Yesterday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway turned 80-years-old. The King himself was on vacation abroad
with the family, but many Norwegians nevertheless wanted to
celebrate the King’s birthday. From 11 Norwegian fortresses, a
birthday-salute to the King at noon was fired, but it was at the
royal castle that something special happened. The Prime Minister
and the President of the Norwegian…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is 80
years old today. The King himself is on vacation with the entire
Norwegian Royal Family. Nevertheless, there are several standard
events marking a Norwegian King’s birthday, despite the fact that
the King is not even in the…
Eight out of ten Norwegians approve of
keeping the monarchy as a form of government, and the greatest
support King Harald and his family has comes from the younger
Norwegian population. This emerges from a major survey conducted by
Norway’s state TV channel NRK. The…
Queen Margrethe talks about her son's relationship with Scandinavia's Crown Prince(ss) couples
17th February 2017
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
has recently given an interview to the magazine “Norden nu” owned
by the association “Norden”. In the interview, the Queen spoke
about many topics that she thinks are important, including
cooperation in the Nordic nations and Danish history. Queen
Margrethe also spoke about the relationship between the
Scandinavian Royal family’s…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
celebrates his 80th birthday next week. For
the occasion, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the
Queen granted an interview to NTB (Norwegian News Agency) where
they talked about what it is like being monarchs when they get
older. The…
Yesterday, the Royal Court of Norway
released two new photos of Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs
Ferner ahead of her 85th birthday on Sunday, 12 February. Sven
Gj. Gjeruldsen was the photographer. One of the images features
Princess Astrid’s beloved dog, Pepita. The…
It was a tense day for Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway and her family as one of their beloved dogs,
the Labradoodle, Muffin Kråkebolle (translated to English: Muffin
Sea Urchin), disappeared for several hours while the family was
skiing at Furuholmen in Vestmarkanot. Denne lille nydelige damen
ble borte på skitur i ettermiddag. Hvis du, eller noen du kjenner
har sett henne blir vi glade…
Today it is exactly 26 years since His
Majesty King Olav V of Norway died. King Olav was born as Prince of
Denmark, and his parents were King Haakon VII and Queen Maud, who
was the daughter of Edward VII of Britain. Olav was born on 2 July
1903 and baptised Alexander Edward…
Norway’s biggest drug trial in history is
now in the Norwegian courts. The main defendant in the case,
Gjermund Cappelen, has pleaded guilty in importing several tonnes
of hashish to Norway and claims he has had help to this by the
police officer Eric Jensen. During…
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people
associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 71 years
His Majesty The King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the
Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. See the entire speech
in the bottom of the article (the speech is in Norwegian). Both
King Harald and Queen Sonja will celebrate their 80th birthday in
2017. “This…
