Spain

Queen Sofía continues her tour of Spain's food bank with a visit to Burgos

Queen Emerita Sofía of Spain has continued her tour of food banks around Spain with a visit to Burgos – the capital of the Autonomic Community of Castilla y León. The visit comes in the context of the Reina Sofía Foundation launching the campaign ‘Operation Cold’ in October 2020, aimed at providing food banks with the equipment necessary to store and transport fresh…
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Denmark

A new role for Princess Marie of Denmark

Denmark has been pushing for a broader cultural presence on the global stage, and now that effort has found a prominent voice. Princess Marie, daughter-in-law to Queen Margrethe, has been appointed as a Special Culture Representative in the Culture Department of the Danish Embassy in Paris. The news comes as Her Royal Highness and the rest of her family mark one year of living permanently in…
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Norway

Queen Sonja reveals winner of her school award

Queen Sonja’s school prize for 2021 has been awarded to Sandnessjøen upper secondary school in the region of Nordland.The announcement came on September 30th 2021 during an audience with the jury at the Royal Palace in Oslo. During the audience, Queen Sonja…
Denmark

Prince Felix gives up his military training

Prince Felix of Denmark, the second grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at the Army’s Lieutenant Training.The news came in a surprise statement issued by the Danish Royal Court which read: “His Highness Prince Felix has decided to…
Norway

Norway’s Crown Prince Couple continue county visit

Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited Våler and Moss on their second day of the county trip to Østfold in the region of Viken.The Crown Prince started the day by meeting several of the village’s volunteers at Bergtunet. At the stands were the Scouts, Østfold model boat club and KNA Varna, who told about their work.The Bergtunet is a collection of older houses and objects, and…
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Serbia

Crown Princess Katherine puts spotlight on major health issues

Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia puts health high on her list of priorities. For decades, she has worked to improve the health care system in Serbia. This week, she has been putting the spotlight on both breast cancer and heart disease.The Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, in cooperation with the Clinical Centre Nis, has started an appeal to women in Vranje to make sure they take up…
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