The Norwegian and British royal families have strong ties to each other. King Harald’s grandmother, Queen Maud of Norway, was the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, is the older sister of the present Norwegian monarch.
In connection with the coronation of her cousin, King Charles III, the Princess has given a rare interview that the Norwegian…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north of the capital of Oslo.
King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Princess Astrid were at the…
The public tax figures for 2021 in Norway have been published, making last year’s income, assets and taxes for large parts of the Norwegian population made public. However, some are left off the tax lists, including the senior members of the Norwegian Royal…
Princess Astrid sends message as the International Music Prize which bears her name takes place
20th August 2022
Despite being 90 years of age, Princess Astrid of Norway is still one of the hardest members of the Norwegian Royal Family. Throughout her life, the Princess has always been very interested in music. Since 1956, Her Highness has been patron of a music award which is named in her honour.
The Princess Astrid Music Prize is the longest-running music competition in Norway, and this week, it once…
Laughs, tears and tiaras in Oslo as Princess Ingrid Alexandra officially celebrates her 18th birthday
18th June 2022
Friday night was the pinnacle of the royal year. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted a gala dinner in Oslo to celebrate Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday.
From about 7:30 pm, the halls of the Royal Palace started filling with people –…
The pandemic has prevented the Norwegian, and other European, royal families from being able to hold larger dinners. But now, this is changing. Norway is now a country completely without any kind of restrictions. And so King Harald has hosted to a grand dinner to thank all…
Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April 1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha’s Fund”.
After the Crown Princess death on 5 April 1954, it was decided that the work of the fund should be continued under the name…
Today, 12 February, Princess Astrid of Norway turns 90-years-old! We wish her a wonderful birthday, and on the occasion, we look back on the Princess’s life to find out a little more about the Norwegian King’s older sister.
Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of…
The annual parliament dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been held again after a hiatus. Due to the pandemic, the traditional event had to be cancelled in 2020, but this year the tables could be covered again, for the 103rd time. King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown…
King Harald was joined by his son, Crown Prince Haakon, and his sister, Princess Astrid, at the government’s liberation lunch on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Norway’s liberation from German occupation.
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Veterans from World War II were invited to lunch at the Oslo Opera House. The royal family and all guests were welcomed by Prime Minister…
