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 museum’s Grand Hall. Her Majesty officially
opened three new exhibitions, which in the future will adorn the
vast new…
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…
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 stipulates that only children
born in lawful wedlock and only those born in the direct line of
descent from the last reigning…
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…
Innovation in the spotlight for the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway
27th September 2022
Innovation and forward-looking
entrepreneurship are something that strongly engages the Norwegian
Crown Prince and Princess. Both Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette Marit attended the opening of Oslo Innovation Week
on September 26th 2022. The opening took place in beautiful
surroundings of Oslo City Hall, where more than 450 participants
attended the opening ceremony for this…
Queens often present awards, but not to
each other. However, Queen Sonja of Norway has presented the Nordic
Association’s language prize to this year’s winner, Queen Margrethe
of Denmark. It all happened in a small ceremony on September 26th
2022 in the House of…
On a day filled with sadness, there was a
heartwarming moment during “God Save The King.” At the end of Queen
Elizabeth II’s funeral, the British national anthem was sung; all
those in the congregation stood up out of respect, including the
foreign…
Much is known about the life of the new
King Charles III, but few know the story behind why he received his
first name. The answer is that His Majesty is named after Queen
Elizabeth’s favourite uncle, a Norwegian king. The Norwegian and
British royal families have very close ties. In 1896, Princess Maud
of Wales married Prince Carl of Denmark. In 1905, this couple
became King and Queen of…
