This past weekend two kings met under a
common interest. His Majesty King Harald of Norway and His Majesty
King Felipe of Spain took part in the sailing regatta “Copa del
Rey” in Mallorca, Spain. A total of 14 boats from eight nations,
Germany, Spain, Austria, England, Italy, Norway, Russia and Sweden
participated in the Club Swan50 class when the Copa Del Rey regatta
started on 27 July.
Princess Märtha Louiseof Norwaytook to
Instagram this week to talk about redefining what it means to be a
princess. She frequently shares tidbits about her life on her
official Instagram account, @princessmarthalouise, and Thursday the
princess shared a fun fact…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who is who in the lines of succession around the world.
Today we are looking at the line of succession to the Norwegian
throne. Compared to many monarchies, the Norwegian order of
succession is relatively short and counts only…
The Norwegian Palace Park in Oslo was
vandalised last Thursday, according to a gardener’s facebook post.
They posted about the incident: “It is so sad when things like this
happen.” A Japanese cherry tree in Crown Princess Märtha’s Garden
has been broken in two, and the royal gardeners have removed the
tree, and they will plant a new one as soon as possible. Crown
Princess…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
made promoting literature one of her main causes and now she’s
publishing a book to help raise the profile of Norwegian arts. The
Crown Princess is behind a collection of writing that will hit the
shelves in…
Crown Prince Haakon was present at the
opening of the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union
in Norway on Thursday. This year, the Norwegian state owned
TV-channel NRK is host to the meeting in Oslo. The Crown Prince was
the one to welcome the European…
King Harald of Norway has confirmed to
Norwegian media that the Royal Court is in dialogue about the
commercial use of Princess Märtha Louise’s title. Confirming the
dialogue is underway to NRK, His Majesty said, “At the present
time, we cannot say how far we have come in the dialogue. But we
are trying to get an arrangement.” The King was questioned on if
the commercial use of the…
On Friday, Royal Central’s Senior Europe
Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen was invited to preview this year’s
exhibition at the Royal Palace in Oslo. This summer the exhibition
is called “Queen’s Meetings” and it will be open to all visitors to
the royal palace…
King Harald on water pollution: "This is one of the most serious things we can experience"
21st June 2019
Last time the small town of Askøy was
visited by royals was in 1611. On Thursday, King Harald and Queen
Sonja visited the people at Askøy for a very special reason. To
conclude the county tour of Hordaland the royals visited Askøy and
the people here who have faced…
This week, King Harald and Queen Sonja
are visiting western parts of their kingdom. This is the first time
the queen has taken part in engagements after she had to cancel her
participation during the State Visit from South Korea last week due
to an infection in her leg. On Tuesday, the king and queen visited
the two municipalities, Jondal and Odda. Five municipalities in
Hordaland are to be…
