Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is to
spend a term working as an assistant in a school. The second in
line to the throne, who has just finished her secondary education,
will be an assistant and an environmental worker at
Uranienborg from September and through the autumn. After that,
she will begin a year of military training which will take her to
Skjold camp in Inner Troms, the base of…
On a sunny summer’s day, the King and
Queen of Norway brought smiles to a military parade as they took
part in an annual tradition. The 3rd Royal Guards Company thrilled
the public with their impressive drill demonstrations at the Palace
Square in Oslo. As the crowd…
Queen Sonja has helped celebrate an
important anniversary for one of Norway’s best known art museums.
The Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo is known for its impressive
collection of contemporary artworks. It marks its 30th anniversary
this week and its jubilee exhibition…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra has graduated
high school. The Princess finished her schooling at Elvebakken High
School in Oslo, where she had attended for the past three years.
All the graduates from the high school attended a gala performance
and graduation at Olso Concert Hall with their families. According
to Norwegian media, the programme for the evening included
“singing, dancing…
She was the princess whose quiet life in
the English countryside changed forever when she and her husband
were chosen to head a brand new take on a very old monarchy. Maud
of Wales became Queen of Norway when her husband was picked as the
country’s king and confirmed by a…
A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja
20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known
traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s
official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the
monarchs boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they
signed one of the windows at…
The enduring love story of King Harald
and Queen Sonja is the subject of a new Norwegian television
series. Viaplay and Paradox, two Norwegian production companies,
announced the news last week, revealing that the as yet untitled
series will follow their first meetings, the secret nine-year
relationship they were forced to maintain due to Sonja’s commoner
status and the run up to their 1968…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary to play leading role in state visit from Norway
9th June 2023
The Danish Royal Court released the
schedule for the upcoming official visit from Norway, and Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will play a central role in
the events. King Harald and Queen Sonja will visit Denmark from 15
to 16 June, with engagements in…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has carried
out an engagement celebrating a school in one of her passions:
literature and reading. Her Royal Highness visited
Lillehammer’s Nordre Ål primary school on Saturday, 27 May. There,
she took part in an activity carried out every…
There have always been close links
between the Norwegian and British royal houses, all the way back to
the Viking era when Norwegian kings also ruled over parts of what
is today Britain. Fortunately, in modern times, the relationship
has been somewhat more peaceful than it was 1000 years ago. King
Harald and King Charles are second cousins once removed. King
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of…
