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 also…
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 opportunities for…
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…
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 the awards…
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…
