Crown Princess Victoria awarded the
Crafoord prizes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a ceremony held at Lund
University. After two years of restrictions prevented the
event from taking place, Thursday, 28 April, marked the return of
the award ceremony for the scientific achievements of
individuals. The Crafoord Prize for 2020 was awarded to
Enrico Bombieri “for outstanding and influential…
One of the world’s most modern centres
for the preservation of old objects is located in Norway, and this
week they received a royal visit for the solemn opening. Her
Majesty arrived at the conservation centre and was greeted by the
chairman of the board of the…
After 19 years, good news finally arrived
for Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the son of
Princess Benedikte of Denmark. He has been waiting for almost two
decades to marry his girlfriend, Carina Axelsson. Prince Gustav and
his fiancé will be married on…
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. Grand Duchess Charlotte of
Luxembourg One of only two women reigning at the time of Queen
Elizabeth II’s accession, Grand…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has
revealed her favourite hockey team, but that has not come without
controversy. In recent days, there have been many reactions in
Norway that the Princess has openly promoted, in her own way, her
favourite Norwegian hockey team.
British and Swedish royals have teamed up
in Stockholm for a cause close to all their hearts – dyslexia.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, travelled
to Stockholm to join Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia for the first World…
Every year, in connection with King’s
Day, the Dutch poll agency IPSOS conducts a survey, commissioned by
NOS (one of the entities behind the Dutch National Television), to
gauge the monarchy’s popularity. 2021 was a challenging year,
with the royals being plagued by what was seen as an insufficiently
empathetic response to the COVID-19 restrictions, and the
popularity percentage fell…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has
donated to Serbian children in need through the Zvecanska Home for
Children in Belgrade, Shelter for Children of Belgrade, and the
Special Psychiatric Hospital Kovin. A donation of two pyrographs,
two wireless speakers, bedding…
Just like in the United Kingdom,
individuals in the Dutch population have also received the
Netherlands’ honours in connection with King Willem-Alexander’s
birthday. People familiar with the country’s political,
social and artistic scene will recognise at least…
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. Prince Franz-Joseph II of
Liechtenstein Prince Franz-Joseph II, the long-reigning prince
regnant of the tiny European…
