Luxembourg is preparing to say a final
farewell to Grand Duke Jean. His funeral takes place on May 4th
with thousands of his fellow citizens expected to line the streets
around the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City to show their
respects. National mourning continues for the man who ruled the
European nation for 36 years and who is held in much affection by
many. Since Jean’s death…
This morning, Grand Duke Henri of
Luxembourg released a heartfelt letter about his late father, Grand
Duke Jean. The letter was released by the Grand Ducal Court in both
Luxembourgish and French. The translation of his letter, done by
Luxarazzi, is below: Dear fellow…
French media could this week report that
on Thursday, Prince Jean of France welcomed the presidents of both
France and Italy to his home, Amboise Castle. Emmanuel and Brigitte
Macron were warmly welcomed by the prince and his family. One of
the three current pretenders to…
King Harald of Norway, together with his
son Crown Prince Haakon, approved a surprising change in the
Norwegian government on Friday morning. No changes were expected in
the government and the change was to bring back a former minister
who in 2018 was forced to resign. The Prime Minister, Erna Solberg,
asked the king to approve former minister and current parliament
member Sylvi Listhaug as new…
Luxembourg’s postal service will make its
own tribute to Grand Duke Jean on the day of his funeral. On May
4th 2019 it will use a special stamp for letters passing through
its office in central Luxembourg city. They will bear the image of
Jean who died last month at…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has sent a
congratulatory message to Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito after his
ascension to the throne on 1 May after the abdication of his
85-year-old father, Emperor Akihito abdicated on 30 April. The
Queen of Denmark said: His Majesty Emperor…
On 30 April, Princess Marie was in Skive
to visit two projects supported by the DanChurchAid foundation of
which she is the patron. Princess Marie first visited the company
Nordic Food Partners, which produces organic rice for primarily
Nordic retail chains. The company recently started a collaboration
with DanChurchAid. They decided to give the rice that they couldn’t
sell to…
King Harald of Norway visited the two
municipalities of Skiptvedt and Marker in Østfold County, in the
southeast of the country on Tuesday. The King began his visit to
Skiptvedt at the local kindergarten at the village of Lindormen.
Here the king was welcomed by several…
By the end of the Second World War, Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis
to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published
diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and
the south of the Netherlands had been…
Yesterday, Sweden celebrated King Carl
XVI Gustaf’s 73rd birthday at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Swedes
gathered in the Inner Courtyard to celebrate their King and heard
the Navy Band perform music for the audience. The King, Queen
Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle,
Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Sofia watched the
performance from the balcony…
