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…
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the
factory of “Handpappersbruket” in the small city of Lessebo to
participate in the celebration of the paper factory’s 300th
anniversary. The visit started when the royals arrived at the manor
house in Lessebo. There, the…
Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony-de Nassau prove divorced couples can still be friends
27th September 2019
Prince Louis of Luxembourg and his
ex-wife, Tessy Antony-de Nassau (formerly Princess Tessy of
Luxembourg) may be divorced, but they remain the best of friends.
Just a couple of days ago, Tessy shared two images on her Instagram
account from weekend celebrations for her…
Queen Máxima: "Financial literacy and inclusion issue not limited to developing countries"
27th September 2019
While attending events surrounding the
74th UN General Assembly, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has also
been at events regarding her role as the UN Secretary-General’s
Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).
Yesterday, she spoke to Bloomberg television about financial
inclusion, stressing that the financial literacy and inclusion
issue going on is not limited…
