On Saturday evening, Princess Astrid, Mrs
Ferner attended the annual Dissimilis’ Christmas Concert at Bærum
Culture House just outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The
Princess is the protector of Dissimilis and always attends their
Christmas show. Bærum’s Deputy Mayor, Siw Wikan and
Secretary-General, Benjamin Zahl Bergem welcomed the Princess when
she arrived at the Culture…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit were present at Ullevål Stadium
on Sunday during the men’s cup final in football. The final was
played between Viking and Haugesund. The two cheered on the
football players from the most…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited
the “Big Apple” this week. Although the Queen had only one official
task in town, it is reasonable to believe that the Queen has spent
more than one day in the city, probably to do some of the Christmas
shopping for this…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway handed
out “The Queen Sonja School Award” for 2019 on Monday. This year’s
prize went to Stigeråsen school in the southern city of Skien. The
Queen was welcomed by Principal Kim Aas, School Inspector Dorthe
Naur and Student Council Leaders Jørgen Bjerkøen and Maram
Alayoubi. Minister of Education Jan Tore Sanner was also present at
the arrival of Her…
Yesterday it emerged that Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway held meetings with disgraced financier
Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. According to VG,
Norway’s biggest newspaper, Mette-Marit had meetings with Epstein
between 2011 and 2013 – years after his…
It has emerged that Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway held meetings with disgraced financier
Jeffrey Epstein after his release from prison. According to VG,
Norway’s biggest newspaper, Mette-Marit had meetings with Epstein
between 2011 and 2013 – years…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a
queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier
when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However,
the seemingly run of the mill royal union that began that day would
transform the lives of two royals and one monarchy. Here, Royal
Central looks back at the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid join efforts against landmines
29th November 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway and Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium met this
week in Oslo to continue their fight against the use of landmines.
It is 20 years since the Convention prohibiting the production,
use, storage and export of…
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s
Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several
articles where we look at the life of the British princess who
married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo
today, the city that Maud once…
This year, it is 150 years since the
Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written
about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her
husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in
1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot of
jewellery with her. One item from this precious collection has
simply disappeared. It has been stolen and it…
