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…
Earlier this week it was announced that a
State Council would be held at the Royal Norwegian Palace in Oslo.
This is highly unusual as usually all the State Council meetings
are held on Fridays. Whenever the King does not have the
opportunity to attend the State Council on…
It has been announced that a State
Council will be held at the Royal Norwegian Palace in Oslo on
Wednesday. This is highly unusual as usually, all the State Council
meetings are held on Fridays. Whenever the King does not have the
opportunity to attend the State Council on…
“Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg,
[showed] lack respect for His Majesty the King and his elected
Assembly,” said the former President of the Stortinget
(the Norwegian national assembly), Dag Terje Andersen to the
Norwegian media on Monday morning. Andersen believes that Prime
Minister Solberg has gone behind the King’s back by publishing
major political decisions before…
Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise of
Norway has opened up about motherhood in a new interview with the
Norwegian women’s magazine, Kvinner og Klær (KK); her
colleague, Elisabeth Nordeng was also interviewed. They had both
just returned from India for a retreat…
The Crown Prince Couple of Norway visited
the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) at Ås, just
outside the capital of Oslo, on Thursday of last week. During the
display of the exhibition, ‘no insects – no food‘, Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess…
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway, has, the last two days, participated in the
international military exercise “Joint Viking” which takes place in
northern Norway. The exercise aims to strengthen the military
cooperation within NATO and between the Nordic nations. The
military exercise “Joint Viking” takes place from 6 to 15 March in
an area stretching from Alta to…
