Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be
confirmed, but all week, this has been discussed in various
Norwegian and international media. The festivities began on Friday
when thousands of Norwegians signed the congratulations protocol to
congratulate the young princess on her confirmation. On the
occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s
confirmation, the Royal Court opened the…
Earlier this week Royal Central reported
that King Harald and Queen Sonja’s special confirmation gift to
Princess Ingrid Alexandra was a Norwegian national costume, also
called a “bunad”. The costume is a reconstructed women’s bunad from
the 1880s. The Princess has…
Queen Silvia celebrated “The Day of the
Ancients” on Wednesday in Ekerö. The Queen met with local citizens
during the event and enjoyed a sunny late August day of music and
conversation at Ekebyhov’s castle park. Older residents of the
community, along with their…
Friday morning at 9 am, the Norwegian
Royal Court published parts of the guest list to the upcoming
confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra on Saturday. The Royal
Court can confirm that the following royal guests are coming to
Oslo tomorrow: HM. King Felipe of Spain.HRH Crown Princess Victoria
of Sweden.HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.HRH Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark.HRH Prince…
King Juan Carlos of Spain is said to be
recovering well from his triple bypass surgery which took place
last weekend. Doctors at Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Madrid have
removed the cardiac stimulation cables from the 81-year-old King
Emeritus. The clinic announced…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of
Belgium have decided to send their oldest son, Prince Gabriël to an
exclusive, international private school close to Brussels. As of
the 2nd of September, the Prince will continue his education in a
new environment. As the summer…
The Royal Court in Oslo revealed on
Tuesday evening King Harald and Queen Sonja’s special confirmation
gift to Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The gift to Her Royal Highness
Princess Ingrid Alexandra on the occasion of her confirmation on
August 31, 2019, is a Norwegian national costume. Also called a
“bunad”. The costume is a reconstructed women’s bunad from
Aust-Telemark as it was…
Queen Máxima will honour the 35th
anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland with a visit to Alzheimer
Trefpunt De Til in Giessenburg on Tuesday, 10 September.
Since 1997 Alzheimer Nederland has set up 246 cafés or “trefpunt”
around the country where patients, caregivers…
Norwegian mosque apologises to Crown Prince Haakon after three women refused handshake
27th August 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
visited the Al-Noor Islamic Centre last week to show support after
the 10 August shooting attack on the mosque. Many people noticed
that three women did not accept the Crown Prince’s outstretched
hand as he attempted to greet them.
King Emeritus Juan Carlos has been
transferred out of the intensive care unit after his condition
improved following major cardiac surgery over the weekend. The
former King of Spain had a triple heart bypass – an operation which
has been described as successful. The 81-year-old’s condition has
since ‘evolved favourably’ according to doctors, with the decision
being made to move him…
