The future king of Norway has found himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual” and ”not good enough”. However, the first in line has now been given the green light to go ahead.
In the past week, permission has been…
King Harald of Norway visited troops guarding the country’s border with Russia, accompanied by the Chief of Defence.Â
On Monday, 13 March, His Majesty arrived in the most north-eastern point of Norway, where the Sør-Varanger Garrison is tasked with guarding what has…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north of the capital of Oslo.
King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Princess Astrid were at the…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than 20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter exercises in the north, and for the first time, they received the information in two different places.
Crown Prince Haakon received a briefing about the exercise from…
Norwegian Sami people have taken their protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal Family.
It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as Crown Prince Haakon a regular…
In an interview with Swedish SVT last month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian Royal Family.
In the interview, the Princess also had strong words for the Norwegian press and referred to…
The future kings of the United Kingdom and Norway have met again and put the environment at the heart of their conversation.
The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to Windsor Castle during an official visit by the Norwegian royals to the UK. The four had previously met when William and Kate headed to Oslo in 2018.
During their latest…
London visit by Crown Prince and Princess of Norway starts with literature celebration
2nd March 2023
The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway have begun a visit to the United Kingdom to promote relations between Norway and the UK. The couple stuck to their respective interests on the first day: literature and green initiatives.
Crown Prince Haakon began the day at a…
How a birthday gift for King Harald caused controversy in Norway
22nd February 2023
As King Harald marked his 86th birthday, debate was dominating the media about a gift he received when he turned 85 in 2022.
King Harald received a valuable vase as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin just before Russia went to war against Ukraine. The king…
King Harald of Norway marked his birthday this week on 21 February.
To celebrate the occasion, the King was gifted a very special present from all the workers at the Royal Court.
In March 2022, while touring the exhibit “The King’s Cars,” King Harald inquired about the current whereabouts of his first motorcycle. For his 16th birthday in 1953, then Prince Harald was gifted…
