This Sunday, November 29th 2020, was the
beginning of Christmas celebrations in most European nations. In
Norway, the day was royally celebrated when Her Majesty Queen Sonja
surprisingly published a video via the royal family’s Facebook
page. The Queen did as millions of people around the world did and
lit the first candle out of a total of four candles to mark the
beginning of Advent, the…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden celebrates First Sunday of Advent
30th November 2020
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released a video marking the First Sunday of Advent and photos of
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar making wreaths at Haga Palace. In
the video, Prince Daniel lights the first candle for the First
Sunday of Advent (the Sundays…
Hermine Reuss of Greiz was born on 17
December 1887 as the fifth child and fourth daughter of Heinrich
XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Princess Ida Mathilde Adelheid of
Schaumburg-Lippe. Her elder brother had been injured during a
childhood surgery, leaving him mentally and…
With approachable daywear and bold, often
1980s-inspired evening looks, Princess Sofia of Sweden has had some
fabulous fashion moments during her five years in the Swedish Royal
Family. Here’s a look at some of our favourites from the Princess.
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter [getty src=”998742560″ width=”434″
height=”594″] In terms of day…
In October, a new Norwegian book about
King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald
Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth
best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition
of the book has sold…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel receive police briefing on major operation against gang violence
27th November 2020
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
have held a virtual meeting with members of the Malmö Police to
discuss progress made since their last visits to the county. The
Crown Princess Couple received updates from Police Chief Stefan
Sintéus and Police Chief Mattias…
Several royal women marked International
Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week,
sharing personal messages and attending engagements related to
empowering women. The Countess of Wessex shared a personal tweet on
the Royal Family’s Twitter account, writing, “Today I stand with
survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, as we mark the
International Day to End Violence…
Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima speak about food security at UN webinar
27th November 2020
Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde spoke at
a webinar on food security and nutrition during the pandemic on
Wednesday, each highlighting the need for better policies during
their speeches. The event, organised by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations…
The Dutch Royal Court has announced that
the Dutch royals will celebrate King’s Day 2021 in the city of
Eindhoven. King’s Day 2020 was set to take place in Maastricht but
took on a more digital form due to the coronavirus. The Dutch
royals will continue to…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have both
tested negative for Covid-19. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty
the Queen are out of quarantine and back to work from Friday 27
November. All employees at the Palace who were quarantined have
also tested negative and are on their way back to work. This was
reported by the Royal Court in a statement on Thursday. It was on
Thursday last week that King…
