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 September 1957 and
was one of the few monarchs in history to be elected by his people.
By the Norwegians today, he is most…
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…
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 nominated for 12 prizes
at the prestigious Norwegian Amanda Prize on Wednesday. The film is
nominated in, among others, the…
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…
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 birth, she was the first
Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years, after the
birth of Princess Ingeborg in…
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…
This year is a significant anniversary
year for the Norwegian Royal Family. Last year, King Harald and
Queen Sonja celebrated ruling Norway for 25 years, and this year,
they both celebrate their 80th birthdays. This has already been
highlighted on several occasions, but the big party is in mid-May.
Royal Central can now announce that the King and Queen will also be
celebrated by the military…
