Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started an
important tour on Tuesday this week, which will see him travel
around large parts of Norway to observe how the coronavirus
pandemic has affected Norway. The journey is partly done on board
the royal yacht “KS Norge”. The first stop on the journey was
Østfold, Norway’s southeastern region. In August, Østfold
experienced a large increase of…
Crown Prince Haakon has celebrated Rygge
Church’s 900 years anniversary. During the visit to the church, the
Crown Prince saw the portal that dates the church to the year 1120.
Rygge church is thus the Norway`s oldest church that is still in
use. The current altarpiece…
Serbia’s Crown Prince Couple commemorated the birth of King Peter
8th September 2020
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia,
accompanied by Crown Princess Katherine and members of the Serbian
Crown Council, have visited the tomb of his father,King Peter II,
at the family Mausoleum of St. George Church in Oplenac. The visit,
which took place on Monday, commemorated…
Continuing our series looking into the
grandparents of Europe’s reigning monarchs, let’s explore the lives
of the grandparents of King Felipe VI of Spain, royalty on both
sides. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona [getty src=”1028243926″
width=”594″ height=”406″ tld=”ca”] King Felipe’s paternal
grandfather, Juan, was a would-be king of Spain in his own right,
though…
King Harald: "I do not think there will be any Olympics in Tokyo"
8th September 2020
King Harald of Norway does not believe
that there will be an Olympics in Tokyo next summer. His Majesty
made the observation in a TV on show Sunday evening, broadcast by
the state television-channel NRK. King Harald sat down this summer
to talk to Karsten Warholm and his…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary attended Flag Day commemorations at Kastellet in Copenhagen on
the first weekend of September. Flag Day, which honours the Danish
soldiers, foreign ministry and emergency services personnel who
have been sent abroad for…
On Saturday, Prince Sverre Magnus of
Norway was confirmed in Asker church just outside the Norwegian
capital of Oslo. Even though the Prince only had 16 guests
attending the confirmation and the following dinner because of the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he received many gifts. The full guest
list of the 16 in attendance can be read her.e In contrast to the
confirmation of his older sister…
Princess Sofia asked in interview if she has ever considered quitting Sweden's Royal Family
7th September 2020
In an interview for a new documentary
about her life, Princess Sofia of Sweden has been was asked if she
has ever intended leaving the royal family she married into. During
the programme, for Swedeish TV channel TV4, she was asked if she
had ever thought about leaving…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is descended
from royalty on both sides of her family tree. Today, let’s look at
their lives more in depth. Christian X of Denmark [getty
src=”568924853″ width=”449″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Queen
Margrethe’s paternal…
On Saturday, 5 September, Grand Duke
Henri of Luxembourg has visited the COVID-19 screening centre at
the Luxembourg Airport (Lux-Airport) alongside Luxembourg’s Prime
Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert. The
Grand Duke visited to see the system that has been set up at the
airport since 29 May to screen those who are entering Luxembourg.
The strategy has been…
