King Philippe of the Belgians has
appointed the ministers of the new federal government at the Royal
Palace. After nearly 500 days of forming a government, the new
ministers have taken the oath before His Majesty the King. At 10 am
sharp King Philippe received the Prime Minister and other ministers
who will form the new federal government in an audience at the
Royal Palace of Brussels. One by…
On Christmas Day 2019, Ari Behn, the
former husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway, took his own
life. His funeral in Oslo Cathedral on January 3 was attend by
royals from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands and Crown Prince
Haakon was one of the pallbearers. On his…
Crown Princess Mary has presented the
Teaching Award, honouring seven Danish teachers for their services
to education and their roles in inspiring their students. The
presentation was made on September 30th at Denmark’s Ministry of
Education and Research in…
Princess Marie of Denmark had a busy
Tuesday and Wednesday with the opening of DanChurchAid’s new Wefood
store in Tingbjerg and a staff meeting with the organisation’s
employees across the globe. On Tuesday, the Princess, as patron of
DanChurchAid, opened the new Wefood store which will food,
cosmetics and household products that cannot be sold in a normal
supermarket. These items…
Denmark’s Princess Marie has won an award
for her campaign against food waste. The Princess received the
“Stræberen 2020” award on 29 September from the De Samvirkende
Købmænd organisation. The award is given to someone who has
excelled in the fight…
King Willem-Alexander opens "Of Invaluable Value - 200 Years of Naturalis" exhibit
30th September 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has opened the “Of Invaluable Value – 200 Years of Naturalis”
exhibit at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. The King
attended the opening on Tuesday to mark 200 years since the opening
of the centre.
Crown Princess Katherine speaks of the importance of education as she makes donation to school
30th September 2020
Crown Princess Kathrine of Serbia has
personally handed over a donation of more than $10,0000 to the
local school in the Serbian city of Bliznak. The donation comes
from The Crown Princess`s foundation, the Lifeline Humanitarian
Organization of Chicago who received a personal gift from the
Speranza family in memory of their brother Douglas Whitehead.
Bliznak is a village in the municipality of…
King Philippe has received the
preformateurs for the last time before the new government will
officially be formed. His Majesty has reaffirmed his trust in the
two politicians he has tasked with the formation of a new
government by the 1st of October. It promises to be a…
Crown Princess Victoria supports the Swedish Cancer Society's Pink Ribbon Campaign
29th September 2020
For the twelfth year in a row, Crown
Princess Victoria has been named the patron of the Pink Ribbon
Campaign (Rosa Bandet-kampanj) organised by the Swedish Cancer
Society. To launch the campaign, the Crown Princess was pictured
wearing this year’s pink ribbon. This…
King Harald discharged from hospital – what next for Norway's monarch?
29th September 2020
King Harald was discharged from hospital
on September 28th, having spent three nights being treated and
monitored following a scare over his breathing. However, what
happens to the Norwegian king now? After the King left hospital, he
was transported back to Bygdøy Royal Estate. This is a larger farm
located right on the outskirts of Oslo city centre on the Bygdøy
peninsula. The property has been…
