On Saturday, after the terror attack in
central Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, royals have released
statements condemning the attack and expressing their sympathy with
the Swedish people. The attack occurred around 3 pm Swedish time
when a lorry was hijacked and mowed down pedestrians on the
pedestrian thoroughfare, Drottninggatan before crashing into
the Åhlens department store. The truck was…
Her Royal Highness, Princess Marie of
Denmark was awarded the highest French honour, the Légion
d’Honneur (Order of the Legion of Honour) yesterday at the French
Ambassador’s Residence in Copenhagen. She was made
a Grand Officer, which is just one degree lower than…
New Dutch coins created in celebration of King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday
7th April 2017
The Royal Dutch Coin has designed a
special commemoration coin for King Willem-Alexander’s 50th
birthday. The design was done by Persijn Broersen en Margit Lukács.
The 10-euro coin is the first commemoration coin made since
2013 when one was made for the King…
Vogue says styles of Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess Mary inspired by First Lady Melania Trump
7th April 2017
Think Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess
Mary are getting style inspiration from First Lady Melania Trump?
Vogue seems to think so. The legendary fashion magazine noted that
when the Queen of the Belgians arrived in Denmark for a State Visit
at the end of March, her icy blue coat dress was similar in style
to the coat dress Melania Trump wore to her husband’s January
inauguration; and the coat…
Yesterday, Their Royal Highnesses Crown
Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden made an unannounced
visit to Sveriges Television (SVT) at Gärdet in Stockholm. The
royal couple visited both the newsroom and the children’s channel
area. They were shown around the…
Earlier this week it was announced that a
State Council would be held at the Royal Norwegian Palace in Oslo.
This is highly unusual as usually all the State Council meetings
are held on Fridays. Whenever the King does not have the
opportunity to attend the State Council on…
It has been announced that a State
Council will be held at the Royal Norwegian Palace in Oslo on
Wednesday. This is highly unusual as usually, all the State Council
meetings are held on Fridays. Whenever the King does not have the
opportunity to attend the State Council on Fridays, his son, Crown
Prince Haakon attends behalf of his father. When the Crown Prince
also not have the opportunity to…
“Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg,
[showed] lack respect for His Majesty the King and his elected
Assembly,” said the former President of the Stortinget
(the Norwegian national assembly), Dag Terje Andersen to the
Norwegian media on Monday morning. Andersen…
Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise of
Norway has opened up about motherhood in a new interview with the
Norwegian women’s magazine, Kvinner og Klær (KK); her
colleague, Elisabeth Nordeng was also interviewed. They had both
just returned from India for a retreat…
Will Gibraltar turn into the next Falklands? All you need to know about the territorial dispute
2nd April 2017
Gibraltar – a large piece of rock over
1,000 miles away from Britain is currently in the midst of conflict
over what country has legal sovereignty: the UK or Spain? But
Gibraltar is not just a large piece of rock; it is British overseas
territory with 30,000 inhabitants living on it. Despite
compromising of less than 2.6 square miles, it has been in
territorial dispute for centuries due to its…
