The Crown Prince Couple of Norway has
continued their Baltic tour from Latvia on Monday to Lithuania on
Tuesday. Wednesday was kicked off in Lithuania before the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess went on to the last of the Baltic
nations, Estonia where they spent the day and will finish their
visit on today. The Wednesday was kicked off when the Crown Prince
participated in a breakfast meeting on…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is on
medical leave from today due to pain in the foot. During
this time, Crown Prince Haakon will act as regent. This was
announced by the royal court at Oslo Palace Wednesday afternoon. It
is uncertain how long the King will be unable to…
This week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit perform a four-day journey to the Baltic
nations to celebrate their 100 years as independent states after
they declared themselves independent from Russia in 1918.
Yesterday, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess…
Norway's Royal Palace manager resigns following a serious breach of internal guidelines
24th April 2018
The manager of the Royal Palace in Oslo,
Ragnar Osnes, has chosen to resign his position with immediate
effect because of a breach in the Royal Court’s internal
guidelines. This was announced Monday evening in a press release
from the Norwegian Royal court. In the press release, the Lord
Chamberlain of the Norwegian Royal Court, Gry Mølleskog, stated:
“This breach of trust is serious, and…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway started
their four-day visit to the three Baltic States today. As announced
earlier this year by the Norwegian Royal Court, Their Royal
Highnesses are travelling to the Baltic…
It has been announced that Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway are undertaking an
official two-day visit to Estonia starting on Wednesday this week
to mark the country’s centennial. It comes as part of a larger
visit to the Baltic region which…
King Harald of Norway has a personal goal
to visit all the municipalities in Norway. Yesterday, His
Majesty visited two towns that he has never been to on an official
visit. This happened the day after he handed out a cancer research
award in memory of his father, King Olav. Yesterday the journey
went to Gjesdal and Bjerkreim, in western Norway. The visit started
in Gjesdal, and when the King…
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja was
present on the Norwegian ship MS Roald Amundsen in New York. There,
she could announce her collaboration between her art foundation
QSPA and the Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten. The Queen’s
QSPA will have the responsibility…
Today His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
handed out the prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for
2018. The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University in
downtown Oslo. King Harald handed out the prize dedicated in memory
of his father on behalf of the…
On Saturday, a full terror-alarm went off
at Huseby military camp in Oslo. This is the main-camp to the
Norwegian Royal Guard who has the highest security responsibility
of the Norwegian Royal Family. A civil car drove past the camp
before it stopped outside. After this, the driver ran from the
vehicle after opening the tailgate. The guards at the camp observed
this suspicious behaviour and warned…
