Earlier this week Royal Central reported
that King Harald and Queen Sonja’s special confirmation gift to
Princess Ingrid Alexandra was a Norwegian national costume, also
called a “bunad”. The costume is a reconstructed women’s bunad from
the 1880s. The Princess has chosen elements for the costume, and
Her Majesty the Queen has taken an active part in the project.
Today, the Norwegian…
Friday morning at 9 am, the Norwegian
Royal Court published parts of the guest list to the upcoming
confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra on Saturday. The Royal
Court can confirm that the following royal guests are coming to
Oslo tomorrow: HM. King Felipe of…
The Royal Court in Oslo revealed on
Tuesday evening King Harald and Queen Sonja’s special confirmation
gift to Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The gift to Her Royal Highness
Princess Ingrid Alexandra on the occasion of her confirmation on
August 31, 2019, is a Norwegian…
Norwegian mosque apologises to Crown Prince Haakon after three women refused handshake
27th August 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
visited the Al-Noor Islamic Centre last week to show support after
the 10 August shooting attack on the mosque. Many people noticed
that three women did not accept the Crown Prince’s outstretched
hand as he attempted to greet them. The Bærum mosque shooting, or
the Al-Noor Islamic Centre shooting, was an attack that occurred on
10 August 2019 at…
On Friday of last week, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja congratulated Russian baritone Sergey Kaydalov who emerged
victorious from the final of the Queen Sonja International Music
Competition 2019. The competition’s final was held in the opera in
Oslo, and it was Her Majesty the…
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…
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 Norwegian Opera & Ballet, but
also the National Museum, which has made a number of Queen Maud’s
outfits available…
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…
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 by Margrethe. He’s been told no
and, let’s face it, Daisy is one tough lady so personal
negotiations won’t come to…
