King Harald is to undergo heart surgery
on Friday. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon by the
Royal Court. The King will have the heart valve he had operated on
in 2005 replaced. His Majesty was admitted to Rikshospitalet
hospital this morning ahead of the procedure. In 2005, the King
underwent an operation on the valve between the heart and the main
artery – the aortic valve.
Irish-Canadian artist,Ciara Phillips, is
this year’s recipient of the world’s leading graphics prize, “Queen
Sonja Print Award”. Queen Sonja presented the award to the winner
in a small ceremony at the Royal Palace on October 7th 2020. Queen
Sonja received…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the signing of the Music Trainers Agreement on Wednesday at
TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. The agreement is a corporation
agreement between all teachers’ training colleges and
conservatories in the Netherlands for 12 years.
Princess Nathalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is in mourning after her beloved horse
Digby, which she competed on at the Olympic Games in Beijing, was
euthanised. On Saturday morning, according to Danish and German
media, Nathalie had to say goodbye to her beloved horse who was
located at Berleburg Castle. Digby had just turned 23-years-old. In
a statement to the Danish horse-webpage…
Luxembourg’s baby heir, Prince Charles,
has followed a family tradition and had a rose named after him,
which is in honour of his May birth. He follows in his mother’s and
paternal grandfather and grandmother’s footsteps in having a rose
with his name.
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has marked
the 20th anniversary of his accession with a heartfelt message to
his fellow citizens. And Henri, who became his country’s ruler on
October 7th 2000, was also feted by people from across Luxembourg
in a special video where they…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is
celebrating twenty years as his country’s ruler but if you’re
waiting for a jubilee, then move along. Events to mark what is a
milestone for every monarch have been muted to say the least. In
fact, as Henri lives through this landmark, all eyes are turning
increasingly to those who will one day take his throne. The Grand
Duke is aware of that. In an…
Crown Princess Victoria pushes for transformation of global seafood industry
7th October 2020
Crown Princess Victoria participated in a
virtual keystone dialogue with the seafood industry and ocean
experts to discuss sustainable fishing practices this week. In a
speech where she advocated for sustainable fishing, Crown Princess
Victoria said: “Transforming the…
King Felipe has affirmed his belief in
the power of the Spanish language at the annual meeting of the
board of the Cervantes Institute. In his speech at the meeting on
October 6th 2020, the King said that “Spanish is an undoubted
cultural and economic engine, not only…
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg rejects abdication rumours as he marks 20th anniversary of his reign
7th October 2020
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg has said he
has no intention of standing aside in favour of his heir. Grand
Duke Henri’s comments came in an interview marking the twentieth
anniversary of his accession. Speaking to the newspaper Luxemburger
Wort, the Grand Duke was asked about persistent rumours that he is
on the point of abdicating in favour of his eldest son, Hereditary
Grand Duke…
