The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed
this week that new security measures are being put in place from
this week. This new perimeter fencing around the Palace Park will
be completed by the autumn of 2021. In a statement, the Royal Court
said: “The goal is to prevent cars that have not been approved in
advance from driving into the park and up to the Castle. The
measures will not prevent…
Queen Sonja cancels major appearance because of continuing illness
18th October 2019
Queen Sonja of Norway has had to cancel a
new appearance because of ill health. On Thursday night, Her
Majesty should have been back at work for the first time after she
had to cancel her duties on Tuesday last week because she had an
infection in the upper respiratory…
The heir to the Spanish throne has made
her first official appearance in the principality from which she
takes her title. Holding hands with her father, King Felipe VI,
Princess Leonor greeted the crowds that had turned out to see her
debut engagement in Asturias, the…
By the invitation of His Majesty King
Harald, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor will
undertake a state visit to Norway at the beginning of November.
This is the first time Slovenia’s president will visit Norway. The
trip is a revisit after the King and the Queen’s state visit to
Slovenia in 2011. The programme includes an official welcome
ceremony at the Royal…
There were words of thanks, a gala
concert and a photo that will make every review of the royal year
going. The second day of the State Visit of the King and Queen of
the Belgians to Luxembourg saw them focus on some of the most vital
ties between the two countries. But it…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened the
Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany on Wednesday alongside her husband,
Crown Prince Haakon. The couple had been on a literature train with
Norwegian authors travelling from Berlin to Cologne and on to
Frankfurt where the world’s…
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg took a central role in the latest stage of the Belgian
State Visit to her country. Princess Stephanie accompanied Queen
Mathilde to a series of events in place of Grand Duchess Maria
Teresa who is recovering from a knee operation. Stephanie and
Mathilde put the focus on education as Day Two of the State Visit
got under way. They headed to the Belval…
Willem-Alexander & Máxima in India: State Visit Day Four and Five Diary
16th October 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her
Majesty Queen Máxima have been invited for a state visit to India
by President Ram Nath Kovind. The visit will take place from 14
October until 18 October. The state visit will focus on the good
relations between India and The…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
attended a State Banquet on Monday evening during their tour of
India and, in a speech, the King shared he inherited his love of
the country from his parents, Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus. “My
father and mother had a warm place…
It’s a State Visit with a difference.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians are making a three
day trip to Luxembourg. And while their agenda includes all the
usual State Visit attributes, including engagements linked to
stronger economic, social and cultural ties between the two
countries, this is also a family affair. For host, Grand Duke
Henri, is the Belgian king’s first…
