The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in
Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been
diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote
that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been
diagnosed with the infection. The five are in the same squad in His
Majesty the King’s Guard. Two days later, another case of infection
was reported.
King Harald has recovered from his heart
surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was
declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1
November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the
press. According to the program published…
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with
his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian
health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited
them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing
work during the pandemic. For…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that
her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years
old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in
Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig
Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil. The following statement was published
by Her Majesty the Queen on October 29th 2020: “I and my family
feel great sorrow and loss…
Queen Margrethe cancels all public audiences for an indefinite time
28th October 2020
More cancellations in the daily program
of the Danish Royal Family as a result of the ongoing pandemic have
been announced. The Danish Royal Court has now confirmed to the
Danish press that access to public audiences is affected by the
coronavirus situation, meaning that…
For the first time in her life, Queen
Margrethe of Denmark has taken part in a podcast. Queen Margrethe
has previously been involved in a great number of books and TV
productions and, in recent times, has been featured heavily on the
Danish Royal Household’s social…
Norway may get a Royal “Mount Rushmore” with the face of King Harald
27th October 2020
The Norwegian municipality of Bjerkreim
and mountain-owner Arvid Mæland want to make a Norwegian Mount
Rushmore, with the face of King Harald. The proposal has received
support and those behind the idea are now looking at making it a
reality. Farmer Arvid Mæland has recently taken over a large
mountain farm in Lauperak in Bjerkreim municipality in the
west-Norwegian region of Rogaland. He…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway,
daughter of King Harald and the fourth in line to the Norwegian
throne, will have her own TV series next year. Norway’s largest
commercial TV-channel “TV2” will follow the Princess’s life both at
work and in private. The TV…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra wins gold in Norway’s Junior National Championship in surfing
25th October 2020
On Saturday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway won the Norwegian National Junior Championship in
surfing. The Princess won with 12.83 points in the Norwegian
championship which was held at Borestranden beach in Jæren, the
western part of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon…
On Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of
Norway opened a new exhibition in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer
at the Maihaugen Museum. Maihaugen’s new exhibition “Impulses”
shows more than 1000 cultural treasures from Norway with clear
traces of influence from around the world. The exhibition covers
almost 800 square meters and will be a new large year-round offer
at…
