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 family gained a new
member. Three years later, the Crown Prince couple had their first
child together, Ingrid Alexandra.
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…
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, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The royals heard the
Holmenkollen Chamber…
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…
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 December 19th 2022 after developing an
infection that needed to be treated with intravenous antibiotics.
His condition is stable…
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…
King Harald of Norway has been
hospitalized. The King has an infection which is being treated with
antibiotics – his condition is stated to be stable. However, the
King is expected to be in hospital for a few days. The announcement
came from the royal court on the…
Norwegian royals on hand while Nobel Peace Prize winners awarded as Ukraine takes centre stage
10th December 2022
The Norwegian royals were on hand as the
Nobel Peace Prize winners received their awards in Oslo’s City
Hall. Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski, Ukrainian
Center for Civil Liberties group and the Russian organisation
Memorial were all awarded for their work in defending human rights
and promoting the right to criticise those in power. Berit
Reiss-Andersen, the head of…
