The Order of the Garter ceremony will see
two new royal knights join the procession for the first time. King
Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
will be invested at Windsor following their recent appointments to
the order. The Queen made King Felipe a Supernumerary Knight in
2017 and conferred the same honour on King Willem-Alexander in
2018. The two men will join a…
After concluding a state visit to
neighbouring Norway, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and his
wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook travelled to Sweden for another
state visit on the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia. The President and First Lady are in…
Three summer pictures have been released
by the Royal Court of Sweden of the two children of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, seven-year-old Princess Estelle and
three-year-old Prince Oscar. The images were taken in the gardens
of the family’s home at Haga…
On Tuesday June 11th 2019, the president
of South Korea started his two-day long state visit to Norway. On
June 13th, the visit in Oslo was concluded in the morning before
the royals and the president-couple travelled on to Bergen to visit
western Norway. The day was started with a meeting between
president Moon Jae-in and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The
two state leaders talked for 40…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has joined her
sister-in-law Crown Princess Victoria on the last hike through the
Swedish landscapes. The Princess showed Crown Princess Victoria
around the province she grew up in. Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden has concluded her tour of hikes…
Early in May, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
of Norway hosted the “literature metro” together with her husband,
the Crown Prince. Because of her health, Her Royal Highness has
this year, chosen to switch out her annual “literature train” to a
more urban “literature…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate four years of
marriage. In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia
Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and
their family, have made their traditional appearance at the
ceremony of the Polar Music Prize 2019. King Carl XVI Gustaf was
asked to hand out the awards to this year’s laureates. The Swedish
Royal Family was well represented…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's State Visit to Ireland - Day 1
13th June 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have begun a three-day State Visit to Ireland. If
Brexit goes ahead, Ireland will be more isolated from the European
Union, and the Dutch and Irish are eager to retain their ties. The
Dutch Royals were received in…
A two-day state visit from South Korea to
the Kingdom of Norway got underway on Wednesday. President Moon
Jae-in and Ms Kim Jung–sook were met by Crown Prince Haakon at
Oslo’s Grand Hotel. Together they departed for the Royal Palace
where, following the short drive from the hotel, they arrived at a
grand welcome ceremony. The King inspects his soldiers before the
President arrives. Photo…
