Sweden

Swedish Crown Princess Couple visits innovation exhibition at Stockholm University

On Monday, the Crown Princess Couple of Sweden paid a visit to the Accelerator art gallery.  The museum, located within the University of Stockholm, and functioning as its cultural centre, has the aim of merging art, science and social sciences in order to find innovative solutions for contemporary challenges. This aim was especially evident in the exhibition Crown Princess Victoria…
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Greece

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece marks 75th birthday

On Monday, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece turned 75. The Queen celebrated her birthday in private at the royal couple’s home in Porto Heli, Greece, with parts of her Greece and Danish family. Queen Anne-Marie of Greece was celebrated throughout the day by her husband…
Belgium

Princess Elisabeth to study at Oxford this fall

The Duchess of Brabant is headed to the United Kingdom to further her education, the Belgian Royal House announced on Tuesday. In a press release, it was announced that Princess Elisabeth would begin her studies at Lincoln College, which is connected to Oxford University, in October, taking the History and Politics course. The Belgian Royal House noted that Princess Elisabeth passed the…
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SpainThe Netherlands

Dutch and Spanish princesses head to Wales to begin new curriculum

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, the second child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and Princess Leonor of Spain, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, have headed off to Wales to begin their two-year programme at the UWC Atlantic College. The second in line to the Dutch throne and the future Queen of Spain are following in the footsteps of Princess Elisabeth of…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf addresses WWF's gala event

On Thursday, King Carl XVI Gustaf spoke at the World Wide Fund for Nature’s WWF’s televised gala event “An evening for our planet.” The King is chairman of WWF’s Board of Trustees, and the gala was arranged in connection with WWF Sweden celebrating 50…
Norway

King Harald unveils the new National Veterans Monument

Last Friday, King Harald of Norway unveiled the new National Veterans Monument and lit the “eternal flame” at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. The Crown Prince, Haakon, was also present at the ceremony. The King and Crown Prince were received by President of the Parliament (Storting)Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen, Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen on arrival.
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