With things changing by the day and
sometimes by the hour, it is hard to keep up with what events are
still taking place and what events have been postponed or cancelled
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a running list of royal
events across Europe that have been cancelled or postponed. The
list will be constantly updated as more announcements are made from
the royal houses. Several…
It is different era for Europe’s royal
families – and for us all. The royals are not able to meet people
in the same way as before. Last week, Crown Prince Haakon attended
a video-conference to get a briefing from Norway’s health
authorities. On Tuesday this…
King Willem-Alexander visits clinic where the first Dutch case of Coronavirus was diagnosed
24th March 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
visited the Municipal Health Services (GGD) Heart of Brabant in
Tilburg this afternoon. He visited at the invitation of the Mayor
of Tilburg, Theo Weterings. The first Dutch case of Coronavirus was
diagnosed in Tilburg on 27…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of
Denmark have returned to Denmark from their home in France with
their two children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena. Prince Henrik
was examined at the Rigshospitalet for respiration problems
connected with asthmatic bronchitis. He was also tested for the
Coronavirus but fortunately, the test turned out to be negative.
However, considering Prince…
On Tuesday Crown Princess Katherine
donated 8 defibrillators worth more than 41,000 Euros to hospitals
in the Serbian cities of Vranje, Smederevo, Kikinda, Čuprija,
Valjevo, Leskovac, Krusevac and Loznica. The defibrillators arrive
in Serbian hospitals at the right time…
Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from Norway's health authorities
23rd March 2020
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, we
have heard a lot about King Harald and Queen Sonja. They had to
spend a long period in quarantine after having come home from their
state visit to Jordan. King Harald has also spoken to the people
via letters and on TV.
Crown Princess Victoria celebrates World Water Day by encouraging others to wash their hands to prevent COVID-19
23rd March 2020
Crown Princess Victoria celebrates World
Water Day each year. This year, with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak,
she did so from her home at Haga Palace with the help of her
husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and
Prince Oscar. Crown Princess Victoria took two photos that were
shared on the Royal Family’s social media channels to celebrate the
day and encouraging…
Focusing on vulnerable young people in
Belgium is the main goal of the Queen Mathilde Fund, which was
created from the donations received as gifts for the wedding of the
King (then Prince Philippe) and Queen Mathilde (then known as
Mathilde d’Udekem…
A Syrian couple has named their newborn
after the King of the Netherlands. The couple, from Putten, named
their son Willem-Alexander as a way to thank the Netherlands for
taking them in. The father said, “I would like to say thank you to
the Netherlands in this…
The royal palaces in Sweden are closed
until further notice due to COVID-19. The Royal Court announced
that King Carl XVI Gustaf made the decision to temporarily close
the palaces to help prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Royal
parks will remain open. The palaces closed today and will remain
closed until further notice, “depending on the continued
development. Pre-booked group…
