Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
spoken publicly for the first time since announcing her divorce
from her husband of fourteen years, Ari Behn, on the website of
Soulspring, which she co-founded with business partner
Elisabeth Norden. She said: “I have the position I have in Norway,
which means I have to share the things happening in my life whether
positive or negative and, as you…
The Norwegian Royal Court announced today
that His Majesty, King Harald is in Toronto, Canada, for the
sailing World Championships. They begin mid-August. His Majesty
will participate in the North American Championship from 12 to 14
August to get used to the conditions in…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway attended events today to mark 5 years since
the tragic terror attacks in 2011. [getty src=”149028727″
width=”594″ height=”396″] At 9:30am CEST, the Crown Prince and
Princess were…
On the Sandringham Estate,
Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Denmark was born
on the 2nd of July 1903. He would later become The Crown Prince of
Norway and the eventual, King Olav V of Norway. He was born to
Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. His father was
elected as Norway’s monarch in 1905, after the dissolution of the
union between Norway and Sweden. He then…
Crown Prince of Norway receives Honorary Degree from Northumbria University
26th June 2016
Northumbria University in Newcastle has
conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown
Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the
Doctor of Civil Law degree at the Royal Palace in Oslo by Professor
Andrew Wathey CBE, Vice-Chancellor and…
As the younger of King Harald and Queen
Sonja’s two children, Haakon Magnus was born on 20 July 1973. He
has one older sister, Princess Märtha Louise, but due to the Salic
law at the time, she was not allowed to inherit the
throne. This law was changed in 1990 to…
On Thursday, Queen Sonja opened an
exhibition of glass art called “Smakebiter” in the Queen Josephine
Gallery in the Oscarshall in Bygdøy, Western Norway. Included
within the exhibition are exhibits from the Queen’s personal
collection of glassware. The Queen commented as she opened the
exhibition that she finds glass art fascinating. She said ‘Glass
art is a difficult medium. I have…
Norway was in mourning this weekend,
following the tragic helicopter crash off the coast of Bergen, the
country’s second largest city, on Friday. The Airbus EC-225
helicopter had been ferrying staff from an offshore Statoil rig in
the Gullfaks B oilfield before the…
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Tanzania to evaluate AIDS response
13th April 2016
Since 2003, Her Royal Highness, Crown
Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been a strong advocate for
empowering women and children in responding to the AIDS epidemic
throughout the world. Earlier this week, she visited the United
Republic of Tanzania to assess the response of…
Questions about the budget of the
Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered
that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state
budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as
232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with maintaining and operating
the royal yacht, personal military adjutants for royal family
members, overseas travel, and maintenance of…
