Norway

Crown Prince Haakon is given priority in the vaccination queue

The Norwegian government has announced that is is to redistribute the ongoing vaccination program so doses will go to critical staff in the government and the Norwegian royal court. On Wednesday evening, the royal court announced that they agree to be given priority in the vaccination and that this means that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will go to the front of the queue and receive…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia opens a congress on children's heart disease

On Tuesday this week, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the AEPC 2021 Congress with a video greeting. During the congress, doctors from all over Europe gather digitally to discuss congenital heart disease in children. In her opening speech Her Majesty said: “Depending on where they are born, children grow up under very different circumstances. And yet, they all have the same basic…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe attends jubilee service

On Tuesday, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark participated in a special festive worship service in Holmen’s Church. It happened on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Danish Army Priests’ Department. At the service, which The Queen attended…
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How the Scandinavian royals are related

The Scandinavian royals are not only excellent friends, but they are also relatively closely related to each other. During the Viking Age, the royals in these three kingdoms were bitter enemies; however, during the Middle Ages all nations were united under one kingdom under the Kalmar Union and had a common royal family under, among others, Queen Margrethe I. Today, all the Scandinavian nations…
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Spain

Slimmed down confirmation set for Princess Leonor

The Princess of Asturias will be confirmed into the Catholic Church in a simple ceremony alongside her classmates. Leonor’s confirmation will take place on May 28th 2021 at the same church where she made her First Communion, at Our Lady of Aravaca in Madrid. The ceremony, a year earlier than expected, will be scaled back for all those taking part, because of restrictions imposed by the…
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