Norway

Queen Sonja attends concert in Kongsberg

Queen Sonja of Norway has always been strongly involved in classical music. After a long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, she was finally able to appear again, alone, at an event when she enjoyed a concert at the local chamber music festival in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg.As the 20th anniversary of the festival was postponed from last year to this year, this was an anniversary…
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Spain

Queen Letizia hears new year plans of association close to her heart

Queen Letizia kicked off her working year by chairing a meeting of the National Council of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), hearing that “cancer is the same for everyone, but we are not all the same when it comes to cancer.”The Spanish queen, who serves as permanent honorary president of the AECC and its Scientific Foundation, met with the charity’s executives…
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Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra receives driver's license

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway can now drive a car on her own.On Friday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra had the eyes of all of Norway on her in connection with her 18th birthday. The 18-year-old also gave her first interview and visited the parliament, the government and the Supreme Court. She was praised for appearing natural in the role of a more public member of the Norwegian Royal…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon sends his condolences to the King of Tonga after tsunami

Recently, the Pacific Ocean has been hit by a series of natural disasters. Tonga in particular has suffered from a major volcanic eruption which also caused a tsunami that hit many of the islands in the small kingdom. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has sent a message of condolence to King Tupou VI of Tonga after the volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami that has hit the island state…
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