On Friday morning, His Majesty King
Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first
had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full
statement from the Royal Court states: “His Majesty the King
underwent heart valve surgery today at Rikshospitalet. The
operation was successful, and the King’s…
It’s a name that will go down in
Luxembourg’s history books as the baby who bears it is set, one
day, to rule the Grand Duchy. Now, the parents of Prince Charles of
Luxembourg have revealed how they chose their son’s names. Speaking
to RTL, Hereditary Grand Duke…
Crown Princess Mary participated in a
virtual event to celebrate the United Nations’ Girls Day, joining a
Danish women’s charity to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted girls’
rights in countries like Uganda and Ethiopia. The Crown Princess
was a guest of the…
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. The…
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 Ciara…
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. It is…
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…
