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 older sister, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra, 17, also attends the school. Elvebakken High
School “provides both…
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…
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 talk, among other things, about
how the experiences from international operations can be used
nationally, about intelligence as…
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…
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 small, idyllic towns in
Hyllestad. Hyllestad is beautifully situated at the entrance to the
famous Sognefjord. The King and…
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…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have started their several days long visit to western Norway. The
Norwegian King and Queen are currently on board the Norwegian Royal
Yacht and will visit three municipalities in Western Norway this
week. The first stop of the trip was…
A longer interview of Queen Sonja was
published on Monday this week by state TV show NRK. The interview
was done on the occasion that the Queen will open a commercial
gallery in Oslo to strengthen the artists’ finances. The gallery
will sell art and all proceeds will go back to the foundation,
which will help artists financially. The Queen Sonja print award is
now the world’s largest…
