On Wednesday evening, Queen Sonja of
Norway participated in her first official engagement after her
summer holiday when she was present at the opening concert of the
Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great event when Klaus
Mäkelä, for the first time, led the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in
the Oslo Concert Hall as chief conductor. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic in Norway, there was only…
As Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrates
her 47th birthday, let’s look at the life of Norway’s future queen.
Early Life [getty src=”542466382″ width=”594″ height=”381″
tld=”ca”] Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway had
her first day at her new school yesterday. In July, Head of
Communications at the Royal Court, Guri Ofstad Varpe, confirmed to
the Norwegian News Agency “NTB” that Princess Ingrid Alexandra
would attend the “study…
Last week, the Norwegian Royal Family
shared several images from their trip to Lofoten where they ended
their summer holiday. King Harald and Queen Sonja invited their
son, Crown Prince Haakon; his wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit; and
their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre
Magnus, to join them on the royal yacht for a family trip to end
their summer trip around…
It has been confirmed that the
confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway will take place
without the presence of the Prince’s royal godparents. The son of
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be
confirmed on Saturday, 5 September…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
will walk parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th
anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German
occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route
from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to…
A new special book about King Harald will
be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself
contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor
Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had
not thought that the King would want to be involved in the project.
In 2018 publisher Erling Kagge asked Harald Stanghelle if he would
write a book based on…
Details of Prince Sverre Magnus’
confirmation into the Norwegian church has been revealed in a short
statement from the Royal Court on Thursday morning. The Prince will
be confirmed on Saturday 5 September 2020. Sverre Magnus has this
year followed the confirmation…
King Olav II of Norway was born in 993 at
a royal farm in Ringerike, west of the present capital of Oslo.
Even though neither of his parents were a king or queen, Olav was
the great-great-grandchild of King Harald I, Norway’s first king.
Being a decedent of King Harald…
European royals in the British line of succession: Norway's Royal Family
24th July 2020
The British Royal Family has a vast line
of succession with over 5000 monarchs in waiting, but the line also
has links to European monarchies. King George II, who was King from
1727 to 1760, has links to many of those who are now heads of
Europe’s royal families because King George II’s children and
grandchildren married royals from all over the continent. The
children of Queen…
