King Harald is the first King of Norway
born on Norwegian soil in 567 years. He was born at Skaugum estate
on 21 February 1937 and is the son of King Olav of Norway and his
wife Martha, who was Crown Princess of Norway and Princess of
Sweden. King Harald grew up at the Skaugum Estate just outside the
capital Oslo with his two older sisters, Princess Astrid and
Princess Ragnhild. When King…
King Harald V of Norway is 85 years old
today. And while it’s a milestone moment for some, there is no
special tradition of celebrating birthdays like 85 in Norway
related so the day will not be marked very visibly in the country.
Norwegian Fortresses will fire a…
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games concluded
on Sunday evening, so let’s look back at how the royal families in
Europe congratulated their Olympians. United Kingdom The Queen
shared a message on the final day of the Winter Olympics,
congratulating the women’s and…
As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her
Platinum Jubilee year, politicians, heads of state, and royal
families from around the world are marking this incredible
occasion. In Romania, Her Majesty Margareta, the Custodian of the
Crown, has shared a green celebration of The Queen’s incredible
milestone. As shared on the Romanian Royal Family’s official
Twitter account, Her Majesty was joined by…
Sweden's Princess Leonore celebrates birthday as her mother shares a new photo on Instagram
20th February 2022
Sweden’s Princess Leonore is celebrating
her eighth birthday. To mark the occasion, her mother, Princess
Madeleine, has shared a new photo of the young royal on her
Instagram account. The photo was taken of Princess Leonore outside,
seemingly in Miami, with the…
Olympics and royal love stories: Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin
20th February 2022
Infanta Cristina of Spain is the middle
child of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos and his wife, Queen
Sofia, who was a Greek princess by birth. She’s also the older
sister to Spain’s current monarch, King Felipe. She was on the
sailing team representing Spain at the…
Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a
hospital ship as several storm clouds gathered. Her Majesty
arrived in the port of Antwerp on Friday morning to take a tour of
Global Mercy, a hospital ship. The vessel is the biggest
floating hospital in the world and is the property of Mercy Ships,
a Belgian company founded in 1978 that provides medical aid to the
poorest countries in the world with…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has worked to
promote Swedish business and opportunities for young people for
many years. On Thursday, His Royal Highness participated in a
digital meeting with employees at the Young Entrepreneurship
organization. Young Entrepreneurship educates…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
have taken to social media to deny that their marriage is in
crisis. The brief statement, accompanied by a new photo of the
couple, took many by suprise. In the message, posted on the
official Swedish royal Instagram on…
Queen Paola and King Albert have spoken
openly of how their marriage survived despite them beginning
negotiations to divorice. In a new TV programme focussed on Paola,
the couple reveal that lawyers were already drawing up terms for
them to part when they decided to give their marriage another go.
And they both confess that their tumultuous relationship had a big
impact on their three children…