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…
Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most
students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of
the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and
support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid
Alexandra, and the other student council…
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 UK…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
has over the last weeks been the most active working member of the
Norwegian Royal Family. The Crown Prince is working from his home,
the Skaugum Estate, to help the Norwegian people get through the
coronavirus pandemic. In a video meeting with representatives from
the United Nation`s development program, the Crown Prince on
Thursday heard more about the…
Oslo Municipality’s national day
committee met on Tuesday evening and concluded it won’t be possible
to carry out the annual national day celebration in the Norwegian
capital as usual. The parade is the most iconic part of Norway’s
grand national…
Crown Prince Haakon has, over the last
few weeks, held several video conferences and video meetings with
the authorities and other occupations who are heavily affected by
the coronavirus. On Thursday the Crown Prince was joined by his
wife Crown Princess Mette Marit for…
Crown Prince Haakon continues to stay busy while hosting video conference with three cleaning workers
1st April 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has, over the last
few weeks, held several video conferences and video meetings with
the authorities and other occupations who are heavily affected by
the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the Crown Prince was briefed via video
on the working life of three cleaners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
His Royal Highness started the conference by saying: “The work you
do in hospitals, in…
