Crown Prince Haakon of Norway celebrates
his 48th birthday today. It an official flag day all over Norway to
mark the event, but the Crown Prince himself will hold a private
celebration. Usually the day is celebrated at the Royal Family’s
country house at Mågerø in Tjøme, where the whole family are
gathered for a private birthday celebration. This year the day is
marked on the royal yacht…
The Norwegian Royal Family is currently
on a long private holiday in northern Norway using the royal yacht
“KS Norge”. Thousands of Norwegians now follow the ship’s journey,
and where the royals go ashore, they are greeted with flags and
cheers. Many private boats…
Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus, the
younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, is set to attend Oslo’s Elvebakken High School in the
autumn. The Prince will study under the line of Information
Technology and Media Production (IM). His…
The Norwegian Royal Family’s favourite
place in the summer is an isolated cabin on a southern Norwegian
island that is actually located within the area of a military camp.
While it may not sound idyllic, it is for the royals. The place is
called Mågerø and means, directly translated to English, “seagulls’
island.” The royal couple’s private summer resort…
On June 23, it was exactly 30 years since
King Harald and Queen Sonja were blessed by the Norwegian Church in
a large-scale ceremony. The incident took place in Northern
Europe’s largest cathedral, the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The
royal couple thus carried on…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is
attending the Norwegian National Veterans Conference this week in a
conversation with veteran Thor Andreas Kårsten. The conversation is
taking place at Akershus Fortress in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
The Crown Prince and Kårsten will…
King Harald has given an audience at the
Royal Palace on the occasion of this year’s presentation of “The
Royal Guard`s Watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s Honour”. The
chief of the Norwegian royal guards, Lieutenant Colonel Trond
Forbregd, presented the awards to the guards in the presence of the
King on June 18th 2021. Soldier Unnar L. Hauksson from Sogndal
received The…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have concluded their three-day long visit to Western Norway with a
trip to the city of Florø. The royals have used the Norwegian royal
yacht during this journey. Small boats followed the Royal Yacht
towards the quay in Florø where the…
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja of Norway continues their three-day long journey in western
Norway. On Wednesday this week the King and Queen of Norway visited
shipyards that have been affected by corona outbreaks, and talked
to a young returnee to one of the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit have attended an event organized by the Norwegian
Rescue Society. The royals got to try their hand at lifesaving at
the harbour area in Oslo. The rescue company’s general secretary
Rikke Lind informed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit about what measures have been taken by the rescue
company now that the summer holidays are…
