Ten years ago, on July 22, 2011, Norway
was hit by its the worst terrorist attacks since World War II. The
tenth anniversary was commemorated with several moving tributes
attended by the Royal Family. The first commemoration was outside
the Government Quarter where the bombing took place. Four wreaths
were placed at the memorial to the dead, including a wreath from
the Crown Prince and Crown…
Queen Sonja has lost her sister-in-law.
Lis Haraldsen, has died at the age of 87. The death was announced
by the Haraldsen family in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Lis
Ingeborg Elder was born in Denmark on 22 August 1933 and married
businessman, Haakon Haraldsen…
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…
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 also follow the ship at a good distance
during parts of the trip. In recent days, the Royal Family has been
on a holiday…
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…
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 the tradition King Olav introduced in
1958. The blessing was introduced as a ritual after the coronation
ceremony in Norway was…
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…
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 couple disembarked and visited
Florø cultural house for conversations about how people had coped
during the…
