On Tuesday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands presented the ‘Apples of Orange’ prize from the Orange
Foundation at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. King Willem-Alexander
was also present for the ceremony. The prize winners are awarded a
cash prize of €15,000 each and a bronze statuette designed by
Princess Beatrix. The prize is celebrating the 19th anniversary
since its inauguration…
Earlier this week, Queen Silvia of Sweden
took part in a virtual roundtable discussion on the issue of doping
and announced a new anti-doping and public health professorship.
Also present at the seminar was Professor Arne Ljungqvist, one of
the biggest names in…
Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of
Denmark gave a virtual opening speech earlier this week at the
Anti-Food Waste conference in Beijing. The conference on food waste
is organised by the Danish Embassy in China. The princess recorded
her speech at the Danish embassy in…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South
Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author
Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony
was also attended by the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy,
Amanda Lind. The award ceremony began with Minister Amanda Lind
giving a speech before the Crown…
Throughout the month of May, Queen
Mathilde of the Belgians has carried out various engagements in
connection with the Queen Elisabeth Music Prize. The competition
started on the 3rd of May 2021, with Queen Mathilde releasing a
video message on social media in both…
On Tuesday, June 1st, King Felipe and
Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to Basque Country, in the town of
Vitoria-Gasteiz, to open the country’s first memorial for terrorism
victims. Dressed in sober black clothes, Their Majesties arrived at
the site, where they…
Crown Princess Mary shows off football skills in launching new Euro 2020 package
2nd June 2021
Crown Princess Mary is hoping to score a
goal with a new football initiative in support of the Danish Men’s
National team later this month at the Euro 2020 Championships. The
Crown Princess, whose eponymous foundation has partnered with the
broadcaster DR, the Danish Football Association (in Danish: the
DBU), and the Østifterne Association, launched Fantastic Football
Parties packages on…
There will be large festivities later
this month when Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian will take
part in the grand official celebrations marking the 100th
anniversary of the Reunification of Denmark and…
Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek
island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King
Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was
met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to
her native homeland. On…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage
has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway
reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a
museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a
great debate in Norway. Åge-Christoffer Lundeby, communications
manager for Norway’s largest train-company VY, said: “It is stupid
to have a…
