King Harald, accompanied by Queen Sonja,
has announced the end of this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal
Yacht “KS Norge”. This year, the ship has not been used as much in
official contexts, due to the ongoing pandemic. As a result, the
ship has been used much more than usual by the royals privately,
especially during the summer holidays. During the now ended summer
season, the crew…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 25 August,
and from the moment they married, they set out to become a modern
Norwegian couple while maintaining a full roster of royal
engagements. As we celebrate this…
Queen Sonja of Norway has celebrated the
200 year anniversary of the Norwegian “Fund of information”. The
celebration took place at Vestre Aker vicarage in Oslo. For many
generations, the Norwegian Information Fund has contributed to
education in Norway. Today…
Queen Sonja has attended a concert at the
Oslo Opera in connection with the Queen Sonja International Music
Competition. From 501 singers from 63 nations, an international
jury has selected four of the 40 Norwegian soloists who were
invited to participate in this year’s edition of the Queen Sonja
International Music Competition. The four have thus achieved a
brilliant position in…
Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra has
tested positive for COVID-19. Ingrid Alexandra, 17, is isolating at
her family’s home – the Skaugum Estate. Her parents, Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and her younger brother,
Prince Sverre Magnus…
King Harald was joined by his son, Crown
Prince Haakon, and his sister, Princess Astrid, at the government’s
liberation lunch on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of
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Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is back
in the US with her boyfriend, Durek Verrett. This was confirmed
recently when paparazzi pictures of the two were taken in Los
Angeles. Durek Verrett lives in the USA and the last time he was in
Norway was over Christmas and New Year last year. It has thus been
a full eight months since the couple last met each other but now
they have finally…
Crown Prince Haakon visited the Stovner
district in the capital of Oslo. In his youth, Crown Prince Haakon
is said to have used the pseudonym “Johnny from Stovner”. During
the visit His Royal Highness said: “It is very nice to be back
again at Stovner. I…
Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway
turns 48 years old today. The Crown Princess is not in the habit of
celebrating the day in public. The only public celebrations of the
Crown Princess’ birthday this year will be that all public
buildings will fly the Norwegian flag.
Queen Sonja of Norway marked the end of
her summer holiday by opening the new Ruseløkka school in downtown
Oslo. In a sunny and noisy schoolyard, on August 16th 2021, she was
greeted by more than 500 students, teachers and invited guests.
Queen Sonja was shown around the new school by tenth graders Shawn
Luke San Jose Baluyot and Christine Karin Wendel. The entourage
included the rector, the…
