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 Princess Victoria of Sweden
attended their annual celebration in Stockholm. The gathering and
subsequent dinner were held…
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…
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 that NATO and Norway stand
together. During a press conference during the visit the Crown
Prince said: “One of the…
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…
Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund
provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in
organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April
1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Märtha’s…
Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in Sweden. On March 19th 2022, Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden spoke at their 100th anniversary.
Representatives from…
As pandemic restrictions ease, royal
visits overseas are beginning again and Norway’s Royal Court has
just confirmed that Queen Sonja will open the exhibition “The Sámi
Pavilion” during the international art exhibition in Venice on 21
April. The exhibition…
Skiing has always been important to the
Norwegian royal family. It has been an important part of Norwegian
cultural heritage for over 1,500 years. King Harald, like his
father and grandfather, is very interested in skiing and often
shows up to watch the Norwegian athletes…
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth among first authorities on site after car crash kills 6 and injures 10
20th March 2022
King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of
Belgium have visited Strépy-Bracquegnies to express their
condolences to the victims’ families and their thanks to first
responders after a devastating car crash. In this instance,
the King and Princess were also accompanied by the Prime Minister,
Alexander de Croo, the Minister of Interior Annelies Verlinden, and
the Minister-President of…
