King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja
have received the coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was made in
a statement from the Royal Court on January 13th 2021 which
confirmed that Harald and Sonja, both aged 83, had been given the
jab. The statement says: “His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the
Queen have today been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The royal
couple will receive the…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has agreed
to take on a special role for the Norwegian Year of Volunteering
which will be in 2022. The future king will be high protector for
the event. The news was announced early on the morning of January
13th 2021. It is the organization…
King Carl Gustaf joined by Crown Princess Victoria for discussions on war preparedness
12th January 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the annual
Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year digital
due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the King kept up his tradition
of his attendance on the conference.
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new
organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed
independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national
anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with
the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince Daniel inaugurated the
organization’s activities on January 11th 2021. For many years,
Prince Daniel has been…
King Harald has handed out the Norwegian
Sports Prize to the most passionate volunteer of the Year. The
presentation took place during an audience at the Palace and was
shown on TV on January 9th 2021. This year’s winner of the
prestigious prize was Finn-Magne…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia celebrated
Orthodox Christmas on Thursday. This year the royals celebrated the
holiday in New York due to the ongoing pandemic. In connection with
Orthodox Christmas, Crown Prince…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the
Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the
next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince
Haakon attended the digital meeting on January 6th 2021 with the
Norwegian UN team in New York and Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen
Søreide, in Oslo. Earlier in the day…
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has taken
to Twitter ans issued a statement calling for the 25th Amendment of
the United States Constitution to be invoked to remove President
Trump from office. It came as protestors entered the Capitol
building in Washington DC on January 6th…
Crown Princess Mette Marit has broken her
coccyx (tailbone). This happened during a ski accident just before
the celebration of Christmas. The news has not been confirmed by
the Royal Court but was published by the Norwegian magazine “Se og
Hør” on Tuesday this…
A special royal moment: 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of King Olav’s death and King Harald's reign
6th January 2021
The Norwegian people are preparing for a
special year and a special day next week. January 17th will be a
day of joy and sorrow in Norway. For on that day, it will be 30
years since King Olav died and with it 30 years since King Harald
took on his role as the nation’s monarch. The shocking news that
King Olav was dead came late in the evening of January 17, 1991.
The new king was sworn in…
