Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria promoting digitisation on UN visit to Bangladesh

Crown Princess Victoria has begun an official visit to Bangladesh together with the United Nations, kicking off a four-day visit with engagements related to technology. The future queen arrived in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, quickly stopping to see the technological progress made by the South Asian country at an event called ‘Innovate Together for #ZeroDigitalDivide.’ According…
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Sweden

The princess who wore blue to say 'I do' to a prince who waited decades to marry her

It’s one of my all time favourite royal wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a masterclass in elegance and chic, it was also the wedding dress of a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since Prince Bertil of…
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Belgium

Princess Elisabeth meets President Obama

Princess Elisabeth helped welcome a special visitor to the Castle of Laeken on Sunday, joining her father in welcoming former US President Barack Obama to Belgium. President Obama is in Belgium this weekend for the FTI SuperNova conference in Puurs-Sint-Amands, where he…
Norway

King Harald out of hospital to recuperate at home

King Harald of Norway has left hospital after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The Royal Court said King Harald would be on sick leave until at least April 8th 2024 and his son and heir, Crown Prince Haakon, would continue to carry out all…
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Norway

King Harald receives a permanent pacemaker

King Harald has undergone successful surgery to place a permanent pacemaker following a period of infection, the Norwegian Royal Court announced on Tuesday. The King had been vacationing in Malaysia with Queen Sonja when he fell ill and was taken to a local hospital. His…
Norway

The future queen whose wedding dress came via a department store

The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned heads from across Europe. This…
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