Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the
Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the
next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince
Haakon attended the digital meeting on January 6th 2021 with the
Norwegian UN team in New York and Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen
Søreide, in Oslo. Earlier in the day…
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has taken
to Twitter ans issued a statement calling for the 25th Amendment of
the United States Constitution to be invoked to remove President
Trump from office. It came as protestors entered the Capitol
building in Washington DC on January 6th…
Crown Princess Mette Marit has broken her
coccyx (tailbone). This happened during a ski accident just before
the celebration of Christmas. The news has not been confirmed by
the Royal Court but was published by the Norwegian magazine “Se og
Hør” on Tuesday this…
A special royal moment: 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of King Olav’s death and King Harald's reign
6th January 2021
The Norwegian people are preparing for a
special year and a special day next week. January 17th will be a
day of joy and sorrow in Norway. For on that day, it will be 30
years since King Olav died and with it 30 years since King Harald
took on his role as the nation’s monarch. The shocking news that
King Olav was dead came late in the evening of January 17, 1991.
The new king was sworn in…
King Juan Carlos I of Spain was visited
by his eldest child, Infanta Elena, as he spent his birthday in
exile. The former monarch turned 83 on January 5th 2021 and passed
the day in Abu Dhabi where he has been living since August 2020
after deciding to leave the country…
Tessy Antony de Nassau, 35, has announced
her engagement to her boyfriend, Frank Floessel. Floessel proposed
on New Year’s Eve in Switzerland, and Tessy made the announcement
on her Instagram account saying, “Yes to 2021 and many more
years…
The Queen of Denmark usually likes to get
the royal year off to a glittering start with a string of special
receptions and banquets. However, in 2021, that’s all on ice in the
chilly days of early January, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. So
instead of new sparkle, Royal Central is taking a look back at past
galas and in the 2010s, Queen Margrethe treated us to a rainbow of
dresses and…
For the Danish Royal Family, these first
days of the New Year were to be marked by large dinners where
everyone was dressed in uniforms and gala dresses. This was not the
case this year. The long tradition had to give way to the
corona-virus. The planned New Year’s…
In December 2020, announced that Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their third child. At
that time, December 11, the following statement was issued by the
Royal Court: “We are happy and look forward to welcoming our third
child, a sibling to Prince…
Throughout Christmas, Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia have made a number
of donations to improve conditions for Serbs in and outside the
country. During the holidays, the distribution of Christmas
gifts, provided by Crown Princess Katherine Foundation to
various institutions for children throughout Serbia and Republika
Srpska, was completed. More than 1000 children…
