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…
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her…
Earlier this week, more than 30 royals
from all over Europe gathered to celebrate King Harald and Queen
Sonja, as they both celebrate 80 years this year. Perhaps their
son, Crown Prince Haakon, received the most attention during the
gala dinner that was held on Tuesday.
Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian
Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. This happened unusually early this year. It
is not common for the King to order the royal yacht to be ready for
use until the end of May. The reason why this season starts extra
early is that the Royal Yacht will be used in this year’s
celebration of the…
