It was announced on 8 May that King
Harald of Norway was hospitalised with an infection. The Royal
Court issued an update the following day saying that the King was
still in hospital but recovering; however, he would be on sick
leave for the rest of the week. As such, Crown Prince Regent Haakon
will take over the King’s planned programme for this week, which
includes the planned…
Crown Prince Haakon has stepped in for
his ill father on Liberation Day. King Harald was unfortunately ill
during this year’s Liberation Day, but Crown Prince Haakon was
ready to take over the task of participating in the ceremonies. The
Norwegian monarch was…
The Norwegian and British royal families
have strong ties to each other. King Harald’s grandmother, Queen
Maud of Norway, was the daughter of King Edward VII of the United
Kingdom. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, is the older sister of the
present Norwegian monarch.
King Harald V of Norway has been admitted
to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The king has been diagnosed with an
infection that needs to be treated in hospital and he will remain
there for several days. The Royal Court in Oslo says that His
Majesty’s condition is stable. The King of Norway was due to be at
Akershus fortress on Monday afternoon to mark the Day of Atonement
and National…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Uppsala County. On 27 April, the royal couple arrived by train at
Uppsala Central Station, where they were warmly welcomed by the
Governor and his wife. The…
King Harald of Norway has honoured
Norwegian veterans at an event organised by the Norwegian Veterans’
Association for International Operations (NVIO). The King, who is
patron of the organisation, discussed the importance of peer
support and the skills veterans…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Blekinge County. The visits are to celebrate the King’s 50th
anniversary on the throne. Upon arrival, Governor Ulrica Messing
and her husband Torsten Jansson received the King and Queen before
visiting the Blekinge museum, where Their Majesties viewed an
exhibition created by…
King Harald of Norway has welcomed a
special ship home in Bergen after a successful 20-month journey
that visited 37 ports across the globe. The ship “Statsraad
Lehmkuhl” has completed its “One Ocean Expedition” tour, covering
over 60,000 nautical…
This year, Serbia is celebrating a
significant anniversary. It is 30 years since Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine began work on one of their
main charities. Over the years, the Crown Prince couple have
established several charities, including the…
Durek Verrett, fiance of Princess Märtha
Louise, has revealed that he has plans to move permanently to
Norway. Durek Verrett recently spoke to Norwegian press in
connection with the release of his new song together with the boy
band “The Jacketeers”. He revealed that he already lives half the
time in Norway and half in Los Angeles, but he wants to move all
the way to Norway to be…
