On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the
National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020.
Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s
Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia
Research Award was Anders Fjell and Kristine Walhovd.His Majesty
the King handed out the awards on behalf of the organization which
he is protector of.
King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly…
After a long period of tragedy and
illness, King Harald appeared in public for the first time since 3
January, when Ari Behn was buried. Since then, the King has been on
sick leave and for a week, the King was hospitalised. Now a fresh
monarch was out to show his support for…
The Norwegian Royal Court announced on
Thursday afternoon that His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja of Norway would make their first state visit to the
Middle East in March. A press release stated that King Harald and
Queen Sonja have accepted the invitation of His Majesty King
Abdullah II of Jordan. The visit will take place from 2 to 4 March.
The visit is the King’s first…
On Friday, an ordinary Council of State
was held in Oslo following the exit of the Progress Party from the
Norwegian government. This happened only one day after it became
clear that King Harald has been declared healthy after being sick
for the past two weeks. Crown Prince…
King Harald resumes his monarchical duties after two-week sick leave
23rd January 2020
After being sick for two weeks, there was
great excitement about what was going to happen to King Harald. The
media wondered if the King wanted an extended sick leave or whether
he was healthy enough to resume his duties as the monarch after
Crown Prince Haakon has been…
Now you can now become the Norwegian
Crown Prince Family’s neighbour. The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple
rents out one of their houses on the Skaugum Estate, and the villa
is just a few metres from the Crown Prince Couple’s own home. You
can now rent a house for 27.000 Norwegian crowns a month; this is
approximately 2.800 US dollars or 2.200 British pounds. The house
has a plot of…
Today, Tuesday 21 January, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra of Norway turns 16-years-old. To celebrate the
occasion, we have compiled 16 facts about the Princess which you
might not have known before: Following Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s
birth, Germany’s leader had to go…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway has
been discharged from hospital after a week of treatment. The Royal
Court in Oslo announced on Wednesday morning that the king, who is
82, has now returned home. Crown Prince Haakon will remain as
regent of Norway for another week. A…
Ari Behn's parents reveal details of their son's last days and death
14th January 2020
This week has seen more details shared
about the death of Ari Behn, Princess Martha’s former husband who
took his life on Christmas Day. On Monday, the Norwegian Royal
Family issued the following statement: “The royal family thanks
everyone, both at home and abroad, who have sent them happy
Christmas and New Year greetings. A special thank you to the ones
that have sent condolences and…
