Norway

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…

Norway’s royals have opened up their private photo collection for a brand new exhibition. Images taken by kings, queens, princes and princesses are all on show in a new display called ”Royal Photographers: snapshots from 1890 to 1990”. The exhibition shows the family behind the scenes and aims to give an idea of how the royals see themselves and their role. Among the…

The Crown Princess of Norway has had to miss the start of her royal family’s Christmas celebrations after being diagnosed with Covid. The Crown Princess is absent from the traditional festive photo shared by Norway’s royals in the run up to the big day. The portrait was taken at Kongsseteren and shared on December 21st as Mette-Marit continued to recuperate from the virus. On…