Royal cousins will reunite next month when King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway pay an official visit to Queen Margrethe in Denmark.
The Danish Royal Court announced the news on Monday, revealing that the two-day visit will occur from 16 to 17 June.
The visit is billed as one marking the historical ties and neighbourly relations between the Scandinavian countries and the Scandinavian royal…
The Norwegian and British royal families have strong ties to each other. King Harald’s grandmother, Queen Maud of Norway, was the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, is the older sister of the present Norwegian monarch.
King Harald V of Norway has been admitted to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo.
The king has been diagnosed with an infection that needs to be treated in hospital and he will remain there for several days.
The Royal Court in Oslo says that His Majesty’s condition is…
Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra sent a message to her fellow graduates ahead of their final exams.
In Norway, students take part in a year-long celebration called ‘russefeiring’, which translates to ‘russ celebration’ and means the final spring semester of secondary school. The term references the red, or ‘russ’, caps that graduates wear at their graduation ceremony.
The…
King Harald of Norway has honoured Norwegian veterans at an event organised by the Norwegian Veterans’ Association for International Operations (NVIO).
The King, who is patron of the organisation, discussed the importance of peer support and the skills veterans…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit pulls out of important 50th birthday event due to illness
19th April 2023
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has had to pull out of an important 50th birthday trip due to illness.
The Crown Princess was due to join Crown Prince Haakon in Kautokeino to learn more about the Sami culture, language and history. However, she was forced to remain at home…
King Harald attends consecration of historic new church figure
18th April 2023
King Harald of Norway was in Bjørgvin’s Bergen Cathedral to watch the city’s new bishop consecrated in a historic moment.
On Sunday, 16 April, Ragnhild Jepsen became the first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Norway, and state and local authorities were present abundantly for the occasion.
Together with King Harald, there were also the Minister of Children and Families…
King Harald of Norway has welcomed a special ship home in Bergen after a successful 20-month journey that visited 37 ports across the globe.
The ship “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” has completed its “One Ocean Expedition” tour, covering over 60,000 nautical…
Durek Verrett, fiance of Princess Märtha Louise, has revealed that he has plans to move permanently to Norway.
Durek Verrett recently spoke to Norwegian press in connection with the release of his new song together with the boy band “The Jacketeers”. He…
It is not every day that a Crown Prince’s working day consists of scooping ice cream, but that was the case for Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Tuesday at the opening of Cousin’s café in Oslo.
The Crown Prince participated in making ice cream at the small ice cream factory that employs young people with a refugee background.
During the event, Hussein Mahmoud, Sanaa Tamin, and…
