King Harald of Norway, together with his
son Crown Prince Haakon, approved a surprising change in the
Norwegian government on Friday morning. No changes were expected in
the government and the change was to bring back a former minister
who in 2018 was forced to resign. The Prime Minister, Erna Solberg,
asked the king to approve former minister and current parliament
member Sylvi Listhaug as new…
King Harald of Norway visited the two
municipalities of Skiptvedt and Marker in Østfold County, in the
southeast of the country on Tuesday. The King began his visit to
Skiptvedt at the local kindergarten at the village of Lindormen.
Here the king was welcomed by several…
As a little taste of the Crown Princess
“literature metro” next week, Her Royal Highness yesterday held a
writing school at the Skaugum Estate for Oslo’s youth. On Monday,
Crown Princess Mette-Marit invited young people from eight
secondary schools to the…
It was in February that Her Majesty Queen
Sonja of Norway opened a brand new exhibition in Queen Sonja Art
Stable in Oslo. On Friday, another art piece was added to the
ongoing show, and Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar
Aanmoen was invited to the preview. It is the Sami artist Máret
Ánne Sara’s art piece “Spirals of the Pile” which is the newest
piece to go on…
Because of her health, Her Royal Highness
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has chosen to switch out her annual
“literature train” to a more urban “literature metro”. Instead of
using some of Norway’s long and remote train lines to promote
literature to young people, she…
Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal
Family becomes the high protector of state television channel NRK’s
charity broadcast. This year, it is Her Majesty Queen Sonja. This
year’s charity broadcast will collect money to create a better life
for women in some of…
As many are celebrating Easter today,
European royals have sent Easter greetings to mark the occasion.
Later today, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate the holiday
alongside members of the British Royal Family at St George’s
Chapel. Let’s take a look at other Easter messages and celebrations
across Europe. Princess Madeleine of Sweden was one of the first to
share an Easter message…
In early March, the Norwegian Royal Court
announced that Crown Prince Haakon had to undergo surgery. The heir
to the throne was admitted to hospital for one day for an operation
on an exostosis in the ear canal. This week, the Crown Prince
Haakon announced himself to the…
Since the Crown Prince left Fiji, he
received a letter from the authorities thanking the Crown Prince
for his recent visit to the nation and asking the Crown Prince for
help. Earlier this week, the Norwegian Crown Prince visited the
country together with the nations of Samoa…
On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway concluded his week-long tour to the Pacific
region in Samoa. The very last day started with a political meeting
with His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II and Samoa’s
First Lady, then with Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele
Malielegaoi. Norway and Samoa have collaborated closely on climate
change at the UN, and…
