In recent decades, the three Nordic
monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have
carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between
both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time
for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will visit Kenya
together withCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden. The trip will take
place in late November. The…
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of
visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his
reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October
4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the
list when the Norwegian monarch made…
Norwegian press has reported that several
meetings have taken place at the Royal Palace in Oslo in the past
weeks where Princess Martha Louise’s title has been discussed. King
Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise are said to
have been present. Now…
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and
the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated
with Norwegian flags and…
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for
Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is
probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made
the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo. The director welcomed the
Norwegian Queen in the…
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced
the traditional closure of the Queen’s Park, which will reopen on
18 May 2023. The area is part of the larger Palace Park
complex, which also includes ponds and museums. The Palace Park was
built between 1840 and 1857, but the…
Princess Märtha Louise pays tribute to late ex-husband on what would have been his 50th birthday
3rd October 2022
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway shared
memories of her late ex-husband, Ari Behn, on Instagram over the
weekend, marking what would have been his 50th birthday. In an
emotional post filled with pictures of Behn, Princess Märtha Louise
wrote, “Dear Ari. Today we celebrated you.” “We should have put
muffins to bed while singing the birthday song in the morning.
Later we would have…
King Harald of Norway has comfortably
reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son
Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s
constitution, in Article 6, which…
Crown Prince Haakon given special recognition and a surprise award
28th September 2022
Innovation and forward-looking
entrepreneurship are something that strongly engages the Norwegian
Crown Prince. Crown Prince Haakon has, among other things,
expressed his enthusiasm through the for company MESH. On September
27th 2022, His Royal Highness attended the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has to leave official visit due to health issues
27th September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has cancelled
an official visit to the Red Cross today in the middle of the
event. The press was in another room waiting for the Crown Princess
to arrive when they were told that she had left. The Royal Court
has issued a statement saying that the Crown Princess had to cancel
in the middle of the event due to side effects from the drugs she
is taking for her pulmonary…
