Norway

Large majority of all young Norwegians support the monarchy

The day before Princess Ingrid Alexandra comes of age, the Norwegian royal family received a boost from a new poll. On behalf of TV station NRK, Norstat asked 1, 000 young Norwegians between the ages of 16 and 20 about their views of the monarchy. The result is that 76 percent of young people between the ages of 16 and 20 support the monarchy, according to the new survey. More than 80 percent…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway mark 30th anniversary of coronation blessing

On June 23, it was exactly 30 years since King Harald and Queen Sonja were blessed by the Norwegian Church in a large-scale ceremony. The incident took place in Northern Europe’s largest cathedral, the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The royal couple thus carried on the tradition King Olav introduced in 1958. The blessing was introduced as a ritual after the coronation ceremony in Norway was…
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Norway's Royal Family lead celebrations on country's national day

Norway has been celebrating its national day and although events were smaller this year, due to the pandemic, the Norwegian royal family had a central role during the celebrations. Led by King Harald, they remained the centre of this second, consecutive scaled back National Day celebrations. The National Day started traditionally for the Crown Prince’s family at home in Asker, where they…
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Norway’s Prime Minister issues statement to dismiss rumours of republicanism

The Norwegian monarchy is rock solid. Recent surveys show that an average of 82% of the Norwegian people wants to keep the monarchy as their form of government. However, the leader of the Norwegian Agricultural Party, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, accused the conservative government party and Prime Minister Erna Solberg of republicanism last week. “It is much easier to be a republican at some…
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