On Tuesday it was announced that Erling
Lorentzen had died at the age of 98. Lorentzen was the widower of
Princess Ragnhild of Norway, eldest daughter of King Olav V, making
him King Harald’s brother-in-law. On Thursday, more details about
Loretnzten’s funeral were published. The funeral home Jølstad has
announced that Lorentzen will be buried in a ceremony from Asker
church on Monday…
In a very original attempt to invite
Queen Sonja to western Norway, a group of men have decided to cross
the southern Norwegian mountains on skis to catch the queen’s
attention. Eleven men are now on their way on a 350 kilometre long
ski-trip from Lofthus in Hardanger…
Princess Märtha Louise, daughter of King
Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, paid tribute to her mother on
Monday in a post on Instgram. To mark International Women’s Day,
the Norwegian princess chose to emphasise how much she respects her
own mother, the Norwegian…
Erling Lorentzen, widower of Princess
Ragnhild, has died at the age of 98. The news was announced on
Tuesday by the Norwegian news agency NTB on behalf of Lorentzen’s
family and was shortly afterwards confirmed in a statement from the
royal court. Lorentzen was the widower of Princess Ragnhild of
Norway, eldest daughter of King Olav V, making him King Harald’s
brother-in-law.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway pays tribute to his mother Queen Sonja on International Woman’s Day
8th March 2021
Monday marks International Woman’s Day –
a global day of celebration for women around the world. In a new
interview with the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land, Crown Prince
Haakon pays tribute to his mother, Queen Sonja. The Crown Prince
gave the interview in connection…
There are five teenagers in Europe who
will one day assume the throne in their countries. Let’s take a
look at the future monarchs. Princess Elisabeth of Belgium: Also
known as the Duchess of Brabant (the title of the heir to the
Belgian throne), Elisabeth will…
New royal historical treasures will soon
be unveiled in Norway. On 9 April, the Royal Norwegian National
Archives will publish a collection of letters written during World
War II by King Haakon VII and the then Crown Prince Olav of Norway.
It was 81 years ago on April 9 that Germany invaded Norway. To mark
the occasion, the National Archives will publish a total of 200,000
document pages. Among…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
attended the annual summit organized by the Central Association of
Local Authorities in Norway. This year, due to the corona-pandemic,
the event was held digitally. Municipal leaders and mayors from all
of Norway participated in the event on…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
launched this year’s literature-train in a story on Instagram that
was published earlier this week. This year’s literature-train will
run as a digital event that will take place through four
conservations with some of the…
his year marks 30 years since King Harald
ascended the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, King
Olav V. The anniversary of King Harald and Queen Sonja cannot be
celebrated in the traditional way due to the pandemic, but Queen
Margrethe of Denmark has sent a greeting to the Norwegian royal
couple to mark the anniversary through the Norwegian state TV
channel NRK. King Harald and…
