Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal
Family becomes the patron of state television channel NRK’s charity
broadcast. Last year, it was Queen Sonja. It’s just been announced
that in 2020, King Harald will take on the role. The NRK TV charity
campaign of 2020 will support the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for
Nature) and its efforts to combat plastic in the sea. One third of
the plastic in…
Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most
students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of
the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and
support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid
Alexandra, and the other student council…
It has been 80 years since the German
invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian royal
family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince
Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed
to escape and lived in exile in the UK…
Gustavus Adolphus or better known as King
Gustav II of Sweden was born in 1594. At the age of only 16, Gustav
was a war-torn young Crown Prince who was eager to take over the
Swedish throne. When Denmark-Norway stirred up a new war in 1610,
it was only a question of when the war would break out. The two
arch-enemies were preparing for war and in 1611 came the
declaration of war when…
The Royal Palace in Oslo is today a
striking monument in the city centre of Oslo. When the castle was
built, it was located outside the very centre of Oslo. The property
that is today the residence of Norway’s monarch was for only 300
years ago nothing more than part…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander
of Serbia has extended his warmest wishes for the beginning of the
Holy Month of Ramadan to the Islamic Community of Serbia. The Crown
Prince aims to bring unity between the various ethnic and religious
groups of Serbia; His Royal…
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan
confirmed that he thinks extremist groups may take advantage of the
Coronavirus and the situation it has created in the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East. The Jordanian Kingdom
is one of the most stable nations in the entire region and, like
most other nations; they are now fighting the Coronavirus. The
Jordanian monarch made the statement…
Prince Joachim and his family will move
back to Schackenborg Castle according to the Danish Royal Court’s
Communication Department, who spoke to the Danish magazine
“Her&Nå”. They are, therefore, moving from their temporary
residence at Amalienborg Palace in…
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had
to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because
of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come
together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish
Queen. Many people noticed that several…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
has over the last weeks been the most active working member of the
Norwegian Royal Family. The Crown Prince is working from his home,
the Skaugum Estate, to help the Norwegian people get through the
coronavirus pandemic. In a video meeting with representatives from
the United Nation`s development program, the Crown Prince on
Thursday heard more about the…
