Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Princess
Martha Louise and Ari Behn is also the granddaughter of King Harald
and Queen Sonja. She impressed many with her moving speech at her
father’s funeral in January this year. Ari Behn took his own life
on Christmas Day 2019. For the first time since the death, Princess
Martha Louise and her daughters have talked about the hard time
with the Norwegian…
Norway has won a non permanent seat on
the UN Security Council. The country’s politicians are delighted
and have shown their gratitude to Crown Prince Haakon who has been
a high profile supporter of the country’s campaign for a place on
this prestigious…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has opened
a brand new exhibition house on climate and climate change in Oslo.
The exhibition house is owned and operated in co-operation between
the University of Oslo and Oslo Natural History Museum. The formal
opening was accomplished by…
Crown Prince Haakon gives final push to Norway’s campaign for seat on UN Security Council
16th June 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has taken a high
profile role in the Norwegian fight for a seat on the United
Nations Security Council. This week, he finds out if the campaign
has been successful. In recent days, the Crown Prince of Norway has
continued his work on the issue. Last week His Royal Highness
attended a digital reception for UN ambassadors on the occasion of
the campaign for Norway’s…
The only daughter of Norway’s King,
Princess Martha Louise, has put the property ”Bloksberg” on the
market again. She first listed the home for sale at Easter last
year. For a few months, the property has been taken of the market
but this weekend the property…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
revealed some new hobbies she’s taken up since the coronavirus
pandemic took hold. The Norwegian Crown Princess did so in two
posts on her Instagram. On Sunday, the Crown Princess revealed her
first new pastime. In the form…
King Harald of Norway is back at work at
the Royal Palace in Oslo. He has given an audience in honour to
this year’s recipients of the awards handed out by the Royal Guard.
The two awards “The Royal Guards watch” and “Brigadier Leif
Schanche’s honour-award” were handed over in the presence of the
King. The commander of the Royal Guard, Colonel Lieutenant Vegard
Flom…
The 7th of June is a special day in
Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the
end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon
in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no
celebration because of the coronavirus…
The ceremonial aspect of the Norwegian
Royal Guard has been dissolved and will remain so until the autumn.
This was announced this week by the Royal Norwegian Army. The drill
and music squad will cancel its operations because of the
coronavirus. Lieutenant Colonel and…
An old grenade from the Second World War
was found in the Palace Park of the Royal Palace in Oslo this week.
According to the bomb squad of the Oslo Police, the grenade was not
dangerous. The Bomb Squad from Oslo Police was quickly called to
the area on Tuesday morning at around 11 am. They created a
security zone of 100 meters which remained in place until just
before 4 pm when cars and…
