During the Second World War, hundreds of
Norwegian Jews were arrested and deported. Only nine of the
deportees survived and returned. Crown Prince Haakon has remembered
them as he took part in the national memorial ceremony on
International Holocaust Day in Oslo. The ceremony took place at the
memorial made by the British artist Antony Gormley, given as a gift
from the Norwegian government in…
Bjørn Ransve is one of Norway`s most
renowned living artists. On January 29th 2022, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja opened the Ransve exhibition “State of the Art” at the Haugar
Art Museum in Tønsberg. The exhibition consists of the artist’s
graphic works over…
Concerns were raised after King Harald of
Norway developed cold symptoms and decided to take sick leave for
several days. The news, on January 28th 2022, came the day after
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had tested positive for
coronavirus just hours after an…
King Harald of Norway has developed cold
symptoms just hours after it was confirmed he had come into contact
with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. King
Harald, who turns 85 next month, is now on sick leave. In a brief
statement, the Royal Court said he would be away from his duties
for the ”next few days” while tests and examinations are carried
out. Just hours…
Norway's Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID hours after meeting the Norwegian royals
27th January 2022
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken
Huitfeldt has tested positive for the COVID-19 just hours after an
audience with King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon on
27 January. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirmed that Foreign Minister Anniken…
Queen Sonja of Norway has always been
strongly involved in classical music. After a long break due to the
coronavirus pandemic, she was finally able to appear again, alone,
at an event when she enjoyed a concert at the local chamber music
festival in the Norwegian town of…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway can
now drive a car on her own. On Friday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra
had the eyes of all of Norway on her in connection with her 18th
birthday. The 18-year-old also gave her first interview and visited
the parliament, the government and the Supreme Court. She was
praised for appearing natural in the role of a more public member
of the Norwegian Royal…
Recently, the Pacific Ocean has been hit
by a series of natural disasters. Tonga in particular has suffered
from a major volcanic eruption which also caused a tsunami that hit
many of the islands in the small kingdom. Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway has sent a message of…
Danish and Swedish heirs pay tribute to goddaughter on social media as she comes of age
22nd January 2022
The Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish royal
families have shared a special bond for many years, and on the
occasion of Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday, they all
took to social media to mark the happy day. Crown Princess Victoria
of Sweden and Crown Prince…
A touching connection to Denmark was
discovered on Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday when Queen
Margrethe revealed that she designed the young royal’s cypher in
2004. The Danish Royal House shared birthday congratulations on its
official Instagram account, noting that the cypher Princess Ingrid
Alexandra has used —that of a stylised ‘I’ and ‘A’ underneath a
crown—was…
