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 “City-breakfast”…
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, Equality and…
For the Norwegian people, it is widely
known that one can be grateful to King Haakon VII of Norway that
the resistance against the German occupation was as extensive as it
was during the Second World War. King Haakon refused to appoint the
German friendly Vidkun Quisling…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is
embroiled in a scandal in Norway. Allegedly, he rented out five
flats that had been deemed unsafe to live in on his official
estate, Skaugum. According to The Sunday Times, the heir
to the Norwegian throne was ordered to remove petrol that…
King Harald V of Norway formally opened
Norway’s 161st session of Parliament this afternoon in
Oslo. The day began with His Majesty being driven in his 1966
Lincoln Continental convertible with Queen Sonja through downtown
Oslo before arriving at the Storting building, where the Storting
Norwegian Parliament is housed. This is the only day of the year
where the King, Parliament, Supreme Court…
A passionate five-minute address given by
King Harald V of Norway to 1,500 guests during a royal garden party
in the park of the Royal Palace in Oslo has gone viral. A
spokeswoman from the palace, Marianna Hagen, said the palace
received a huge number of requests for an…
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…
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 Toronto. The Royal Court
said that the crew of seven have sailed with one another for a
number of years, with the most recent…
