On Friday morning, His Majesty King
Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first
had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His
Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full
statement from the Royal Court states: “His Majesty the King
underwent heart valve surgery today at Rikshospitalet. The
operation was successful, and the…
King Harald is to undergo heart surgery
on Friday. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon by the
Royal Court. The King will have the heart valve he had operated on
in 2005 replaced. His Majesty was admitted to Rikshospitalet
hospital this morning ahead of the…
Irish-Canadian artist,Ciara Phillips, is
this year’s recipient of the world’s leading graphics prize, “Queen
Sonja Print Award”. Queen Sonja presented the award to the winner
in a small ceremony at the Royal Palace on October 7th 2020. Queen
Sonja received…
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave, which
was due to expire on Monday October 5th 2020, has now been
extended. No date for a return to work has been set. This means
that Crown Prince Haakon will continue to function as Regent of
Norway for the forseeable future and carry out the duties that his
father normally takes on. The news was made public on the afternoon
of October 4th 2020, just…
Today is a historic day for the Norwegian
people. For the first time in 30 years, the solemn and traditional
opening of the Norwegian Parliament has been made by a crown prince
and not the king of the nation. In a shortened ceremony, due to the
pandemic, Crown Prince Haakon…
On Christmas Day 2019, Ari Behn, the
former husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway, took his own
life. His funeral in Oslo Cathedral on January 3 was attend by
royals from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands and Crown Prince
Haakon was one of the pallbearers. On his…
King Harald discharged from hospital – what next for Norway's monarch?
29th September 2020
King Harald was discharged from hospital
on September 28th, having spent three nights being treated and
monitored following a scare over his breathing. However, what
happens to the Norwegian king now? After the King left hospital, he
was transported back to Bygdøy Royal Estate. This is a larger farm
located right on the outskirts of Oslo city centre on the Bygdøy
peninsula. The property has been…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The
King is said to have entered his black limousine without help.
Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars
from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
Crown Prince Haakon to open Parliament on his own for the first time
28th September 2020
Later this week, a very special event
takes place in Norway on a day that will go down in Norwegian
history. Crown Prince Haakon will officially open the Norwegian
Parliament, the Storting, for the very first time. It will also be
the first time in exactly 30 years that the…
There was great interest in Queen Sonja’s
visit to Lillehammer on Friday. It was unclear in the morning hours
whether the Queen would attend the event as planned following the
hospitalisation of King Harald. Finally, the county governor of
Innlandet made a statement that the Royal Court confirmed that the
visit would continue, without the King present. This was the first
time anyone in…
