Nobel Prize Schedule, Details. Live Streams (2024)

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(All times are local - Stockholm & Oslo, both GMT+1)

This is the expected schedule based on past years. We will update as information is confirmed for this year. 

Tuesday, December 10th

Norway 

Save the Children’s Peace Prize Party (11:30 AM-Noon)

• Attending:  Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit

King Receives Nobel Peace Prize Laureates (Noon)

• Attending: King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit 

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony/ Lecture  at Oslo City Hall (1:00- 2:30 PM)

• ** Link to Live Stream **
• Details on Events.
• Attending: King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit
• Chart of  Past Attendance
• Presentation Speech: 
• Jørgen Watne Frydnes (Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee)

• Nobel Lecture: 
• Terumi Tanaka (Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo)

Nobel Peace Prize Banquet (7:00-11:30 PM)

• Laureate wave from Balcony (7 PM)
• No Live Stream (But we get glimpses from Sweden Live Stream)
• Attending: Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Sweden 

Nobel Prize Ceremony (4:00 PM - 5:10 PM)

• ** Link to Live Stream **
• Chat of Past Attendance
• Opening Address:
• Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding (Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation)
• Presentation Speech: 
• Physics: Professor Ellen Moons
• Chemistry: Professor Johan Åqvist
• Physiology or Medicine: Professor Rickard Sandberg
• Literature: Ellen Mattson
• Economic Sciences: Professor Jan Teorell
• Attending: King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Prince Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia

Nobel Prize Banquet (6:30 PM Arrivals, 7:00 - 10:55 PM)

• Live Stream by SVT
• Pre-Banquet
• Banquet (7 PM)
• Seating Chart
• Menu
• Speeches: (Only one Laureate from each category gives a speech)
• Physics: Geoffrey Hinton
• Chemistry: David Baker
• Medicine: Gary Ruvkun
• Literature: Han Kang
• Economics: Daron Acemoglu
• Attending:  King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Prince Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, & Princess Sofia
• Banquet Afterparty (11 PM +)
 

Sunday, December 11th

Sweden 

King's Banquet for the Nobel Laureates at Palace (7:30 PM)

• Private Banquet, but we get photos of the Royals arriving
• Attending: King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Prince Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia

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Reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France (2024)

Notre Dame before and after the Fire
Lasunncty, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France burned down 2019. After years of repairs, the cathedral is re-opening December 2024. 

The reopening service, presided over by the Archbishop of Paris, will take place on Saturday, December 7th. The service will be held in the late afternoon, in the presence of the President of the Republic, officials, donors, representatives of all the parishes of Paris, members of the cathedral chapter, and the Parisian clergy.

The service will be followed by a broadcast produced by France TV, aired globally from the cathedral’s forecourt. 

Live Stream Link - Service begins at 5 PM local time (GMT+1).

Royals Attending:

* Denotes Catholics

Current Monarchies

• Belgium 
• King Felipe* & Queen Mathilde*
• Liechtenstein 
• Prince Philipp* and Princess Isabelle*
• Countess Diane of Nassau* (Reported, but I have not yet seen a photo)
• Luxembourg
• Grand Duke Henri* & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa*
• Monaco 
• Prince Albert*
• Morocco 
• Prince Moulay Rachid
• UK
• Prince William

Former Monarchies

• France
• Prince Jean d'Orléans, Count of Paris
• Prince Gaston
• Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Prince Carlo & Princess Camilla 

Passing of Princess Brigitte of Sweden

Princess Brigitte at the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neil

Princess Brigitte of Sweden passed away today at age 87. She passed away in Spain, on the island of Mallorca where she lived.

Princess Birgitta Ingeborg Alice was the older sister of King Carl Gustaf. She was married to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (1932–2016) and had three children and a number of grandchildren.

Flag will be flown at half-mast at Drottningholm Palace and Haga Palace on Thursday 5 December.

Statement by Palace

• In Swedish
• Press Release 
• Statement from the Marshal of the Court
• Statement from King Carl Gustaf
• In English
• Press Release

“With great sadness, I have today received the news that my sister, Princess Birgitta, has passed away. My sister was a colorful and forthright person who will be deeply missed by me and my family. Together with all my family, I send my condolences to Princess Birgitta's children and grandchildren.”

- King Carl Gustaf

Funeral & burial

• Sunday Dec 15th 
• Funeral at Drottingholm Palace Chapel attended by family, friends and special guests. 
• Burial at the Royal Cemetery at Hagaparken.
• Seraphim ring at Riddarholm Church (Noon-1 PM)
• Book of condolence at Stockholm Castle 10AM to 1 PM, and Riddarholm church Noon- 1 PM on the day of the funeral.

• Monday Dec 16th
• The Royal Cemetery at Hagaparken will be open from 11 AM to 2 PM for those who wish to visit Princess Birgitta's grave.

Denmark Advent/Christmas Calendar (2024)

In past years, the Denmark Palace has released a Christmas Calendar on social media, with posts each day from December 1st to December 24th. 

During December's four Advent Sundays, King Frederik and Queen Mary will examines a number of Danish Christmas traditions. "With visits around Denmark, the Majesties, together with a number of experts, are helping to find the common thread from the Vikings' pre-Christian Christmas to the holiday we know and celebrate today."

Each Day's Topic

• December 1st (1st Sunday of Advent) - King Frederik visits the Viking Ship Museum
• Post
• Video
• December 8th  (2nd Sunday of Advent) - Queen Mary visits Grundtvig's Church in Bispebjerg to meet with Confirmation Students
• Post
• Video
• December 15th (3rd Sunday of Advent) - 
• December 22nd (4th Sunday of Advent) -

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