The Scandinavian monarchs have sadly
needed to continue sending condolences to each other as more
tragedy rocks their countries, this time with King Harald and King
Carl XVI Gustaf sending condolences to Queen Margrethe. Following a
shooting in Copenhagen on July 3 2022, the Scandinavian monarchs
sent condolences to the Danish queen after three people were shot
and killed at a shopping…
As Norway prepared to celebrate the 80th
birthdays of Their Majesties the King and Queen in 2017, I thought
the story of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s relationship was worth
sharing with our readers. Now, on the Queen’s 85th birthday, we
revisit one of the most…
Today, 4 July, is Queen Sonja of Norway’s
85th birthday. On this occasion, we look back at the Queen’s life
and some of her achievements as Queen of Norway. Sonja Haraldsen
was born as the youngest daughter of clothing merchant Karl August
Haraldsen and his wife…
Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf send condolences as Norway faces a tragic shooting
27th June 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark and King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden have both surrounded King Harald of Norway
with love after the tragic shooting that took the lives of two
people in Oslo. The two monarchs both sent condolences letters,
which were published on all social media accounts, as well as the
respective websites. In a short note signed by hand by the Queen,
Margrethe called…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
attended a memorial service for victims of the Oslo shooting. The
memorial service was held at Oslo Cathedral for the victims of the
shooting in and around the London Pub and a popular LGBTQ club in
Oslo in the early morning hours…
King Harald of Norway has spoken about
the horror of the Oslo shooting, and the Crown Prince Family has
laid flowers at a makeshift memorial. Two people have died, and 21
have been injured after a shooting, which is being treated as a
terror attack, in and around the…
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene took
their twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, with them to
Norway for official engagements. The Prince and Princess of Monaco
were in Norway to open the “Sailing the Sea of Science” exhibit
at the polar ship “Gjøa” in Oslo’s Framm Museum about Monaco’s
Prince Albert I. Prince Albert II opened the…
After the glittering celebrations for his
daughter’s 18th birthday, it was back to business for Crown Prince
Haakon, as he attended the sombre inauguration ceremony for a
monument to the victims of the Utøya massacre. On Saturday,
18 June, the Crown Prince made the…
The future Queen of Norway, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra, debuted a new-to-her tiara at her eighteenth
birthday celebrations. The pearl and diamond tiara belonged to
Ingrid Alexandra’s great-great-grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of
Sweden. Born Ingeborg Charlotte…
The Norwegian Royal House has shared the
special gifts Princess Ingrid Alexandra received for her 18th
birthday, and they range from jewellery to a new bunad and her
first foreign order. King Harald and Queen Sonja added to their
granddaughter’s jewel vault, gifting her with a diamond bracelet
that previously belonged to the King’s late sister Princess
Ragnhild and a pearl ring that the…
