Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
visited Jordan in her role as the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. She was in the Middle Eastern kingdom from 10 through
12 February. The Dutch Information Services (RVD) explained ahead
of her visit, “In recent years, the number of adults with access to
financial services has increased from…
The Grand Ducal Court announced this
afternoon that Alix, Dowager Princess de Ligne (born Princess Alix
of Luxembourg) died today at the age of 89. In a press release, the
Court said, “It is with great sadness that Their Royal Highnesses
Grand Duke Jean, the Grand Duke…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is visiting
Colombia from Monday to Wednesday this week. He has been invited to
the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN
Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced
by the royal court until Monday…
Crown Princess Mary is heading to Texas
with a Danish business delegation next month, hitting Austin and
Houston to promote culture, innovation, and green energy. Crown
Princess Mary will be in the United States from 10 to 13 March, and
will be accompanied by Mette Bock, Denmark’s Minister for Culture.
In Austin, Crown Princess Mary will attend the South by Southwest
Festival (SXSW), an…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium has wrapped up
her five-day visit to Mozambique. At the end of her tour, she spoke
to the press that had travelled with her on the trip. There, she
talked about her wish for a normal, private life for her oldest
daughter, the Duchess of Brabant. Her…
Princess Sofia has revealed that she is
currently in South Africa to work for the organisation she founded,
Project Playground. Therefore, the Princess missed the World
Childhood Foundation’s 20th-anniversary celebrations, hosted by her
sister-in-law, Princess…
Norwegians have, like American and
British audiences, been obsessed with the Netflix series, “The
Crown”. Royal history is fascinating. So now Norway is in the
process making its own version of the British show – with Norwegian
royal history of course. The company “Nordic film” will make the
new TV series about King Haakon and his journey to be Norway’s
monarch in 1905. “We are…
Norwegian and Swedish royals have
reunited on the slopes in Åre, Sweden. The
Crown Prince Couple of Norway and the Crown Princess
Family of Sweden, who are very close friends, are in Åre for
the Alpine World Cup, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
posted two…
On Monday, Princess Marie visited the
Automation office space at Nordea in Copenhagen as Patron of the
Danish National Association for Autism. Nordea hired seven people
with autism through Specialisterne, a company working to find jobs
for people with autism through…
It has been announced that for the second
half of February, some more buildings at the Soestdijk Palace will
be made available to the public tour. The three buildings; the
stables, garages and servant’s quarters are situated on the
opposite side of the Amsterdamsestraatweg to the main Palace. The
servant’s quarters and stables were added in the latter half of the
nineteenth century. However…
