Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway has
fallen ill. This was stated in a short press release from the
Norwegian royal court on Tuesday morning. The royal court reports
that the queen has an infection in the foot. She will, therefore,
not participate in tomorrow’s state visit from South Korea. The
royal court’s communications manager, Guri Ofstad Varpe, has told
the Norwegian press that…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway inspected the Royal Guard at Akershus Fortress on Friday
morning. There were two significant changes in this year’s program
for the annual inspection. First, the King was not present.
Secondly, the inspection was held at the…
On Wednesday morning, the Norwegian Royal
Court announced that His Majesty the King had invited the President
of South Korea for a state visit. The Korean president has accepted
the invitation and will visit Norway in mid-June of this year. The
visit marks the 60th…
On Wednesday, the Norwegian Crown Prince
Family held their annual football match at their home in Asker. The
team of the Crown Prince Family was strengthened by, among others,
Lise Klaveness, Ståle Solbakken and Frode Grodås, as well as the
famous artist Astrid S. Additionally, former football player Jan
Åge Fjørtoft was the team leader for the royal team. Furthermore,
the team was made up of…
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid
Alexandra of Norway is changing schools this fall, according to a
press release Monday from the Royal Court in Oslo. The Royal Court
informed the press that the Princess and future queen would start
the 10th grade at Uranienborg School in…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize
on Tuesday. The Abel Prize 2019 was awarded to Karen Keskulla
Uhlenbeck for her recent breakthrough in geometric partial
differential equations, gauging theory and integrable…
On Friday, Norway celebrated National Day
– a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind
the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world
still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late
in the evening, and the Royal Family has a central role in
celebrating Norway and all that is Norwegian. This is a day where
the celebrations begin…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, 47, has
said she has no plans to give up her royal title. When questioned
by Norway’s TV2 on Thursday about possibly giving up her title, the
Princess said, “That’s not something I am considering.” The
daughter of…
On Tuesday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald announced the season-opening of the Norwegian Royal Yacht
“DS Norge”. Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar
Aanmoen was among the journalists present. The Norwegian press took
the opportunity to ask some…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
revealed her new American boyfriend, Shaman Durek Verrett in an
Instagram post on Sunday. Shaman Durek Verrett, who is
half-Norweigan and Los Angeles based, describes himself on his
Instagram profile as an “evolutionary innovator, spirit hacker,
women’s empowerment leader, human rights activist.” The 47-year-old
Princess wrote, “When…
