It is an important day for the Norwegian Royal Family as the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, celebrates her 18th birthday.
The Princess, who is now of age to serve as Regent if required, will one day be Norway’s second female monarch after Queen Margaret who reigned in the 1300 and 1400s.
Ingrid Alexandra was born in the…
A future queen sits in the king's chair on the eve of her 18th birthday
21st January 2022
On the eve of her 18th birthday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra made her first official visits to Norway’s three branches of government: the Storting (Parliament), the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister’s office.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra first visited the Storting…
The day before Princess Ingrid Alexandra comes of age, the Norwegian royal family received a boost from a new poll. On behalf of TV station NRK, Norstat asked 1, 000 young Norwegians between the ages of 16 and 20 about their views of the monarchy.
The result is that 76…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra turns 18 on January 21, and thus comes of age. Unfortunately, much of the planned celebration has been postponed due to Covid-19, but the day will still be marked by her visiting the three state powers and receiving deputations.
In the original plan, her coming of age was also to be celebrated with a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo, which means that we would…
The Dutch and Norwegian royal family confirm that they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics
19th January 2022
There has been great curiosity over whether members of Europe’s royal families will soon travel to China to attend the Winter Olympics. This week it has become known that the Norwegian royal family will not send any of its members to Beijing in February. The Norwegian…
New pictures released of Princess Ingrid Alexandra as she gets her own office in the Royal Palace
18th January 2022
New pictures of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway have been released ahead of her 18th birthday on Friday, 21 January.
The Princess is pictured in her new office inside the Royal Palace in Oslo.
The Royal Court announced that Ingrid Alexandra now has an office…
King Harald marks anniversary of his accession to Norway's throne
17th January 2022
On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 31 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the capital, Oslo. Olav was King of Norway from the time he took over from his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957 until his death on 17 January…
Brother and sister, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha of Norway, were out and about showing their support for a sporting first. It is not often that the two take on engagements together. But both were spectators when the very first world`s championship in winter sports…
Crown Princess Mette Marit meets five of her patronages virtually
14th January 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is patron to dozens of organisations and she had a busy day talking to five of them by digital audience.
The royal patronage scheme has a long historical tradition and today serves as a recognition of organizations and events in…
Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews
13th January 2022
This week marks 50 years since Queen Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of Europe’s longest serving consorts.
Danish TV channels have been showing a number of TV programmes about the Queen’s life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently broadcast a new documentary about Margrethe II.
