It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge.
But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses
of Europe, their romance had…
The King and Queen of Sweden have visited
Västernorrland county to show their support for communities in the
area as the global health crisis continues. The royal couple were
welcomed to the county and to the residence in Härnösand by
Governor Berit Högman. At the…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
continued her annual tradition of awarding the Stockholm Junior
Water Prize on Tuesday as part of the annual World Water Week in
Stockholm. Due to the global health situation, the ceremony was
again held digitally for everyone’s…
Marine researchers noticed
something…fishy…in the waters of Denmark: the return of the
long-disappeared bluefin tuna after 50 years; and Crown Prince
Frederik has joined in the expedition to help tag them. Crown
Prince Frederik was joined by Minister of Food, Agriculture and
Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn, for the trip on August 23rd to the marking
boat ‘Haraldur’ which is anchored nearly an…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
visited the Riksdag on August 23rd to officially inaugurate a
portrait medallion gifted to the Swedish king for his 75th birthday
earlier this year. The King was forced to curtail celebrations for
his 75th birthday, 30 April, due to…
King Harald, accompanied by Queen Sonja,
has announced the end of this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal
Yacht “KS Norge”. This year, the ship has not been used as much in
official contexts, due to the ongoing pandemic. As a result, the
ship has been used much more…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
visited the Serbian orphanage “Drinka Pavlovic”. Thanks to Crown
Princess Katherine`s Foundation and the Lifeline Humanitarian
Organization in Chicago, the orphanage has realized another
important project with the complete renovation of two common
premises for children. Significant funds were used to procure new
furniture, replace doors and install new…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 25 August,
and from the moment they married, they set out to become a modern
Norwegian couple while maintaining a full roster of royal
engagements. As we celebrate this…
With the summer holidays nearly over and
students returning to school, two European princesses are settling
in at their Welsh sixth-form school for their final years of study.
Princess Leonor of Spain, a future queen, and Princess Alexia of
the Netherlands, middle…
Crown Princess Mary handed out a series
of research prizes to five of Denmark’s top researchers in a
ceremony in Copenhagen on Monday. The EliteForsk Awards, which are
presented by the Ministry of Education and Research, are given to
five young researchers and research students who are contributing
at a skillset at an international level and who want to advance
causes in Denmark. Crown…
