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 seven-year-old dog is
a Japanese Chin. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner with her
seven-year-old dog, Pepita. Photo: Sven Gj.
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…
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 the trial, many unknown stories
have been revealed – including new information on the theft of a
number of royal antiques…
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…
The Norwegian Royal Family goes from one
jubilee-year to another year of anniversaries. Both King Harald and
Queen Sonja celebrates their eightieth birthday in 2017. King
Harald celebrates his birthday on 21 February, while Queen Sonja
4th of July. In the recent days, it has…
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated Monday
morning in a voluntary distribution of breakfast to the poor in
Oslo. Long before the Crown Prince and Crown Princess came to hand
out food, more than 100 had got in line to get a free meal. This is
an offer, which is established by the Norwegian Church. The offer
is called…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway owns
stocks with a value of £18. It is the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet
(English: The Daily Magazine) that can report this today. Dagbladet
is one the few magazines that has a negative attitude towards the
royal house in Norway. They have…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway concludes
today a three-day long visit to New York. His Royal Highness
visited New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is an organisation that
the Crown Prince supports, and he has…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended the presentation of the award for “Role Model of
the Year”. This occurs just a few days after the Crown Prince has
returned from a four-day long official visit to Canada together
with Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The prize was awarded at the
Norwegian Nobel Center and was presented by Solveig Horne, Minister
for Children…
