This year is the 500th anniversary of the
arrival of the sailor, Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the first
circumnavigation of the earth. King Felipe VI of Spain marked this
moment by overseeing a major naval exercise near Cadiz. It took
Juan Sebastián Elcano three years to sail around the world on his
ship, “Victoria”. The Spanish King commemorated the
circumnavigation by attending a…
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help
mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the
Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for
Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was
shown around the school grounds by…
Prince Charles of Luxembourg has joined
his parents for a visit to Schueberfouer. The two-year-old was able
to experience the Luxembourgish summer festival alongside his dad
and mum, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand
Duchess Stéphanie. …
The Kavli Award is three research prizes
awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation
and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has
handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened,
firstly, in an awards ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert
Hall. A reception and dinner followed, attended by His Majesty, the
winner, and other guests in…
The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark
have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been
deployed on missions abroad. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church
and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands began a new chapter when she attended her first
university classes at the University of Amsterdam. The young royal
began her undergraduate studies with an interdisciplinary
bachelor’s degree in Politics, Psychology, Law…
Princess Charlene reveals how Princess Gabriella prepared for the first day of school
6th September 2022
Princess Charlene has revealed how her
daughter, Princess Gabriella, prepared for her first day of school
this year. The Princess of Monaco took to Instagram to share two
photos of Gabriella and her twin brother, Prince Jacques, ahead of
their first day of school on Monday, 5 September. Charlene revealed
that Gabriella cut her own hair and then gave her brother a haircut
ahead of the new…
On Saturday, as a total surprise, the
Royal Hashemite Court released a statement announcing the wedding
of Prince Ghazi and Princess Miriam. The ceremony was held on
Saturday, 3 September, in what looks like one of Amman’s royal
palaces, in the presence of King…
As Princess Maria Laura of Belgium
prepares to marry her British investment banker fiancé William Isvy
in Brussels, her nuptials become the latest Belgian royal wedding.
There’s a short history of modern royal weddings in Belgium: only
four have occurred since…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway took part
in the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Tromsø, which was
officially inaugurated by King Olav V, the Crown Prince’s
grandfather. His Royal Highness arrived at Norway’s Arctic
University on 1 September, exactly 50 years after his grandfather
made the same journey in 1972 to inaugurate the institution.
He visited the university’s…
