Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and
the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated
with Norwegian flags and…
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for
Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is
probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made
the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo. The director welcomed the
Norwegian Queen in the…
The Swedish Cancer Society has launched
its Pink Ribbon Campaign, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
participated in the launch as the official patron. For the
fourteenth year in a row, Crown Princess Victoria has been named
the patron of the Pink Ribbon Campaign…
King Philippe is nearing the end of his
first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to
the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant. The laws of
succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country
introduced absolute primogeniture—the first-born child, regardless
of sex, inherits the throne—in 1991, towards the end of King
Baudouin’s reign. The…
Princess Marie says family relationship with Crown Prince and Princess is "complicated"
3rd October 2022
Princess Marie of Denmark has said their
family’s relationship with the Crown Prince Family is
“complicated.” During an interview she and her husband, Prince
Joachim, gave to BT, the couple spoke about Queen Margrethe’s
decision to strip royal…
The Swedish Royal Court has unveiled
plans for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee. Throughout 2023,
the King will be celebrated for his 50 years on the throne; at the
same time, the country will also mark the 500th anniversary of the
election of Gustav Vasa as…
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced
the traditional closure of the Queen’s Park, which will reopen on
18 May 2023. The area is part of the larger Palace Park
complex, which also includes ponds and museums. The Palace Park was
built between 1840 and 1857, but the area that is now the Queen’s
Park has served that purpose since the mid-1700s. The park was
firstly acquired by the…
Princess Märtha Louise pays tribute to late ex-husband on what would have been his 50th birthday
3rd October 2022
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway shared
memories of her late ex-husband, Ari Behn, on Instagram over the
weekend, marking what would have been his 50th birthday. In an
emotional post filled with pictures of Behn, Princess Märtha Louise
wrote, “Dear Ari. Today we…
King Harald of Norway has comfortably
reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son
Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s
constitution, in Article 6, which…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
will pay a state visit to Jordan later this year, visiting the
Middle Eastern country at the invitation of King Abdullah II. The
Swedish Royal Court announced that the King and Queen would visit
Jordan between 15 and 17 November to strengthen the friendly ties
between the nations. The state visit will focus on several
multilateral and local issues, such as…
