King Harald has been back at work for the
first time following successful heart surgery last month. King
Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from
1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the
press and on November 5, the monarch was back at the Royal Palace
in Oslo to receive Norway’s Foreign Minister for an audience. Queen
Sonja and Crown…
The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in
Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been
diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote
that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been
diagnosed with the infection. The five…
King Harald has recovered from his heart
surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was
declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1
November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the
press. According to the program published…
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with
his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian
health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited
them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing
work during the pandemic. For infection control reasons, there was
a distance of two meters between everyone present at the lunch and
food and drink was set up…
Norway may get a Royal “Mount Rushmore” with the face of King Harald
27th October 2020
The Norwegian municipality of Bjerkreim
and mountain-owner Arvid Mæland want to make a Norwegian Mount
Rushmore, with the face of King Harald. The proposal has received
support and those behind the idea are now looking at making it a
reality. Farmer Arvid Mæland has…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway,
daughter of King Harald and the fourth in line to the Norwegian
throne, will have her own TV series next year. Norway’s largest
commercial TV-channel “TV2” will follow the Princess’s life both at
work and in private. The TV…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra wins gold in Norway’s Junior National Championship in surfing
25th October 2020
On Saturday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway won the Norwegian National Junior Championship in
surfing. The Princess won with 12.83 points in the Norwegian
championship which was held at Borestranden beach in Jæren, the
western part of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit and Prince Sverre Magnus were also present to watch
Princess Ingrid Alexandra in the…
On Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of
Norway opened a new exhibition in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer
at the Maihaugen Museum. Maihaugen’s new exhibition “Impulses”
shows more than 1000 cultural treasures from Norway with clear
traces of influence…
Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway,
has visited the former Falstad prison camp in Trøndelag. During the
visit to Falstad, Crown Prince Haakon met three school students
from Trondheim and students from Ole Vig upper secondary school in
Stjørdal. The middle school…
In a new book about King Harald which
will be published in Norway this autumn, the King talks about his
views on the future of the Norwegian monarchy and the relationship
he has with his own son, the future king and present Crown Prince
of Norway. When the king looks ahead to the future of the monarchy,
it is with optimism. He has a close relationship with the heir to
the throne. King Harald…
