King Harald was in attendance when
Provost Ole Kristian Bonden was consecrated as the new bishop of
Hamar. It was Parliament’s first vice-president Svein Harberg who
accompanied the King during the solemn ceremony. The new bishop
comes from the position of provost in the Sør-Østerdal region. For
many years before that he was parish priest in Elverum. Bonden
originally comes from…
Queen Sonja of Norway attended the
opening of “The palace’s craftsmanship – created through 200 years”
exhibition at Queen Sonja Art Stable at Oslo’s Royal Palace. Vigdis
Hjort, a Norwegian author and craftsmanship enthusiast, led
the…
Memorial services planned for King Constantine in Athens and London
27th January 2023
Memorial services for Constantine II, the
last King of Greece, are set to be held in the coming months. The
first will be in Athens in February when the official royal
mourning period for Constantine II comes to an end. Constantine
died on January 10th 2023 and was buried…
Queen Silvia has been photographed and
portrayed in paintings many times. But now, the Queen of Sweden has
revealed there’s one portrait that she doesn’t really like. In the
Swedish magazine “Antiquities and Auction” , Queen Silvia and King
Carl XVI Gustaf have give an exclusive interview from Stockholm
Palace. In this new interview, Queen Silvia reveals that it is a…
Countess Alexandra has resigned from her
permanent job at the electronics company Bang & Olufsen. Countess
Alexandra is the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, and is
mother to his two eldest children. Bang & Olufsen designs, develops
and markets, among other…
Princess Martha Louise’s fiance, Durek Verrett, talks openly about royal relations again
25th January 2023
Durek Verrett has caused controversy
again in Norway due to a TikTok video. In a live broadcast on
the social network, Durek Verrett spoke about Norway’s King Harald,
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon, only two months after the
Royal Family made an agreement that he…
Queen Sonja of Norway is set to open a
new exhibition at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The new exhibit, “The
Palace’s Crafts – Created over 200 years in the Queen Sonja Art
Stable,” will be displayed in the Queen’s Art Stable and will be
open from Sunday, 29 January. It will display some of Norway’s most
beautiful crafts and pay tribute to traditional…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway are set to undertake an official visit to the
United Kingdom in March. The pair will visit London from 1 – 2
March to celebrate the strong relationship and history of ties
between Norway and the United…
Questions arise after two former princes appear to still be using their royal titles
24th January 2023
It has been revealed that Prince
Joachim’s children are still referred to as princes and princesses,
despite the removal of their official titles at the start of 2023.
At of the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day, in an effort to
slim down the Danish monarchy…
Tatoi Palace, the former royal residence
of the Greek Royal Family, is set to become a public museum. The
Athens-based palace will open as a public museum by 2025, according
to the country’s Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni. The
announcement was made one day after the burial of former King
Constantine II at the estate. Restoration has been ongoing on the
building, and…
