The Crown Prince Family of Norway is
mourning the death of their beloved Labradoodle, Muffins. Crown
Princess Mette-Marit shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram,
saying the eight-year-old dog died from cancer this week. The Crown
Princess shared several images of the pooch alongside their family
during their last holiday. Mette-Marit said: “This week our Muffin
died of cancer. The…
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, sister of
King Harald of Norway, usually spends her summer holidays at her
vacation house in the small Norwegian town of Hankø. The Princess
is spending time there this summer as well. However this week she
interrupted her holiday for a special…
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…
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, the older brother of the future
Queen Sonja, in 1957. Haakon Haraldsen was the godfather of
Princess Martha Louise. Queen Sonja…
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…
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…
