Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
spoken out after the death of African American George Floyd by
police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Princess made the
remarks on her Instagram account with a photo of a woman holding a
sign with George Floyd’s name. Princess Märtha Louise called for an
end to “this inhumanity” in her post. Her Highness said: “Stop!!!
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has been
hearing more about how the coronavirus pandemic is being handled by
businesses across his country. On video-link, His Royal Highness
met with the Norwegian firms Less, Epiguard and Rocketfarm to hear
more about what they are doing and…
In a podcast interview, Princess Märtha
Louise has criticized, among other things, the paparazzi. In the
Norwegian podcast “Tut og mediekjør,” Princess Märtha Louise was
vocal about the paparazzi pictures taken of her with her partner,
Shaman Durek, in Hawaii…
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway have jointly opened one of the most famous arts festivals in
Europe in a very different way. Mother and son teamed up to deliver
a virtual opening to the acclaimed event. Usually at least one
member of Norway’s Royal Family travels to the western part of
Norway and the city of Bergen in the spring to attend the opening
of Bergen International…
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…
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 greet their King on national
day. Not only are the childrens’ parade cancelled this year because
of the virus, yesterday…
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…
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, enthusiasm and ability more than ever. I
hope that some of the ideas that come through these youth
businesses will become part of our…
