When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women
who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern
European history got under way. King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden King
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden’s accession came less than two years
before Queen Elizabeth…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have spent time with Ukrainian refugee children in
Stockholm. Their Royal Highnesses travelled to the Nordic Museum to
visit an activity centre designed to help the Ukrainian children
assimilate into Sweden. The…
Prince Albert of Monaco has undertaken a
tour of Italy that brought him from the south to the north in the
footsteps of his ancestors. His visit began in Apulia, one of
Italy’s most southern regions, where part of the Grimaldi family
history was created. The first…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has begun
a three-day trip to Bangladesh focused on the impacts of climate
change on all sectors of the country. Her Royal Highness is
accompanied by Danish Minister for Development and Cooperation,
Flemming Møller Mortensen and will be in Bangladesh from 25 to 27
April. The Crown Princess’s trip also serves as a celebration
of the 50th anniversary of…
The stage is set for a meeting between
Danish and Norwegian royals in June, after it was recently
announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Norway
for a one day visit to lead a Danish business delegation with a
focus on sustainable urban development and…
King Harald of Norway has attended a
solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert
Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv
Grand Ballet from Ukraine. A packed concert hall, on April 22nd
2022, showed solidarity with…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women
who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern
European history got under way. King Haakon VII of Norway The first
monarch of an independent Norway, King Haakon VII was more than a
fellow monarch at the time…
It is not every day a diocese gets a new
bishop, but that was what has just happened in Norway. His Majesty
King Harald of Norway was present in the grand Fredrikstad
Cathedral, southeast in Norway, on the morning of April 24th 2022,
when Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg was…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women
who ruled in Europe at the start of the longest reign on the
continent in modern times. Prince Rainier…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian
Arctic. The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days
beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday,
the couple visited the Longyearbyen Public Library, where they
heard a presentation from the head of the Longyearbyen Community
Council, Arild Olsen, regarding the…
