Norway

Norway's royals give update after princess admitted to hospital

Norway’s royals have given an update after one of the most popular members of the family was admitted to hospital. Princess Astrid, 94, was taken to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo on March 27 with her brother, King Harald, 89, seen visiting soon afterwards. The princess hadn’t been seen in public for several weeks and missed the State Visit by the King and Queen of the…
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Courtroom cameras banned as Norway’s high-profile royal-linked rape trial set to begin

When Marius Borg Høiby enters Courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court on Tuesday morning, it will be one of the most watched appearances in modern Norwegian legal history – but also one of the least seen. For the next seven weeks, the public will be denied any images of the 29-year-old defendant, both inside the courtroom and outside its doors. Judges have imposed a sweeping ban on…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra begins her university exams in Australia

A future queen has started her university exams! Princess Ingrid Alexandra has begun her first year of university exams and the Norwegian Royal Court shared snaps of the future queen studying hard at the University of Sydney. “According to Australian superstition, if you haven’t already started reading before the jacaranda trees are in full bloom, it means trouble in your exams,” the…
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King Harald speaks out about Princess Märtha Louise's controversial Netflix documentary

King Harald spoke out about his daughter’s Netflix documentary, Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story, saying that talks between the couple and the royal house must continue after Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verett appeared to breach their agreement with the Palace. In an interview with NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster, filmed during his visit to the World Wildlife Fund’s…
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