Last week, the Norwegian Royal Family shared several images from their trip to Lofoten where they ended their summer holiday.
King Harald and Queen Sonja invited their son, Crown Prince Haakon; his wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit; and their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, to join them on the royal yacht for a family trip to end their summer trip around…
It has been confirmed that the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway will take place without the presence of the Prince’s royal godparents. The son of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be confirmed on Saturday, 5 September…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will walk parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to…
A new special book about King Harald will be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had not thought that the King would want to be involved in the project.
In 2018 publisher Erling Kagge asked Harald Stanghelle if he would write a book based on…
Details of Prince Sverre Magnus’ confirmation into the Norwegian church has been revealed in a short statement from the Royal Court on Thursday morning. The Prince will be confirmed on Saturday 5 September 2020.
Sverre Magnus has this year followed the confirmation…
King Olav II of Norway was born in 993 at a royal farm in Ringerike, west of the present capital of Oslo. Even though neither of his parents were a king or queen, Olav was the great-great-grandchild of King Harald I, Norway’s first king.
Being a decedent of King Harald…
European royals in the British line of succession: Norway's Royal Family
24th July 2020
The British Royal Family has a vast line of succession with over 5000 monarchs in waiting, but the line also has links to European monarchies.
King George II, who was King from 1727 to 1760, has links to many of those who are now heads of Europe’s royal families because King George II’s children and grandchildren married royals from all over the continent. The children of Queen…
Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Royal Palace in Oslo will not be open for guided tours this summer. In a statement, representatives from the palace apologised and said that they hoped to welcome people back in the summer of 2021.
The Royal Palace in Oslo…
King Olav’s Gift Tiara
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Princess Märtha Louise received this tiara as an 18th birthday present from her grandfather, King Olav, in 1989. This delicate tiara features diamonds and pearls in an ‘ears of wheat’-style setting that sits upon a…
The Norwegian Royal Family has revealed its plans for the summer. A spokesperson for the Royal Court told the state run Norwegian TV channel, NRK, that the family will spend their holidays in Norway because of the coronavirus pandemic. King Harald and Queen Sonja will be at their country house on Mågerø, while Crown Prince Haakon and his family will be vacationing in the southern part of the…
