A longer interview of Queen Sonja was
published on Monday this week by state TV show NRK. The interview
was done on the occasion that the Queen will open a commercial
gallery in Oslo to strengthen the artists’ finances. The gallery
will sell art and all proceeds will go back to the foundation,
which will help artists financially. The Queen Sonja print award is
now the world’s largest…
On Sunday, , Queen Margrethe, Crown
Prince Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Denmark’s
Southern border to celebrate the centenary of Jutland’s annexation
to the country. The entire succession line to the Danish
throne was firstly driven around in a carriage…
On Sunday, Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince
Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Jutland to mark the
100th anniversary of the territory becoming a part of Denmark. The
first act of the day was a carriage ride along the Denmark-Germany
boarder, south of the town of…
King Philippe of the Belgians will hold
an audience with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in
Brussels on June 15th 2021. The meeting will happen in the context
of two global summits taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th
of June: a NATO summit and a EU-American summit. But this
will not be the first time His Majesty has interacted with United
States Presidents. King…
On Sunday, King Felipe of Spain travelled
to Cadiz to welcome back a ship that did the 11th circumnavigation
of the globe. His Majesty arrived at the port of Cadiz on
board the ship; there, he watched the solemn flag-raising and the
subsequent port reentry manoeuvre.
On Friday, Princess Sofia of Sweden spoke
at the virtual graduation ceremony of new nurses from Sophiahemmet
University. Similarly to what happened last year, the graduation
ceremony was held virtually in 2021. Before the global health
emergency exploded 16 months ago…
Colombia has started the removal of
several historical statues, including a royal statue of the Spanish
Queen Isabel of Castile. The statue was removed as a security
measure after the statue was tried to be torn down by protesters.
The Colombian Ministry of Culture carried out around the removal in
silent at 5 am Friday morning last week to avoid problems. The
statue was located at the…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary have sent their best wishes to the Danish international,
Christian Eriksen, after he was revived on the pitch during the
team’s Euro 2020 opening match in Copenhagen. The royal couple took
to their official Instagram to…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia…
On Tuesday, 9 June, the Netherlands’
Golden State Coach arrived in Amsterdam to be featured in an
exhibition. The coach, used traditionally for state
functions, such as Budget Day, has been undergoing a five
years-long renovation, meaning that King Willem-Alexander has only
been able to use it a handful of times during his reign. The
coach has now been placed in a glass case, which…
