Queen Elizabeth II was at Westminster
Abbey for Princess Alexandra’s 1963 wedding to Alexander Ogilvy and
had a bit of a run-in with another monarch. Footage from Princess
Alexandra’s wedding on 24 April 1963 shows The Queen accidentally
standing on King Olav V of Norway’s foot before quickly realising
what she had done. King Olav flinched when Her Majesty stepped on
him.
The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed
that King Harald will not visit the ski World Championship in
Slovenia this winter. Likewise, no member of the Norwegian Royal
Family will visit the Alpine resort of Plancia, something that has
been a staple of the royal diary for many…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway may have their hands full as heir to the
throne, but they also thrive in the role of teenage parents. In
2001, the relatively unknown Mette-Marit Høiby and Crown Prince
Haakon were married, and the Norwegian royal…
King Harald addressed Norwegians on New
Year’s Eve and spoke of working together, democracy and the future.
The main point of his speech was that people need one another. The
King began his speech by alluding to the war in Ukraine and the
general state of the world: “We humans need to know that we can do
something to make life as good as possible – both for ourselves and
for…
A future queen steps into the spotlight as a princess retreats from it: the Norwegian Royal Year
30th December 2022
It was an important year in Norway as the
future queen finally came of age, but that same year, her aunt
stepped away from the spotlight. Let’s take a look at the Norwegian
royal year. January The biggest news for the Norwegian Royal Family
in January was…
King of Norway shows his health is recovering while attending Christmas Day church service
26th December 2022
King Harald of Norway showed his health
is continuing to recover as he attended the traditional Christmas
Day church service at Oslo’s Holmenkollen Chapel. His Majesty used
walking sticks to move around the church to worship on Christmas
Day alongside Queen Sonja…
King Harald of Norway announces his retirement (but not as King!)
22nd December 2022
King Harald of Norway has announced his
retirement. But fear not, His Majesty is not stepping away from the
throne, but his lifelong hobby – sailing. His Majesty has made the
decision to no longer participate in international competitions,
something he has done all of his adult life. The King, aged 85, has
recently been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment
for an…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital after a three day stay. The King of Norway was treated for
an infection at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The 85 year old was
admitted on December 19th 2022 and put on intravenous antibiotics.
He went home on December 21s 2022…
Why question marks hang over King's highly anticipated festive speech
20th December 2022
Discussions are going on behind closed
palace doors over whether the traditional festive address given by
King Harald of Norway can go ahead this year after the monarch was
admitted to hospital. King Harald, who is now 85, was taken to the
Rikshospitalet in Oslo on…
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not very pleasant,
namely during World War II. Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940.
This led to a five-year occupation. While…
