On Tuesday, large parts of the Swedish
Royal Family attended the State Opening of Parliament in Stockholm.
This falls only a few weeks after a dramatic election. On Monday,
the parliament chose a new chairman and on Tuesday they voted to
resign the prime minister and begin the process to give Sweden a
new government. Nevertheless, before the process of negations can
begin the Royal Family needed…
Crown Princess Victoria talks climate, her children’s involvement, and her sadness about Princess Madeleine’s move to the US
25th September 2018
Following a whirlwind five day visit to
New York for a United Nations Summit, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden returned to Stockholm today. The trip was a great success
with the Crown Princess giving a speech in the General Assembly,
spending time with some of the world’s…
King Carl XVI Gustaf sends condolences to Vietnam's Deputy President
25th September 2018
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent
his condolences to Vietnam’s Deputy President HE Dang Thi Ngoc
Thinh after the death of the President of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, Tran Dai Quang on 21 September 2018. In his
condolence message released by the Royal…
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja began
her two-day visit to France. Her Majesty Queen Sonja was present
during the opening of the exhibition “Forces de la Nature” at the
National Ceramics Museum in Sèvres. The display is a tribute to
Norwegian creativity in modern ceramics and wallpaper design.
Exceptional in scale, “Forces of Nature” presents no less than 65
works dating from the 2000s…
As the United Nations plans to hold its
annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal
families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd
session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be…
In the latest instalment of our autumn
series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies
throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy
in Portugal. On a chilly February day in 1908, the King of Portugal
and his family were making their way…
King Harald and Queen Sonja conclude season for The Norwegian Royal Yacht
22nd September 2018
On Friday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the end of
this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. During
the now ended summer season, the crew consisted of 53 people,
17 officers and 36 other crew members. During winter, the crew is
reduced to a minimum of approximately 25 people. The duties are
mainly guarding the ship and…
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen
Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new
exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new
show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the
Norwegian national costumes which…
Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen. His
visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the
Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought
and forest fires that ravaged in the…
Queen Máxima: "There are no words" after four children are killed in a train accident
20th September 2018
Queen Máxima had just arrived in
Friesland in the north of the Netherlands today for a happy
occasion when news reached the Queen that a terrible accident had
taken place in Oss, in the south of the Netherlands. Four children
were killed, and one child and one adult were seriously injured
when the electric carrier cycle they were travelling on was hit by
a train on a crossing. The ANP news…
