In 2019, it was announced that Princess
Ingrid Alexandra of Norway had changed schools. The Royal Court
said that the future queen would start the 10th grade at
Uranienborg School in Oslo in August 2019. From 2014 to 2019, the
Princess had been enrolled at Oslo International School at
Bekkestua. Earlier, from 2010 to 2014, she attended Jansløkka
School in Asker. The school that the Princess is…
On Sunday, 17 May, Norway celebrated its
national day. Although it was a completely different day than it
usually is, the Royal Family played an important role in this
national celebration, as well. Norway marks 17 May as its
Constitutional Day; it was on this date in…
This coming Sunday, Norway will celebrate
their national day. The day is usually centered around the royal
family with the main celebrations taking place in the areas
surrounding the royal palace in Oslo. More than 100,000 children
usually march past the royal palace to…
On Tuesday this week the world celebrated
International Nursing Day. Queen Sonja was actually set to attend a
seminar in Oslo on May 12, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of
Florence Nightingale. Nightingale is considered the founder of
modern nursing. The coronavirus situation made the large gathering
impossible. Instead Her Majesty sent a digital greeting to the
nurses of Norway. Her…
King Harald and Queen Sonja was joined by
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit on Friday to
attend events commemorating Liberation Day and the National
Veterans Day at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. This is the first time
in months that the members of The Royal…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has opened
the annual youth business championship in Norway. The competition
will this year be digital because of the corona-virus, and
participation is already record high. His Royal Highness said: “I
think we need your ideas…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette
Marit of Norway has given a rare interview to Norway’s state
television channel NRK. In the interview the Crown Princess
emphasizes that we are in a time when we all should care about each
other’s mental health. “I am so glad to see people again!” was the
first response of Crown Princess Mette-Marit when the journalist
from NRK arrived at the…
On Tuesday morning, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja of Norway met women from minority backgrounds via video
conference. The women are affiliated with the MiRA Resource Centre,
which the Queen has supported for a long time. This was the first
solo job the Queen has performed since…
On This Day in 1940: King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were almost killed in a bomb attack
28th April 2020
It has been 80 years since the German
invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian Royal
Family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old
Prince Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal
family managed to escape and lived in exile in the…
Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal
Family becomes the patron of state television channel NRK’s charity
broadcast. Last year, it was Queen Sonja. It’s just been announced
that in 2020, King Harald will take on the role. The NRK TV charity
campaign of 2020 will support the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for
Nature) and its efforts to combat plastic in the sea. One third of
the plastic in…
