The first plans have been announced for
the celebrations of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee
set to take place in 2023. The Royal Court has invited people to
create an emblem for the jubilee to enter into a competition to be
used for the entire jubilee year for celebrations throughout
Sweden. The project is aimed at students who are in graphic design.
The competition…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate Madrid's healthcare transport service on their 30th anniversary
23rd March 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
took part in an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of SAMUR,
the department of civil protection for the city of Madrid. The
event took place on Tuesday, 22 March, at the Cibeles Palace, the
headquarters of the Municipality…
Crown Princess Victoria teams up with Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle on World Water Day
23rd March 2022
World Water Day is a United Nations day
celebrated on March 22 each year to raise awareness of the lack of
clean drinking water in many parts of the world. Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden highlighted the day this year with two events.
Ahead of World Water Day, the…
The war in Ukraine has forced millions of
people to flee their homes. While most have travelled to
neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania and Moldova,
refugees are now beginning to arrive in European nations further
away from the war, including Sweden. On March 22nd 2022, Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visited Nynäshamn to talk to
authorities and volunteers working to receive…
Sweden is a small kingdom that has very
many castles. For several centuries, the Swedish nobility was
strong and during Sweden’s time as an empire, many castles were
built throughout Sweden, especially in the southern parts of the
kingdom. Crown Princess Victoria has…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters,
History and Antiquities was founded by Queen Lovisa Ulrika in 1753.
The Academy’s main purpose is to promote and fund research in the
humanities and social sciences as well as cultural environmental
care. On March 21st 2022, Crown…
King Harald of Norway has tested positive
for coronavirus. The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the king,
who is 85, has the virus on the morning of Tuesday March 22nd 2022.
In a statement, it was stated that King Harald tested positive on
March 22nd. The monarch is experiencing mild symptoms and will take
sick leave for several days as well as observing all necessary
isolation…
Queen Sofía of Spain attended the event
celebrating the 50th anniversary of Madrid’s zoo, during which she
had the honour of being present for the first public outing of the
facility’s newest stars, twin pandas. On Monday, 21st of
March, while King Felipe and Queen…
Uncertain times in Europe create the need
for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military
exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold
Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st
2022 and was clear in his message…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde welcome Austrian President and First Lady on state visit
22nd March 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians are hosting a state visit from Austrian President
Alexander Van der Bellen and First Lady Doris Schmidauer. The
President and First Lady landed at Brussels’s Zaventem
International Airport in the morning of Monday, 21 March, and they
received the salute of a delegation of authorities before being
driven to the Royal Palace. Once…
