Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Prince
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited the Scouts on an important
charity day in their anniversary year. Their Royal
Highnesses were informed of the Norwegian Scout Association and the
Norwegian Refugee Council’s collaboration on a special charity
campaign while gathered around a campfire north of Oslo. The
Scouts’ fundraising efforts will support…
Norway’s current line of succession took
effect in 1990 when the law was changed to allow for absolute
primogeniture. Article 6 of the Norwegian Constitution governs
succession, stating that the monarch’s eldest child, regardless of
gender, will succeed them…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the food research
institute Nofima in Bergen. Additionally, he attended the opening
of the local climate festival in Bergen, Norway`s second largest
city. This festival aims to set…
The future king of Norway has found
himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants
to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a
replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual”
and ”not good enough”. However, the first in line has now been
given the green light to go ahead. In the past week, permission has
been…
King Harald of Norway visited troops
guarding the country’s border with Russia, accompanied by the Chief
of Defence. On Monday, 13 March, His Majesty arrived in the
most north-eastern point of Norway, where the Sør-Varanger Garrison
is tasked with guarding what has…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated
as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north
of the capital of Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince
Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and
Princess Astrid were at the…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than
20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter
exercises in the north, and for the first time, they received the
information in two different places. Crown Prince Haakon received a
briefing about the exercise from…
Norwegian Sami people have taken their
protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal
Family. It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in
Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as
Crown Prince Haakon a regular…
In an interview with Swedish SVT last
month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the
future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian
Royal Family. In the interview, the Princess also had strong words
for the Norwegian press and referred to…
The future kings of the United Kingdom
and Norway have met again and put the environment at the heart of
their conversation. The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to Windsor Castle
during an official visit by the Norwegian royals to the UK. The
four had previously met when William and Kate headed to Oslo in
2018. During their latest…
