Norway

As King Charles juggled his diary for an unexpected meeting with the Prime Minister and Buckingham Palace later confirmed that His Majesty and his family would be cutting back on duties as a general election campaign got under way, one Windsor didn’t get the memo. The Princess Royal was in Norway for an official visit as her brother found himself called upon to dissolve parliament for the…

King Harald is looking well and happy in an official photo taken just weeks after surgery to fit a pacemaker, The King of Norway, 87, was seen alongside Queen Sonja as they began their Easter break at Bygdø Kongsgård. They were joined by their son, Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit as well as grandchildren, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. Harald V…

King Harald of Norway has left hospital after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The Royal Court said King Harald would be on sick leave until at least April 8th 2024 and his son and heir, Crown Prince Haakon, would continue to carry out all…

It was the first big royal wedding of the 21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge. But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses of Europe, their romance had…