In connection with Queen Sonja’s 80th
birthday the Queen Sonja Art Stable was opened in Oslo. Located
just beside the Royal Palace the Art Stable has now for many years
been an exhibition hall for royal history and modern art. Now a new
building is part of the complex. After several years of
restoration, the Castle’s historic riding house is opened to the
public in Oslo. The venue…
The hotel that's about to claim a place in royal wedding history
16th September 2023
Princess Martha Louise of Norway has
announced details for her 2024 wedding to American shaman Durek
Verrett. The couple will be marrying in Gerainger on 24 August in a
historic venue. Martha and Durek have chosen the Hotel Union
Geiranger for their…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is
on sick leave for two weeks but may need further rest after that.
The news was announced by the Norwegian Royal Court on September
13th 2023. The decision comes on the advice of the Crown Princess’
doctor. The Crown…
Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett set their royal wedding date
13th September 2023
Princess Martha Louise of Norway and
Durek Verrett have revealed when they plan to marry. The couple,
who announced their engagement in 2022, have said their wedding
will take place on August 31st 2024. In a post on her Instagram,
Princess Martha Louise also confirmed where they will make their
vows. The marriage will be celebrated at the Hotel Union in
Gerainger in western Norway. The…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden
Jubilee celebrations will take place later this month, and we know
which royals will join in the festivities. The King will be joined
by his wife, Queen Silvia, and their children and spouses: Crown
Princess Victoria and Prince…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
On 29 August 1968, Norway’s Crown Prince
Harald wed the love of his life, Sonja Haraldsen, at long last. The
pair had gained the approval of King Olav to wed after Harald vowed
to never marry at all if he could not marry Sonja – a commoner. The
wedding took place in Oslo Cathedral with 850 people in attendance,
including royals from across the world. Ilmi Riddervold served as…
Moving speeches at a birthday celebration for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway
26th August 2023
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit hosted a joint 50th birthday party, welcoming people
from all over Norway to a ‘Bakgårdsfest’ at the Royal Palace in
Olso. Queen Sonja welcomed the guests with a speech, telling the
crowd that for their 50th…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment…
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual arrangement of flowers that had a title all
of its own. The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains
one…
