On Thursday this week, it was announced
in a very brief press release that “The Queen Sonja Art Stable”
will open again. The opening date is set to be Saturday, July 4th
with the press expected to get a preview sometime before this date.
The restrictions caused by coronavirus are being lifted in Norway
for galleries and museums, just before the arrival of summer. This
allows the royal…
To conclude our May series on royal
emeralds, we are taking a look at the emeralds in the Norwegian
royal vault. The Norwegian Royal Family has a large emerald and
diamond tiara with matching earrings, brooch and necklace. The
tiara is in a neo-classical style and…
Tessy Antony de Nassau, a former UN
peacekeeper, released a video statement yesterday in honour of
National Peacekeeping Day 2020. In her role as patron of UNA-UK,
Tessy recorded a short video to mark the occasion. She first spoke
about the COVID-19 pandemic and how…
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Sweden’s National Day celebrations have to be altered. The Royal
Family usually attends several events throughout the day; however,
the Royal Court has revealed to Royal Central how things will be
different in 2020. “The Royal Court monitor the development of the
coronavirus and follow the recommendations of the Swedish
government and other…
His Majesty King Rama V of Siam,
present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in
1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn
ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his
uncle acted as his guardian. During his five years…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia met
with young Spanish talents at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on
Thursday, 28 May. Their Majesties, clad in surgical masks, sat six
feet apart from the eight young talents from research, technology,
business, culture and social…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
spoken out after the death of African American George Floyd by
police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Princess made the
remarks on her Instagram account with a photo of a woman holding a
sign with George Floyd’s name. Princess Märtha Louise called for an
end to “this inhumanity” in her post. Her Highness said: “Stop!!!
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has
donated urgently needed Stryker electric beds, mattresses, medical
equipment and supplies to 17 hospitals throughout Serbia. The
equipment is valued at more than 500.000 euros. Even though the
Serbian Crown Prince Couple is in…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has been
hearing more about how the coronavirus pandemic is being handled by
businesses across his country. On video-link, His Royal Highness
met with the Norwegian firms Less, Epiguard and Rocketfarm to hear
more about what they are doing and…
To mark what would have been the 85th
wedding anniversary of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, the
Danish Royal House shared details about her family heirloom wedding
crown on their social media channels. Queen Ingrid wore a myrtle
wedding crown as part of her bridal look on her wedding day, 24 May
1935. The myrtle came from a bush in Great Britain that her mother,
Crown Princess Margareta…
