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…
The granddaughter of King Harald and
Queen Sonja, Emma Tallulah Behn, has won the bronze medal during
the Norwegian National Championships in horse jumping. The youngest
daughter of Princess Martha Louise and the late Ari Behn was close
to top position, but some mistakes…
This week, the Norwegian Royal Family
concluded their summer holiday with a week-long cruise on the royal
yacht along the Norwegian cost. Next week will therefore be the
first official working week for the royals after their break. King
Harald is set to meet with his…
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess mark special wedding anniversary with radio broadcast
9th August 2021
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Norway have begun celebrations to mark their 20th wedding
anniversary with a radio programme in which they talk about love,
collaboration and the coronavirus pandemic. In the NRK program
“Summer in P2”, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess speak about
exclusion, illness and 20 years as a married couple. This summer
also marks 20 years since they…
Several different royals have competed at
the Olympic games throughout the last century and a quarter. The
British Royal Family is well-known for their equestrian presence at
the games. However, there are several other European royals who
have taken part. King Olav V of…
The Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm has
received royal congratulations after setting a new world and
Olympic record in the 400 metre hurdles. Karsten Warholm became the
first man ever recorded to run this distance in less than 46
seconds. It’s been hailed by the…
With the Olympics underway, let’s take a
look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the
Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal
competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the
Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family
members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf
and Queen Silvia met at the…
