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 percent of young people between the
ages of 16 and 20 support the monarchy, according to the new
survey. More than 80 percent…
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…
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 space in the Royal Palace and will
“carry out an increasing number of official tasks for the Royal…
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…
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 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 important areas of society. Crown
Princess Mette-Marit received representatives of her permanent
patronages in audience. The…
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…
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…
First official duties announced for Princess Ingrid Alexandra on the eve of her 18th birthday
12th January 2022
The future of the Norwegian monarchy is
about to legally become an adult, and the Royal Household has
formally announced her first official engagements. In
anticipation of her 18th birthday, on the 21st of January, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra features on the Royal Agenda with three
engagements scheduled for the 20th. At 10am, the Princess will
visit the Storting, the Norwegian…
