend on tourism
have been particularly hard-hit. Historic Royal Palaces announced
Tuesday that they have lost £95 million in income due to the
pandemic-related closures. Historic Royal Palaces is a totally
self-funded charity and receives no funding from the Crown or the
government, therefore relying on…
The only daughter of Norway’s King,
Princess Martha Louise, has put the property ”Bloksberg” on the
market again. She first listed the home for sale at Easter last
year. For a few months, the property has been taken of the market
but this weekend the property…
Throughout this week, there have been
several days with protests just outside the Royal Palace in
Stockholm which have turned violent. Protesters have clashed with
the police outside the palace in connection with the demonstration
against racism and police violence following…
An old grenade from the Second World War
was found in the Palace Park of the Royal Palace in Oslo this week.
According to the bomb squad of the Oslo Police, the grenade was not
dangerous. The Bomb Squad from Oslo Police was quickly called to
the area on Tuesday morning at around 11 am. They created a
security zone of 100 meters which remained in place until just
before 4 pm when cars and…
Following the coronavirus lockdowns
across Europe, some nations are starting to reopen slowly. Denmark
has begun the first steps of relaxing restrictions, and as that
continues, it’s been announced that some of the royal museums in
the capital, Copenhagen, are set to…
It’s one of the most recognisable
buildings in the world and an iconic symbol of British royalty, but
while the exterior of Buckingham Palace is familiar to us all, much
of the inside remains a mystery … until now. The official floor
plans of the entire…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace. Let us take a look at this rather
unknown Swedish castle which is now the Swedish royal family
“corona”…
The RAF Red Arrows flew on over an eerily
quiet Buckingham Palace on Friday morning to mark Victory in Europe
Day. In what was supposed to be a day of huge celebration with
thousands of people lining the streets, instead the only people out
to see the flypast were…
On May 7 1697, a fire broke out and
destroyed much of the old royal palace in Stockholm. The castle Tre
Kronor, or Three Crowns in English, is now only a footnote in
history with the present royal palace of Stockholm built above the
ruins of the old middle-aged castle that…
The Royal Palace in Oslo is today a
striking monument in the city centre of Oslo. When the castle was
built, it was located outside the very centre of Oslo. The property
that is today the residence of Norway’s monarch was for only 300
years ago nothing more than part of a forest. Let us take a look at
the historical development of this property – from forest to
castle. The most…
