On Tuesday it was announced that Erling Lorentzen had died at the age of 98. Lorentzen was the widower of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, eldest daughter of King Olav V, making him King Harald’s brother-in-law.
On Thursday, more details about Loretnzten’s funeral were published. The funeral home Jølstad has announced that Lorentzen will be buried in a ceremony from Asker church on Monday…
In a very original attempt to invite Queen Sonja to western Norway, a group of men have decided to cross the southern Norwegian mountains on skis to catch the queen’s attention. Eleven men are now on their way on a 350 kilometre long ski-trip from Lofthus in Hardanger…
Princess Märtha Louise, daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, paid tribute to her mother on Monday in a post on Instgram. To mark International Women’s Day, the Norwegian princess chose to emphasise how much she respects her own mother, the Norwegian…
Erling Lorentzen, widower of Princess Ragnhild, has died at the age of 98.
The news was announced on Tuesday by the Norwegian news agency NTB on behalf of Lorentzen’s family and was shortly afterwards confirmed in a statement from the royal court.
Lorentzen was the widower of Princess Ragnhild of Norway, eldest daughter of King Olav V, making him King Harald’s brother-in-law.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway pays tribute to his mother Queen Sonja on International Woman’s Day
8th March 2021
Monday marks International Woman’s Day – a global day of celebration for women around the world. In a new interview with the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land, Crown Prince Haakon pays tribute to his mother, Queen Sonja. The Crown Prince gave the interview in connection…
Serbia's Crown Princess Katherine praises all of the "mothers, grandmothers, daughters and wives" on International Woman’s Day
8th March 2021
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia celebrated International Woman’s Day, although with some sadness due to the fact that the traditional Ladies Lunch will not be taking place this year at the Royal Palace in Belgrade.
Her Royal Highness said: “In…
New royal historical treasures will soon be unveiled in Norway. On 9 April, the Royal Norwegian National Archives will publish a collection of letters written during World War II by King Haakon VII and the then Crown Prince Olav of Norway. It was 81 years ago on April 9 that Germany invaded Norway. To mark the occasion, the National Archives will publish a total of 200,000 document pages. Among…
Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia has, through her charity foundation, received a donation through Lifeline Canada for the Petar Petrovic Njegos Elementary School in Gornje Kusce, in Kosovo. Responding to the needs for modern education Crown Princess Katherine’s…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has attended the annual summit organized by the Central Association of Local Authorities in Norway. This year, due to the corona-pandemic, the event was held digitally. Municipal leaders and mayors from all of Norway participated in the event on…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has launched this year’s literature-train in a story on Instagram that was published earlier this week. This year’s literature-train will run as a digital event that will take place through four conservations with some of the Crown Princess’ favourite authors.
Her Royal Highness published the following message: “Hi, dear all. On Thursday…
