The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters,
History and Antiquities was founded by Queen Lovisa Ulrika in 1753.
The Academy’s main purpose is to promote and fund research in the
humanities and social sciences as well as cultural environmental
care. On March 21st 2022, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
attended their annual celebration in Stockholm. The gathering and
subsequent dinner were held…
King Harald of Norway has tested positive
for coronavirus. The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the king,
who is 85, has the virus on the morning of Tuesday March 22nd 2022.
In a statement, it was stated that King Harald tested positive on
March 22nd. The monarch…
Uncertain times in Europe create the need
for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military
exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold
Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st
2022 and was clear in his message…
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…
Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in…
As pandemic restrictions ease, royal
visits overseas are beginning again and Norway’s Royal Court has
just confirmed that Queen Sonja will open the exhibition “The Sámi
Pavilion” during the international art exhibition in Venice on 21
April. The exhibition…
Skiing has always been important to the
Norwegian royal family. It has been an important part of Norwegian
cultural heritage for over 1,500 years. King Harald, like his
father and grandfather, is very interested in skiing and often
shows up to watch the Norwegian athletes both in Norway and abroad.
King Harald was present this weekend during the World Cup in
biathlon in Holmenkollen, just…
Many European nations have received
Ukrainian refugees in the recent weeks. Although Norway is far from
the front line of the war, a good number of Ukrainians have also
found their way to relatives and friends in Norway. The Norwegian
government has also said that they will…
Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the
Crown of Romania, is also president of the Romanian Red Cross. On
Thursday, she and her husband Prince Radu visited the town of
Tulcea on the border with Ukraine. Tulcea has seen an influx of
Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the…
Mortensrud is a district in Norway’s
capital of Oslo that, in recent years, has struggled with increased
crime and a bad reputation. The majority of the people who live
here are different groups of non-western immigrants. Now a good
part of the district’s young people have wanted to do something
about its reputation, so they invited Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit to…
