The 7th of June is a special day in
Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the
end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon
in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no
celebration because of the coronavirus, despite the jubilees.
During the grand celebration in 2005, the Norwegians also
celebrated that it was King Harald’s…
Tessy Antony de Nassau receives Professor Honoris Causa from Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition
8th June 2020
Tessy Antony de Nassau has been awarded a
Professor Honoris Causa from the Institute of Brain Chemistry and
Human Nutrition in London for her work in education. The former
royal announced the honour on her Twitter account last week. Tessy
said she was “very…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has inaugurated
the sculpture exhibition “Alice Aycock at Kungliga Djurgården”
through a digital opening ceremony. It is the first art exhibition
to be organised by the newly founded Princess Estelle Cultural
Foundation, named after…
In 1997, the life of the Spanish King
came under threat as a plot was made to kill him during the opening
of a new museum. The failed assassination attempt on King Juan
Carlos was discovered by Spanish police by chance and resulted in
an international hunt for the men who wanted to kill the Spanish
monarch. Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui was the master of the plan
together with some other members…
Although the Monaco Blue Initiative had
to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Albert II
took the marine life protection event online last week for the
first of three virtual workshops. Both the Initiative and Monaco
Ocean Week were due to be held in…
Princess Madeleine and her three
children, Princesses Leonore and Adrienne and Prince Nicolas, have
wished everyone a happy Swedish National Day from their home in
Florida. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madeleine and her family
were not able to travel from the United…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Couple have
released the traditional photo of their children, eight-year-old
Princess Estelle and four-year-old Prince Oscar, for National Day.
It has been a tradition since Princess Estelle was a year old to
release a photo or two of her in Sweden’s national costume on the
country’s national holiday. When Prince Oscar was born in 2016, he
joined his…
The King and Queen of Sweden have started
celebrations for their country’s National Day with a flag ceremony.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip then followed with
similar ceremonies as the Royal Family began a series of events for
the special day. King…
Crown Princess Victoria gives virtual tours of the Royal Palace in Stockholm
6th June 2020
With National Day in Sweden looking
slightly different than normal, Crown Princess Victoria has instead
been giving virtual tours of the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Normally, the Royal Palace opens to the public on this day and is
free to visit. National Day is held…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden spoke
of the “great and complex task” of sustainable development in a
post-pandemic world at a virtual conference held from Stockholm on
Wednesday. Titled “Building Back Better,” the event was organised
by the Board of International Development Cooperation (Sida) and
the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The conference…
