Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will
be the godmother of the brand new Norwegian research ship “Crown
Prince Haakon.” This was announced on Friday by the Director of the
Norwegian Polar Institute, Ole Arve Misund to the Norwegian press.
The ship will be baptised by godmother Princess Ingrid Alexandra in
the city of Tromsø, in northern Norway, on 17 November. During the
ceremony, the…
Queen Máxima ordered rest by her doctors, cancels trip to Tanzania
3rd November 2018
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been
ordered to rest by her doctors. As a result, her upcoming trip to
Tanzania that she was to undertake as the Special Advocate of
the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Inclusive Finance
for Development has been cancelled.
Crown Princess Katherine donates money to restore Egyptian monastery
1st November 2018
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia hosted a fundraising event in New York to raise
money for the restoration of a monastery in Egypt. Crown Princess
Katherine is also a trustee of the British associates of Saint
Catherine Monastery. His Royal Highness the…
An avid social media user, Princess
Madeleine of Sweden has shared a photo of her and her children on
Halloween to her Instagram account. This was the second Halloween
themed image the royal has shared over the past week. The Princess,
who currently resides in the Miami area of Florida with her
husband, Chris O’Neill and three children, is pictured dressed as a
black cat while holding her…
Princess Leonor speaks publicly for first time on 13th birthday to read Spanish Constitution on its 40th anniversary
1st November 2018
Leonor, Princess of Asturias, has read
and spoken publicly for the first time. The future Queen of Spain,
on her 13th birthday, read from the Spanish Constitution on
Wednesday alongside her father, King Felipe. On the occasion of the
40th anniversary of the Spanish…
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa made a two-day
humanitarian trip to Beirut, Lebanon on October 29th and October
30th. The Grand Duchess made this trip as part of the forum “Stand
Speak Rise Up – To end sexual violence in sensitive areas” that the
Grand Duchess…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary to take part in an official business visit to Rome
1st November 2018
The Danish Royal Court has released the
programme for Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s
official business visit to Rome, Italy from 6th November to 8th
November. The tour will focus on solutions in health, climate
change, water and energy, urbanisation and sustainable food
production. The headline for the Danish business promotion is
“Italy – We Think Business” and…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who was
born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spoke this week via
video at the FORMIC 2018 conference which took place
in Barranquilla, Colombia. Speaking in her native Spanish,
Máxima explained “how technology-led innovations…
Princess Marie to attend International Stop Wasting Food dinner
31st October 2018
On November 13th, Princess Marie will be
the guest of honour at a dinner hosted by the Stop Wasting Food
Movement. The international Stop Wasting Food Dinner will be hosted
by Selina Juul and the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Denmark
Henk Swarttouw and will focus on the…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where Rønneberg came from. Joachim was
99-years-old and died of old age at his local retirement home on 21
October. He leaves behind a…
