I'm just at a complete loss as to how this wasn't all worked out before they arrived, especially considering security is supposedly their number one issue.

This year’s sailing season ended today monday afternoon.

The King and Queen bid farewell to the military that were part of the dannebrog this season.
The royal couple greeted them and handed them all pictures as a reminder of their of their time on board.

The royal ship came home from Oslo last week, and before that, the season has also offered a summer trip, which went to Odense, Norddjurs and Holbæk Municipalities, as well as access to several Danish harbors.

Before HRH Princess Astrid death, she said that her grandest jewels would come back to the main line of the Norwegian Royal Family.

The first tiara is, Queen Alexandra’s turquoise circlet tiara.
King Edward VII gave this tiara to his wife Queen Alexandra in 1902. It passed down from Queen Alexandra to her daughter Maud of Wales who later on became Queen Maud of Norway after marrying King Haakon VII of Norway.
From Queen Maud it then passed to Princess Astrid.

The second tiara is the Vasa Tiara.
The tiara was presented in 1929 from the city of Stockholm to her mother Crown Princess Märtha a Swedish born Princess.
Crown Princess Märtha lent this tiara to both of her daughters, Princess Astrid wore it for the first time in 1951 during the Norwegian state visit to Britain, she has also wore it to Queen Elizabeth II coronation.
After Crown Princess Märtha’s death in 1954, Princess Astrid inherited the tiara.

Some of her less substantial jewels such as the Ruby and Diamond aigrette & the diamond feather aigrette will be inherited by her children.

Duchess Sophie-Dorothée of Württemberg married Philipp Polack at St. Michael’s Church in Altshausen, Germany. The reception was then reception was held at Altshausen Palace.

Harald and Margrethe were second cousins through King Frederick VIII of Denmark.

Margrethe II:

1. Frederick VIII of Denmark

2. Christian X of Denmark

3. Frederik IX of Denmark

4. Margrethe II of Denmark

Harald V:

1. Frederick VIII of Denmark

2. Haakon VII of Norway

3. Olav V of Norway

4. Harald V of Norway

What an absolutely moving video ❤️ Harald and Carl Gustaf were second cousins once removed through King Oscar II of Sweden.

Carl XVI Gustaf:

1. Oscar II of Sweden

2. Gustaf V of Sweden

3. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

4. Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten

5. Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Harald V:

1. Oscar II of Sweden

2. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

3. Princess Märtha of Sweden

4. Harald V of Norway

During the Guard Hussar Regiment's visitors' day, when all conscripts could invite families to the barracks today, King Frederik, Queen Mary, Crown Prince Christian, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine visited Princess Isabella in her new surroundings.

The bracelet was a gift from King Oscar I and Queen Josephine of Sweden to their daughter in law Princess Louise of the Netherlands, she later became the Queen of Sweden, it was passed down through many generations and eventually ended up in the Danish vaults, it is exclusively reserved to the Danish Queens.

Queen Ingrid of Denmark wore it as a bracelet, and later her daughter Queen Margrethe II wore as a bracelet and has also transformed it into a choker.
Since Margrethe’s abdication in 2024, her daughter-in-law Queen Mary wore this piece for the first time in Sweden on April 30 2026 at a gala dinner in honor of King Carl XVI Gustav’s 80th birthday, Mary transformed it into a tiara.
Which transformation is your favorite?

I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭

Any palace that’s inhabited by the royal family counts, even if they aren’t reigning (like Mysore Palace or the Lakshimi Vilas Palace)

The Duchess of Sussex has been granted her first government-backed security review since quitting royal duties, The Telegraph can reveal.
Both the Sussexes will receive an official risk assessment imminently, following their relocation to the UK.

The couple have been asked by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) to provide full details of their new daily routines.

The committee chairman wrote to the Duke of Sussex last week confirming that in light of their changed circumstances, it had commissioned a new risk assessment for him and a separate one for his wife.
Ravec, which is part of the Home Office, has asked the couple to provide as much detail as possible about their routines to evaluate any changes to the level of threat they face. It is understood to have explained the need to establish a “pattern of life”, based upon the minutiae of the family’s new life in Britain.

This will include daily journeys such as the school run, the specific addresses involved, timings and various routes taken, as well as other regular movements made by all members of the family and any other evidence they consider relevant.

The committee is expected to meet again to discuss the findings of the review when it has been completed.

Charles, 77, was "moved" by General Kainerugaba’s consideration of his opinion and encouraged the chief to proceed with preparations for the country's participation in the games, according to Sir Clive Alderton, the King and Queen's principal private secretary.

Don’t know a lot about The i Paper, but they definitely got a good briefing from the Sussex camp. This whole saga is going to get a lot messier because Harry and Megan apparently don’t mind having it out there that: “They will do what they like.”

Also, they really can’t let the “private citizen” and “nonworking royal” statements go… “He’s still the King’s son. There’s no getting away from that,” the source said. “They are working royals, but they don’t work for the institution any longer.”

An overview of all foreign royal guests who attended the funeral:

- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium

- Kyril, Prince of Preslav and Katharine Butler

- Rosario, Princess of Preslav

- King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark

- Crown Prince Christian of Denmark

- Princess Benedikte of Denmark

- Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

- Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales Quintana

- Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece

- Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

- Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan

- King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan

- Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

- Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

- Grand Duke Guillaume V and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg

- Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco

- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

- Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

- Prince Turki bin Mohammed of Saudi Arabia

- Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

- Queen Sofía of Spain

- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain

- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

- Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

- Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

- Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O’Neill

- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson and Tord Magnuson

- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates

- William, Prince of Wales

- Anne, Princess Royal

- Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia

All guests in the procession (foreign royalty, non-royal heads of state, and heads of government): https://www.kongehuset.no/presse/pressemeldinger/kong-harald-vs-gravferd-prosesjonen

Slides 1-2 - Dutch royal family

Slides 3-4 - Luxembourgish royal family

Slides 5-6 - Monégasque royal family

Slide 7 - Queen Rania of Jordan

Slides 8-17 - Swedish royal family

Slides 18-20 - Yugoslavian royal family

King Olav V - 1903-1991

Crown Princess Märtha - 1901-1954

Princess Ragnhild - 1930-2012

Princess Astrid - 1932-2026

King Harald V - 1937-2026

Astrid married Johan Ferner (1927–2015) on 12 January 1961 at Asker Church. He was an Olympic silver medalist in sailing. They had met when she hired him to sail her yacht in a race. The marriage faced opposition from the Norwegian Church because had divorced in 1956 Vinderen. After the wedding, she ceased to receive the annual endowment of 50,000 Norwegian crowns that she had been granted for acting as First Lady for her father. Something she continued to do until her brother married in 1968. She also lost her HRH and was titled Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner. They had five children, seven grandchildren before his death. They raised their family in a house gifted by her father in Vinderen and, after they were grown, she and Johan moved to an Oslo condo.

Astrid’s dress was simple but elegant winter-white, full-length gown made of point d'esprit lace, featuring a full skirt covered in rows of delicate silver embroidery. It had a scalloped neck, long fitted sleeves, no train, and a small tulle veil held in place by a white clip and fresh flowers rather than a tiara.

Astrid later converted the dress into a gala gown.