The new King of Norway, Haakon VIII, has
begun his reign with a sombre duty. King Haakon travelled to the
Royal Palace in Oslo just hours after his father, King Harald V,
died for the formal declaration of the end of one reigh and the
start of another. Haakon VIII, who kept vigil with his father
overnight as Harald V slipped away, had the difficult duty of
declaring the King of…
King Haakon VIII arrives at the Royal Palace in Oslo for the first time as monarch and Norway gives him a warm welcome
28th August 2026
King Haakon has arrived at the Royal
Palace in Oslo for the first time as monarch ahead of the
Extraordinary Council of State that will formally declare the start
of a new reign. Haakon VIII, King of Norway was driven to the
palace with huge crowds gathering to welcome…
Queen Mette-Marit, the controversial new consort of Norway: the Cinderella whose fairytale came to a close
28th August 2026
When she married her prince, the press
across her home country called her ‘Cinderella’. Now, the royal
bride who defied critics to build a regal fairy tale has become
Queen of Norway but the fairytale stopped some time ago now for the
most controversial consort…
King Harald dies on the eve of his wedding anniversary: his love story with Queen Sonja is a true royal romance
28th August 2026
Queen Sonja of Norway is mourning her
husband of 58 years, following the death of King Harald at the age
of 89. Harald V, King of Norway, died on the eve of the couple’s
58th wedding anniversary. Queen Sonja had kept vigil along in the
early evening before heading back for some rest. Their son, King
Haakon VIII, was with Harald when he died. Sonja and Harald’s
relationship lasted…
Norway woke up to a new reign this
morning as King Harald died in the early hours with the throne
immediately passing to his only son who is now King Haakon VIII.
King Harald had been ill for several days with his doctors
announcing a deterioration just hours before he…
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf puts his royal court into mourning over death of friend and relation King Harald V of Norway
28th August 2026
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden had put
his royal court into official mourning following the death of his
close friend and relation, King Harald V of Norway. The Swedish
king said mourning would be observed by his court and staff to the
fullest degree on the day that…
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark ask for flags in Copenhagen to be flown at half mast after death of King Harald V
28th August 2026
King Frederik of Denmark has ordered
flags be flown at half mast after King Harald of Norway died. The
Danish royals immediately lowered the standard at their home, the
Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, when news of Harald V’s death was
announced. The King and Queen of Denmark also sent their
condolences to the new monarch, King Haakon VIII. The letter, which
praised King Harald for…
King Charles is named after the same person as Norway's new monarch, Haakon VIII - and here's why
28th August 2026
King Charles has a close bond with
Norway’s royals that led to an unusual link with the family and
means that he is actually named after the same man as the country’s
new king who is called Haakon VIII. For according to the one
telling of the story, Charles got…
How Norway found out its much loved King Harald had died: the moving announcement that ended the reign of a monarch
28th August 2026
Norway found out its king had died in a
moving announcement as dawn broke in Oslo. Harald V, King of Norway
died on August 28, 2026. He was 89. The Royal Court made a short
announcement soon after the death of the king with a moving
statement. It read simply that…
Obituary: King Harald V of Norway, a popular king who reshaped his country's monarchy
28th August 2026
King Harald of Norway, who has died at
the age of 89, ruled his country for thirty five years and
consolidated the monarchy’s popularity. King Harald was the first
King of Norway born on Norwegian soil in 567 years. He was born at
Skaugum estate on 21 February 1937, the son of the then Crown
Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha. He was the youngest of their
three children. Harald…
