On June 23, it was exactly 30 years since
King Harald and Queen Sonja were blessed by the Norwegian Church in
a large-scale ceremony. The incident took place in Northern
Europe’s largest cathedral, the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The
royal couple thus carried on the tradition King Olav introduced in
1958. The blessing was introduced as a ritual after the coronation
ceremony in Norway was…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is
attending the Norwegian National Veterans Conference this week in a
conversation with veteran Thor Andreas Kårsten. The conversation is
taking place at Akershus Fortress in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
The Crown Prince and Kårsten will…
King Carl Gustaf holds audience with Speaker of the Parliament following political crisis
22nd June 2021
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl Gustaf
of Sweden gave priority to an unscheduled audience to the Speaker
of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The audience was held in
one of the private rooms at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm.
During the audience, the King was…
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has laid
the foundation stone for the new F-35 Campus at Skrydstrup, which
in the future will house Denmark’s future F-35 fighter aircraft.
His Royal Highness was given the opportunity to inspect an honorary
guard set up for the occasion on his arrival. Shortly after
arrival, the area was flown over by four F-16 aircraft before,
among others,, Minister of…
King Harald has given an audience at the
Royal Palace on the occasion of this year’s presentation of “The
Royal Guard`s Watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s Honour”. The
chief of the Norwegian royal guards, Lieutenant Colonel Trond
Forbregd, presented…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have concluded their three-day long visit to Western Norway with a
trip to the city of Florø. The royals have used the Norwegian royal
yacht during this journey. Small boats followed the Royal Yacht
towards the quay in Florø where the…
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess
Katherine of Serbia have officially opened the 11th Serbian
Diaspora Medical Conference at the White Palace. This year’s
conference, which started on June 17th 2021, was followed online by
more than 1.000 doctors, with the participation of eminent
lecturers from abroad and the Balkan-region. The two-day conference
is held under the patronage of the…
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja of Norway continues their three-day long journey in western
Norway. On Wednesday this week the King and Queen of Norway visited
shipyards that have been affected by corona outbreaks, and talked
to a young returnee to one of the…
A 57-year-old woman has been is charged
with threatening the Danish royal family after a suspicious package
was sent to the castle square in Copenhagen. The package was sent
to the Yellow Palace, which was previously a guest house for the
relatives of the royal family. The…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit have attended an event organized by the Norwegian
Rescue Society. The royals got to try their hand at lifesaving at
the harbour area in Oslo. The rescue company’s general secretary
Rikke Lind informed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit about what measures have been taken by the rescue
company now that the summer holidays are…
