At a time when the coronavirus pandemic
continues, royal travel to other nations is rare. So this week, the
Crown Prince of Norway has traveled digitally to several nations in
the Middle East to learn more about the Norwegian relief work given
to disadvantaged countries. Crown Prince Haakon joined a virtual
field trip to Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. His Royal
Highness said: “It makes…
With just a month to go until Christmas
Day, the Royal Family of Denmark has announced how it will be
spending this very different festive season with a very special
reunion on the cards. Queen Margrethe II will celebrate December
25th with her younger son, Prince…
During the pandemic, most royal families
have seen their public agendas shrink due to the risk of becoming
infected with Covid-19. Most royal visits have been replaced by
virtual meetings. Prince Daniel of Sweden, Crown Princess
Victoria’s husband, has stepped up the…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie celebrate special anniversary, just months after his health scare
24th November 2020
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of
Denmark have shared a new photo, taken by their daughter, to mark a
special moment in their lives. The couple are celebrating their
copper wedding anniversary with festivities coming just months
after Joachim underwent emergency brain surgery. Princess Athena,
aged 8, snapped her parents on an autumn walk near their current
home in Paris. The family moved…
King Felipe in quarantine after coming in contact with person with COVID
24th November 2020
Spain’s King Felipe VI is now in
quarantine after coming in close contact with someone who tested
positive for COVID-19. The King went into quarantine yesterday
after coming in contact with the person on Sunday. Casa Real did
not make the identity of the person…
No more cases of Covid-19 have so far
been discovered at the Norwegian Royal Court after an employee was
diagnosed with coronavirus at the end of last week. Still King
Harald, Queen Sonja and parts of the staff at the Royal Court are
in quarantine. This weekend an update…
Two weeks after it was confirmed he had
tested positive for coronavirus, Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian
Orthodox Church has died, aged 90, from complications related to
Covid-19. Irinej tested positive for the coronavirus and was
admitted to hospital in Belgrade on November 4. His condition
started to get worse on November 15 and he died five days later.
Shortly after the announcement His…
The Royal Netherlands Army has renamed
three of their units for the daughters of King Willem-Alexander;
Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. King
Willem-Alexander gave his permission to have the units named for
his daughters. Three existing tank regiments of…
Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine attend virtual World Childhood Foundation Gala
21st November 2020
Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of
Sweden attended the first virtual World Childhood Foundation Gala
on Thursday, 19 November. This year, it took the form of a one-hour
live stream due to COVID-19. The annual ThankYou Gala is usually
held in New York City but had to…
At the Royal Palace in Oslo Friday
morning, the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, was received
in audience by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. President
Kaljulaid is has traveled to Norway on an official visit. Norway
and Estonia have a close bond as politically and militarily allied
nations through NATO and Nordic co-operation with the Baltics. It
was originally intended for…
