On Thursday, Princess Marie helped launch
the Danish UNESCO National Commission’s new strategy for 2019-2022
as Patron of the Commission. The procedure was set out last May
during a seminar for the members of the commission and any
institutions involved which was also attended by Princess Marie.
UNESCO has been appointed to work on goal 4 of the 17 UN Goals for
Sustainable Development by…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
very busy in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
She was in Switzerland from Tuesday evening through Thursday. She
is attending as part of her role at the United Nation’s
Secretary-General’s Special…
Princess Athena of Denmark celebrates her
seventh birthday today. As usual, the Royal Danish House released
images in celebration of the young royals birthday. The two
pictures, taken by her parents, feature the seven-year-old outside,
with one image showing Athena holding…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
braved freezing winter temperatures to visit her country’s armed
forces. The Crown Princess visited the Army Hunters Battalion and
the Armed Forces’ Winter Unit on Wednesday. Both of this companies
are a part of Norrbotten’s regiment I 19 in the far north of
Sweden. During her visit, the Crown Princess met with soldiers who
are currently…
If you’ve always wanted to work in a
royal household and you’re available to live in Sweden, you might
be in luck. The Swedish Royal Court has listed three job vacancies
for gardeners on their website, and they’re also looking to add
about 200 seasonal…
Three hundred years ago, the new
principality of Liechtenstein was formed from the domains of
Seigneury of Schellenberg and County of Vaduz by the purchase of
the lands by Anton Florian of Liechtenstein and a decree from
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. This meant that Anton…
On Monday, Princess Estelle was taken to
the Bernadotte Library in the Royal Palace by her grandfather, King
Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria to learn more
about her family’s history. The Bernadotte Library holds
hundreds of thousands of books relating to the Bernadotte dynasty
with many books being written by the royals themselves. King Karl
XIV Johan (the first…
King Harald of Norway has approved
changes in his country’s government. It follows a recent
announcement by the government that it is changing from a
three-party to a majority four-party-administration. The
politicians met at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to…
Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris and Duke
of France died Monday afternoon at the age of 85. The news was
announced on Facebook by his son, Prince Jean, the Duke of Vendôme.
The statement was published in French, with an English translation
below: It is with great…
Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway turns 15-years-old. To celebrate the occasion, we have
compiled 15 facts about the Princess which you might not have known
before: Following Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birth, Germany’s
leader had to go out and ask German magazines to stop spreading
various rumours about the Princess and her origins. The Princess
was going to have another…
