King Harald was in attendance when
Provost Ole Kristian Bonden was consecrated as the new bishop of
Hamar. It was Parliament’s first vice-president Svein Harberg who
accompanied the King during the solemn ceremony. The new bishop
comes from the position of provost in the Sør-Østerdal region. For
many years before that he was parish priest in Elverum. Bonden
originally comes from…
Queen Sonja of Norway attended the
opening of “The palace’s craftsmanship – created through 200 years”
exhibition at Queen Sonja Art Stable at Oslo’s Royal Palace. Vigdis
Hjort, a Norwegian author and craftsmanship enthusiast, led
the…
Princess Martha Louise’s fiance, Durek Verrett, talks openly about royal relations again
25th January 2023
Durek Verrett has caused controversy
again in Norway due to a TikTok video. In a live broadcast on
the social network, Durek Verrett spoke about Norway’s King Harald,
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon, only two months after the
Royal Family made an agreement that he…
Queen Sonja of Norway is set to open a
new exhibition at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The new exhibit, “The
Palace’s Crafts – Created over 200 years in the Queen Sonja Art
Stable,” will be displayed in the Queen’s Art Stable and will be
open from Sunday, 29 January. It will display some of Norway’s most
beautiful crafts and pay tribute to traditional…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway are set to undertake an official visit to the
United Kingdom in March. The pair will visit London from 1 – 2
March to celebrate the strong relationship and history of ties
between Norway and the United…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has
marked one dream off her bucket list. The future Queen of Norway
shared in her 18th birthday interview in January 2022 that she
wanted to parachute out of a plane, and now that dream has become a
reality. The Norwegian Royal…
It has been ten weeks since Princess
Märtha Louise left the Norwegian royal house abruptly, primarily
due to her engagement to the controversial Shaman Durek. However,
seven months after the engagement, no official wedding date has
been announced. All inquiries about the wedding’s timing remain
unanswered. Now, Norwegian and Swedish press state that the wedding
had been postponed…
Crown Prince Haakon embarks on a cruise in the Oslo Fjord to learn about the cod population
18th January 2023
Crown Prince Haakon joined researchers
from the University of Oslo on a research trip in the Oslo Fjord to
learn about the current state of fish life and the efforts being
made to monitor it. His Royal Highness was keen to learn more about
claims that cod populations were…
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…
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 decades. It has become
something of a tradition for King Harald to greet the Norwegian
gold medal winners during the ski…
