King Harald and the Norwegian Royal
Family have offered their condolences following a bow and arrow
attack in the Norwegian city of Kongsberg. At the time of
publication, it has been confirmed that five people were been
killed in the attack on Wednesday evening by a 37-year-old Danish
national. Several of the killings are said to have taken place
inside a grocery store. Many more are injured…
In September, the Kingdom of Norway held
an ordinary parliamentary election that changed the political
situation. The conservative government that has led the kingdom for
eight years lost its majority, and the Centre Party and the Labour
Party became larger than the…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament
12th October 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
were joined by Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the
State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in the
country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening
that he has presided over as King of…
Princess Märtha Louise's boyfriend deletes Instagram post after claiming he was a "hybrid of a space lizard"
9th October 2021
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, the
daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja, created great attention
when she revealed that she was in love with the American Shaman
Durek Verrett a couple of years ago. Again, the Princess’s American
boyfriend has created controversy in Norway with a now-deleted
Instagram post. Durek Verrett posted on Instagram Sunday, claiming
that he is a reptile…
King Harald of Norway has always been
interested in history. The King of Norway was present at the
celebration of the National Association for Local History’s 100th
anniversary on Friday afternoon. Local history is very popular in
Norway, and more than 70,000…
Queen Sonja’s school prize for 2021 has
been awarded to Sandnessjøen upper secondary school in the region
of Nordland. The announcement came on September 30th 2021 during an
audience with the jury at the Royal Palace in Oslo. During the
audience, Queen Sonja…
Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited
Våler and Moss on their second day of the county trip to Østfold in
the region of Viken. The Crown Prince started the day by meeting
several of the village’s volunteers at Bergtunet. At the stands
were the Scouts, Østfold model boat club and KNA Varna, who told
about their work. The Bergtunet is a collection of older houses and
objects, and…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit on county visit
29th September 2021
There are long traditions in Norway for
the royals to regularly visit different parts of the kingdom. This
week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess have visited the inner
parts of Østfold, which is located in the southeast of the nation.
On September 28th 2021, the…
The entrepreneurial environment in Norway
has had a positive development in recent years, and Crown Prince
Haakon met 15 of those who have been on this journey. After
everyone had been introduced, the Crown Prince invited four of the
participants to tell a little more…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
is to make his first State Visit to Norway. The royal courts in
Oslo and Amsterdam announced that the King, along with Queen
Maxima, will travel to Norway between November 9th and November
11th 2021. It will be the first Dutch State Visit to Norway in over
a decade and the first time that King Harald and Queen Sonja have
hosted such an event since the…
