Norway

Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway attend memorial service for Desmond Tutu

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have attended a memorial service for the late South African activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo Cathedral. The Crown Prince Couple and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre attended the service on Sunday, 9 January, to honour the life and work of Tutu, who died on 26 December 2021 at the age of 90. The service included…
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Spain

Queen Sofía of Spain begins her new year with a charity concert

Shortly after her son and daughter-in-law began their public engagements for 2022, Queen Sofía of Spain has also resumed her agenda by attending a charity concert.  Her Majesty arrived at the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid on the evening of January 8th and she was welcomed by many authorities including the President of Caritas Spain.  The concert was held in the Sinfónica Hall of…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel tests positive for Covid

The Swedish Royal Household has announced that Prince Daniel has tested positive for Covid, just 24 hours after confirming that his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, had also contracted the virus. Like the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel is also fully vaccinated and is…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden tests positive for Covid

The Crown Princess of Sweden has tested positive for Covid. Crown Princess Victoria is now isolating at home. She is reported to have only mild symptoms, rather like those of a cold, and to be recovering well. In accordance with current guidelines in place in Sweden, her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, are also isolating although all three…
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The Netherlands

The royal bride who defied expectations to follow her heart

On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who had come to share her special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana was then heir to the throne of the…
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