Yesterday, the Danish Royal Family
attended the official opening of the Danish Parliament at
Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince
Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and Princess Benedikte were received
by official members of the Parliament at noon when the first
session of the parliamentary year began. The opening of the
Parliament takes place each year on the first…
The Crown Princess of Denmark has been
appointed to her country’s Council of State. It means that from now
on, Crown Princess Mary can act as regent in Queen Margrethe’s
place, if necessary. Currently, the role of regent can be assumed
by Mary’s husband…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Spanish newspaper “El Mundo”
last night at the Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid. Upon Their
Majesties arrival, they were greeted by the President of the
Congress of Deputies, Meritxell…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja visited on Monday the municipality of Bø in Telemark in
central Norway. The visit was made to celebrate Gullbring cultural
centre’s 25th anniversary. Gullbring cultural centre also began
work on new housing for new students at the University of Southeast
Norway. Gullbring cultural centre is huge in traditional bunad
production.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and Grand Duke
Henri of Luxembourg were among the leaders paying their tributes to
the former President of France, Jacques Chirac, at his funeral in
Paris today. The Earl of Wessex and Prince Joachim and Princess
Marie of Denmark were also among…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attend Memorial Ceremony for Estonia disaster
29th September 2019
On a rainy Saturday, Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attended a Memorial Ceremony
for the Estonia disaster on its 25th anniversary. The ceremony was
held at the Galärvarv Cemetery on the Djurgården in Stockholm where
the Crown Princess Couple laid a…
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa launches Speak, Stand, Rise Up! association
29th September 2019
Earlier this week, it was announced that
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had launched the Speak, Stand, Rise Up!
association following the successful Speak, Stand, Rise Up!
international forum she organised in Luxembourg last March. The
association aims to fight against rape as a weapon of war and put
an end to sexual violence in sensitive areas. In a video released
to officially launch the…
As Princess Beatrice has announced her
engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and revealed her gorgeous
diamond engagement ring, we are taking a look at some of the other
royal engagement rings presented over the years. The most famous
royal engagement ring is, of course…
Luxembourg and Danish royals express sadness over Jacques Chirac's death
27th September 2019
Several royals expressed their
condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron and Bernadette
Chirac, the wife of Jacques Chirac, following the death of the
latter. The former President of France (1995-2007) died in his home
at 86. They said: “It is with great…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway has had a hectic week in New York. He arrived on Sunday
evening and has had a hectic programme through the week; Thursday
was his last day before returning to Norway. On Monday, the Crown
Prince attended events regarding climate change, and this continued
on Tuesday with meetings with, among others, the King of Jordan and
actor Alec Baldwin. On…
