His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway was accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen
Søreide on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. On behalf of
Norway, the Crown Prince announced Norway’s candidacy for a seat in
the UN Security Council for the period of 2021-22. The launch took
place in the UN building in New York and was then marked with a
huge reception for all…
On Thursday this week, Queen Sonja went
on a historical tour to the south of Norway. Her Majesty went with
the royal yacht “KS Norge” to the island community of Karmøy where
she was received by Mayor Jarle Nilsen. Upon arrival, the Queen
received flowers from…
Wednesday lunchtime this week, King
Willem-Alexander was in the Northern part of Groningen where he
officially opened the extension of the railway line from
Roodeschool to Eemshaven. The line has been in use since March and
is an extension of the Sauwerd-Roodeschool line…
It came to light on 20 June that Prince
Laurent of Belgium wanted to sue a Member of Parliament (MP) in
Belgium, Peter Buysrogge, for slander if he did not apologise.
The Prince wanted an apology from the MP after the politician
accused him of fraud in May 2018. Buysrogge claimed last month that
Prince Laurent had filed a false report on his activities. For the
annual report in 2017, he submitted…
All across the globe, stigmas between
male and female are being broken on a daily basis. Jobs that once
were deemed fit only for men to perform have now crossed the gender
line to be fulfilled by both males and females. Careers such as in
politics and business are working on…
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie to move to London
22nd June 2018
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
announced yesterday that Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie would move to London later this
year. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume will begin a post-graduate
training course at the Royal College of…
Princess Christina, the aunt of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has bone cancer
21st June 2018
The Dutch Government Information Service
(RVD) has announced that Princess Christina, 71, has bone cancer.
It was discovered in the autumn of 2017, and she is in stable
condition. A statement was released yesterday on her behalf saying,
“In the fall of 2017 showed that Princess Christina has bone
cancer. “Since last winter, her condition is stable, and
therefore she feels good under the…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken about the death of her younger sister, Inés
Zorreguieta, at her first event since her 33-year-old sister’s
tragic passing earlier this month in Argentina. During an event
at a hospital in Groningen, which had been postponed…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
were welcomed to the White House yesterday by President Donald
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Their Majesties, the President
and First Lady held a private meeting in the Oval Office after the
official welcome, where Letizia was…
Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of
Denmark has died at the age of 83, the Danish Royal Court has
announced. She died yesterday at 6.15pm surrounded by her closest
family. Hendes Højhed Prinsesse Elisabeth afgået ved døden. I går
aftes klokken 18.15 sov Hendes Højhed Prinsesse Elisabeth stille
ind efter længere tids sygdom. Prinsessen var omgivet af sin
nærmeste familie. Prinsesse…
