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, where she received a tour from its
president, Masud Gharahkhani, and learned about its functions.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra also…
Large majority of all young Norwegians support the monarchy
20th January 2022
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…
Which tiara will Princess Ingrid Alexandra get?
20th January 2022
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…
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 royal family published an
announcement through the royal court on January 18th 2022. They
said: “This year, the Royal Family…
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…
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 for athletes with physical
disabilities was held in Fåberg and Lillehammer. The world’s first
World Cup in winter…
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…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
appeared on Tessy Antony de Nassau’s podcast “Zoom O’Clock” to talk
about her life. Tessy and Märtha Louise discuss highly sensitive
people, depression, earning income, angels and structural racism.
Märtha Louise also talks about her 18-year-old daughter, Maud’s
bestselling book and the Princess’s emotional journey after her
ex-husband and…

