Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, the
daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja, fell off her horse during
a completion on Friday and broke her leg. Princess Märtha Louise
posted the news on her Facebook and Instagram-pages together with
the following statement: “So Carsall (the horse) jumped well today,
but his turning around was so fast, I fell off and broke a bone in
my leg. I was so…
King Harald, Queen Sonja & Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
9th October 2017
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 26th State Opening he…
Yesterday, the Norwegian News Agency
(NTB) accidentally reported in Norway that His Majesty King Harald
was dead. The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and
wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media
outlets. The unfinished text was sent to…
The Norwegian police had an accident at
the Royal Palace in Oslo. A royal lifeguard fired a shot in the
wall inside of the Royal Palace. This happened 30 April this year
but was not revealed until it was published Sunday afternoon in the
Norwegian media. One of the Norwegian Royal Family’s bodyguards was
practising drawing his weapon when he, by accident, fired his gun.
“We can now confirm…
Today, 21 September, there are two
jubilees in Norwegian royal history. It is precisely sixty years
since His Majesty King Haakon VII died and his only child became
the next King of Norway, His Majesty King Olav V. King Haakon
reigned from November 1905 until his death in…
Today we take a look at Norway’s future
queen consort. Her Royal Highness was born on 19 August 1973
inKristiansand,Norway. She has one older sister and two older
brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both would
eventually remarry. As a…
The President of Brazil, Michael Temer,
visited Norway on Friday to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties
between Brazil and Norway. During his visit, Temer spoke with
Norway’s prime minister and the leadership of the Norwegian
parliament. After a meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister Erna
Solberg, the journey went on to the Royal Palace. There, the
President was welcomed by His…
The Norwegian film The Kings Choice,
which is about the Norwegian Royal Family during the first three
days of the German invasion in 1940, has had great success. The
film has been well received not only in Norway but throughout the
world. The dramatic war movie has now been…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated today in the 100th anniversary of the Lions Club
International. King Harald is Lions Norway’s royal patron. In
this regard, the King attended an event in Oslo, which was a
collaboration between Lions Norway and the…
On Thursday, Their Majesties King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
and Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
participated in the celebrations of Finland’s 100th anniversary as
an independent nation in Helsinki, Finland. The Danish and
Norwegian guests travelled on their royal yachts, “Norge” and…
