Norway

King Harald’s heart surgery a success

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: “His Majesty the King underwent heart valve surgery today at Rikshospitalet. The operation was successful, and the…
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Norway

King Harald to undergo heart surgery

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…
Denmark

Princess Nathalie heartbroken after her Olympic-winning horse dies aged 23

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 who was located at Berleburg Castle. Digby had just turned 23-years-old. In a statement to the Danish horse-webpage…
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Norway

King Harald of Norway cancels plans to return to work after hospital stay

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 carry out the duties that his father normally takes on. The news was made public on the afternoon of October 4th 2020, just…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens Norwegian parliament

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…
Norway

Ari Behn's urn buried in private ceremony

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…
Serbia

Crown Princess Katherine speaks of the importance of education as she makes donation to school

Crown Princess Kathrine of Serbia has personally handed over a donation of more than $10,0000 to the local school in the Serbian city of Bliznak. The donation comes from The Crown Princess`s foundation, the Lifeline Humanitarian Organization of Chicago who received a personal gift from the Speranza family in memory of their brother Douglas Whitehead. Bliznak is a village in the municipality of…
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