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…
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…
Crown Princess Katherine speaks of the importance of education as she makes donation to school
30th September 2020
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…
King Harald discharged from hospital – what next for Norway's monarch?
29th September 2020
King Harald was discharged from hospital
on September 28th, having spent three nights being treated and
monitored following a scare over his breathing. However, what
happens to the Norwegian king now? After the King left hospital, he
was transported back to Bygdøy Royal…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The
King is said to have entered his black limousine without help.
Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars
from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
Crown Prince Haakon to open Parliament on his own for the first time
28th September 2020
Later this week, a very special event
takes place in Norway on a day that will go down in Norwegian
history. Crown Prince Haakon will officially open the Norwegian
Parliament, the Storting, for the very first time. It will also be
the first time in exactly 30 years that the opening will be
overseen by a Crown Prince and not the nation’s reigning Monarch.
This will happen as on September…
There was great interest in Queen Sonja’s
visit to Lillehammer on Friday. It was unclear in the morning hours
whether the Queen would attend the event as planned following the
hospitalisation of King Harald. Finally, the county governor of
Innlandet made a statement…
King Harald being treated in hospital for breathing difficulties
25th September 2020
His Majesty King Harald V has been
admitted to the largest hospital in Norway, Rikshospitalet. The
Royal Court has stated that the King is on sick leave and according
to protocol; the Crown Prince is put in as regent of Norway. The
following message was published by the…
Part of Queen Silvia’s dementia project declared illegal by Swedish Court
25th September 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has placed herself
in the middle of a major housing dispute that revolves around one
of the Queen’s most important projects. Last weekend, Queen Silvia
was a guest in a podcast with the Alzheimer Life Foundation, on the
occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day. One of the topics brought up in
the podcast was the Queen’s project “SilviaBo”, a project she had…
