On Wednesday, several members of the
Danish Royal Family attended ceremonies commemorating Flag Day.
Flag Day has always been commemorated on 5 September since 2009. It
was created to honour all the Danish soldiers who were sent on
missions abroad since 1948. Since 2011, the ceremonies in
Copenhagen were attended either by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary or Prince Joachim and…
The German-speaking heads of state
have begun their annual meeting located in Switzerland this year as
the 2018 host is Swiss President Alain Berset. King Philippe
of Belgium, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, and Hereditary Prince
Alois of Liechtenstein attended as the…
On Tuesday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway handed out the Kavli Award for 2018. This happened first in
an award ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert Hall. Next
followed a reception and dinner with His Majesty, the winner, and
other guests in the Oslo City Hall. His…
Environment a key topic while Crown Princess Victoria is in Japan
5th September 2018
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden is currently in Japan to attend the Keystone
Dialogues in her role as United Nations ambassador for the UN
Sustainable Development Goals. UN Sustainable Development Goal
number 14, “Life below water”, is aimed at conserving and
sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for
sustainable development. The conference is focused on…
Crown Princess Katherine delivers medical equipment to Belgrade hospital
4th September 2018
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia visited Sveti Sava hospital in Belgrade this
week to deliver medical equipment worth more than 5,800 EUR which
will help in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. The medical
equipment was donated by Mr Milovan…
King Harald and Queen Sonja attended golden jubilee concert at Oscar's Hall Palace
4th September 2018
Their Majesties The King and Queen of
Norway were present when the Armed Forces Music Corps performed at
an outdoor concert at Oscar’s Hall on the occasion of the King and
Queen’s golden wedding ceremony on Monday evening. The event was
free and open to the public, so…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde drop their three youngest children off for their first day of school
4th September 2018
On Monday, the 3rd of September, it was
back to school for the children in the Belgian Royal Family as King
Philippe and Queen Mathilde took their children for their
first day of school after the summer holidays. As the children of
the King and Queen attend different schools, the couple had to
split to ensure all children were accompanied to their first day of
the new school year. Prince…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway is travelling to the USA at the end of September. His
Royal Highness will be visiting New York for a few days to attend
the High Level Week of the United Nations in New York. He will stay
in the United States from 24 to 27…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark was hospitalised on Sunday at Rigshospitalet in
Copenhagen. The Royal court has stated in a press release that the
Crown Prince had to undergo surgery for spinal disc herniation and
confirmed that the surgery was…
It is back to work for King Philippe as
he opened the new tram line 9 between Koekelberg and Jette
(Brussels). The King was able to operate the tram on the first ride
at the new line was completed. Yesterday King Philippe undertook
his first official engagement after going on holiday with his
family. The King opened the new tram line 9 in the capital of
Brussels between Koekelberg and Jette. The…
