King Harald V’s doctor has said the
monarch is making good progress after he underwent surgery to
replace a heart valve was first operated on in 2005. Just before 11
am, local time, on October 9th 2020, it was confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation had concluded successfully. At 2 pm the same
day, the King’s personal doctor, Bjorn Bendz, met the press to give
a statement and…
On Friday morning, His Majesty King
Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first
had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full
statement from the Royal Court states…
King Harald is to undergo heart surgery
on Friday. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon by the
Royal Court. The King will have the heart valve he had operated on
in 2005 replaced. His Majesty was admitted to Rikshospitalet
hospital this morning ahead of the…
Irish-Canadian artist,Ciara Phillips, is
this year’s recipient of the world’s leading graphics prize, “Queen
Sonja Print Award”. Queen Sonja presented the award to the winner
in a small ceremony at the Royal Palace on October 7th 2020. Queen
Sonja received Ciara Phillips in an audience at the Palace before
presenting the award during a lunch. Queen Sonja said: “I am very…
Princess Nathalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is in mourning after her beloved horse
Digby, which she competed on at the Olympic Games in Beijing, was
euthanised. On Saturday morning, according to Danish and German
media, Nathalie had to say goodbye to her beloved horse…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark together with
her son Crown Princess Frederik, her daughter-in-law, Crown
Princess Mary and sister Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg attended the solemn opening of the
Danish parliament, the Folketinget, on October 6th…
In an exclusive interview with the Danish
magazine “Billed Bladet” Queen Margrethe’s younger sister, Princess
Benedikte, has talked about her interest in fashion, style and
design. The princess also discusses the education and training she
has received in the same field. Princess Benedikte is known for
being well-dressed, both for the big gala parties in the royal
family, but also in…
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave, which
was due to expire on Monday October 5th 2020, has now been
extended. No date for a return to work has been set. This means
that Crown Prince Haakon will continue to function as Regent of
Norway for the forseeable future and…
Today is a historic day for the Norwegian
people. For the first time in 30 years, the solemn and traditional
opening of the Norwegian Parliament has been made by a crown prince
and not the king of the nation. In a shortened ceremony, due to the
pandemic, Crown Prince Haakon…
On Christmas Day 2019, Ari Behn, the
former husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway, took his own
life. His funeral in Oslo Cathedral on January 3 was attend by
royals from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands and Crown Prince
Haakon was one of the pallbearers. On his birthday yesterday,
September 30, Ari Behn was laid to rest at Our Savior’s Cemetery in
Oslo. Behn was cremated. He was…
