CoronavirusThe Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima remember the war dead on empty Dam Square

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4th May 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the annual Remembrance of the Dead, with one huge difference from previous years, whereas before Amsterdam’s Dam Square was packed with people, it was now almost completely empty.Although the Remembrance began as a commemoration of the victims of the Second World War, it now includes all Dutch victims, civilians and…
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Sweden

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria welcomes a new puppy to the family

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30th April 2020
Crown Princess Victoria and her family have a new four-legged addition to the household. As reported earlier this week by Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, the Crown Princess Family have a new dog which moved in with the family at Haga Castle outside the Sweden’s capital Stockholm.The poodle puppy is only a few weeks old, although the colour is unknown.Last Sunday the Crown…
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CoronavirusNorway

Queen Sonja performs first job since the coronavirus outbreak

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29th April 2020
On Tuesday morning, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway met women from minority backgrounds via video conference. The women are affiliated with the MiRA Resource Centre, which the Queen has supported for a long time. This was the first solo job the Queen has performed since she undertook a state visit to Jordan with her husband, King Harald, just before the COVID-19 pandemic took over Europe.In…
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