With events on Wednesday and Thursday
this week, Crown Prince Haakon has concluded his tour of southern
Norway to learn more about how the coronavirus pandemic has
affected Norway.The Crown Prince’s goal is to learn more about how
the coronavirus pandemic has affected various Norwegian industries
and the Norwegian people. Last week the journey started in Østfold,
when the Crown Prince…
One person is injured after a tree collapses in Oslo's Royal Palace Park
16th September 2020
One man has been injured after he was hit
by a tree that fell in Royal Palace Park in Oslo on Wednesday
afternoon. An old tree blew over and hit the man who was quickly
taken to hospital. Following the incident, parts of the royal park
were closed for the remainder of the…
Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess visit the city of Kristiansund
16th September 2020
Crown Prince Haakon is currently on a
special journey in southern Norway. The goal is to learn more about
how the coronavirus pandemic has affected various Norwegian
industries and the Norwegian people. Last week the journey started
in Østfold on Tuesday, when the Crown…
Crown Princess Mette Marit's son pursues new career as a motorcycle mechanic
14th September 2020
In the past few years, it has been known
that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby,
has tried his hand at several different jobs. He was once editor of
Tempus Magazine, a position he lost as a result of the magazine
closing down. In December 2018, it was announced that he had been
appointed to a new job in a property company, a role he was to hold
for only a couple…
Crown Prince Haakon is currently on a
special journey in southern Norway. The goal is to learn more about
how the coronavirus pandemic has affected various Norwegian
industries and the Norwegian people. The journey started in Østfold
on Tuesday, when the Crown Prince…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started an
important tour on Tuesday this week, which will see him travel
around large parts of Norway to observe how the coronavirus
pandemic has affected Norway. The journey is partly done on board
the royal yacht “KS Norge”. The…
Crown Prince Haakon has celebrated Rygge
Church’s 900 years anniversary. During the visit to the church, the
Crown Prince saw the portal that dates the church to the year 1120.
Rygge church is thus the Norway`s oldest church that is still in
use. The current altarpiece in Rygge church came into place in
1740. Between 1786 and 1867 the church was privately owned by local
wealthy farmers. The…
King Harald: "I do not think there will be any Olympics in Tokyo"
8th September 2020
King Harald of Norway does not believe
that there will be an Olympics in Tokyo next summer. His Majesty
made the observation in a TV on show Sunday evening, broadcast by
the state television-channel NRK. King Harald sat down this summer
to talk to Karsten Warholm and his…
On Saturday, Prince Sverre Magnus of
Norway was confirmed in Asker church just outside the Norwegian
capital of Oslo. Even though the Prince only had 16 guests
attending the confirmation and the following dinner because of the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he received many…
On Saturday, Prince Sverre Magnus of
Norway was confirmed in a downscaled ceremony in Asker Church. The
grand celebration originally planned had to be scaled back due to
the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the day was
celebrated by the Norwegian people and the Norwegian Royal Family.
Sverre Magnus has, this year, followed the confirmation teaching in
Asker parish, and the…
