Princess Astrid of Norway has made a rare
public statement in support of a cause close to her heart. The
88-year-old Norwegian princess is the daughter of the late King
Olav V and the older sister of Norway’s current monarch, Harald V.
She is also a patron of the Norwegian Women’s Public Health
Association, among many others. The statement on December 7th 2020
was a greeting to this…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit make surprise visit to disadvantaged Oslo citizens
7th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit of Norway, accompanied by Bishop Kari Veiteberg and
Mayor Marianne Borgen, have visited the street environment in Oslo.
Many of those who are drug-addicted are struggling extra hard now
that so much is closed because of the…
Crown Prince Haakon has attended a very
special digital award ceremony this week. The award ceremony was
held in connection with the annual “Day of the Volunteers” which,
in Norway, is always held two days before the UN’s International
Day for Volunteering on 5…
Crown Prince Haakon has started making
digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown
Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he
made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest.
Hammerfest had several outbreaks of Covid-19 in the autumn. His
Royal Highness met representatives from the municipality via video
link. Hammerfest is a small…
The Crown Prince of Norway has revealed
he talks often with his father about the moment he will become
king. On Saturday evening the Norwegian TV-channel TV2 published a
longer interview with Crown Prince Haakon. The interview was
recorded earlier this year and the Crown…
This Sunday, November 29th 2020, was the
beginning of Christmas celebrations in most European nations. In
Norway, the day was royally celebrated when Her Majesty Queen Sonja
surprisingly published a video via the royal family’s Facebook
page. The Queen did as millions…
In October, a new Norwegian book about
King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald
Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth
best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition
of the book has sold out, orders are still coming in and the
publisher is now waiting for new editions that have been delayed
due to the corona…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have both
tested negative for Covid-19. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty
the Queen are out of quarantine and back to work from Friday 27
November. All employees at the Palace who were quarantined have
also tested negative and are on their way…
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic
continues, royal travel to other nations is rare. So this week, the
Crown Prince of Norway has traveled digitally to several nations in
the Middle East to learn more about the Norwegian relief work given
to disadvantaged countries.
No more cases of Covid-19 have so far
been discovered at the Norwegian Royal Court after an employee was
diagnosed with coronavirus at the end of last week. Still King
Harald, Queen Sonja and parts of the staff at the Royal Court are
in quarantine. This weekend an update from the Royal Court was
issued in an e-mail to the Norwegian news agency NTB. In an
email to NTB, communications manager…
