King Harald is the first King of Norway born on Norwegian soil in 567 years. He was born at Skaugum estate on 21 February 1937 and is the son of King Olav of Norway and his wife Martha, who was Crown Princess of Norway and Princess of Sweden.
King Harald grew up at the Skaugum Estate just outside the capital Oslo with his two older sisters, Princess Astrid and Princess Ragnhild. When King…
King Harald V of Norway is 85 years old today. And while it’s a milestone moment for some, there is no special tradition of celebrating birthdays like 85 in Norway related so the day will not be marked very visibly in the country.
Norwegian Fortresses will fire a…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has worked to promote Swedish business and opportunities for young people for many years. On Thursday, His Royal Highness participated in a digital meeting with employees at the Young Entrepreneurship organization.
Young Entrepreneurship educates…
Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend premiere of royal film
18th February 2022
Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit have attended the premiere of “Margrethe the First” – a brand new film about the Queen who united the Nordic countries to the Kalmar Union. Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness attended the Norwegian premiere of the new film at the Colosseum cinema in Oslo.
Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were welcomed by board chairman Tone…
Crown Princess Victoria briefed on foreign and security policy challenges
17th February 2022
With tensions rising in Europe, Crown Princess Victoria has participated in two meetings focusing on foreign and security policy issues.
The first meeting, on February 16th 2022, was attended by Jan Eliasson and Joakim Vaverka from Stockholm International Peace Research…
While many of Europe’s royal families are celebrating many happy anniversaries this year, the same is not the case for the Dutch Royal Family. On 17 February, it will be ten years since the Dutch Royal Family was struck by a sudden and tragic accident.
Prince Friso…
Serbia’s Royal Family has celebrated Serbian National Day with Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine attending a reception in the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the United Kingdom to commemorate the Statehood Day of Serbia.
The reception was hosted by the Ambassador of Serbia in the United Kingdom, who personally greeted Their Royal Highnesses upon arrival and also…
The Winter Olympics are taking place in China. Most royal families did not want to attend the Olympic Games.
Some did not attend due to the global health situation, while others did not attend for diplomatic reasons, as many countries boycotted sending representatives to…
The Swedish Royal Opera has a long and close history with the Swedish Royal Family, and the King and Queen of Sweden, together with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, visited the Royal Opera to see the opera performance “Löftet” directed by Stefan Larsson.
It…
After being postponed due to the pandemic, the date is finally set for the celebration of Princess Ingrid Alexandra reaching adulthood.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s official celebration day will be on 16 and 17 June.
The Princess turned 18 on 21 January 2022. The planned gala dinner at the Royal Palace as well as the government’s celebration of the day of authority was…
