On Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja watched His Majesty the King’s
Guard perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal
Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the show
which lasted for 30 minutes. The Royal Life Guard marched together
with the music corps from Akershus Fortress through the centre of
Oslo. Then, they…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was
welcomed to a closed reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo on
Monday afternoon. The reception marked the end of this summer’s
exhibition. Among the guests were representatives of the partners
behind the exhibition, primarily the…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
attended her very first day at her new school on Monday. The Royal
Court told the press that the Princess and future queen would start
the 10th grade at Uranienborg School in Oslo. This news was
first reported by Royal Central in May.
Princess Astrid attended baptism of rescue ship named after her late sister, Princess Ragnhild
17th August 2019
On Wednesday of this week, Princess
Astrid, Mrs Ferner was present when the newest rescue ship in
Norway was baptised at the Norwegian Maritime Museum. The ship was
named “Princess Ragnhild” who was the older sister of both Princess
Astrid and His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. Princess Ragnhild
died in 2012. “Princess Ragnhild” becomes the Rescue Company’s
170th…
At least we now know what’s likely to
form dinner conversation when Queen Margrethe of Denmark hosts
President Donald Trump on a State Visit at the start of September.
It’s been reported that the US leader has explored the possibility
of buying Greenland which is ruled…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
agreed to stop using the title of Princess in her business
activities, the Norwegian Royal Household has announced. The
Princess came to this decision after consulting with her family.
Princess Märtha Louise will continue to use her…
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…
