This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who is who in the lines of succession around the world.
Today we are looking at the line of succession to the Norwegian
throne. Compared to many monarchies, the Norwegian order of
succession is relatively short and counts only seven people, all of
whom are descendants of the present monarch, His Majesty King
Harald V. The succession is currently…
The Norwegian Palace Park in Oslo was
vandalised last Thursday, according to a gardener’s facebook post.
They posted about the incident: “It is so sad when things like this
happen.” A Japanese cherry tree in Crown Princess Märtha’s Garden
has been…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
made promoting literature one of her main causes and now she’s
publishing a book to help raise the profile of Norwegian arts. The
Crown Princess is behind a collection of writing that will hit the
shelves in…
Crown Prince Haakon was present at the
opening of the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union
in Norway on Thursday. This year, the Norwegian state owned
TV-channel NRK is host to the meeting in Oslo. The Crown Prince was
the one to welcome the European Broadcasting to Norway. The Crown
Prince also shared some of his TV-memories from when he was a
child. Crown Prince Haakon said…
King Harald of Norway has confirmed to
Norwegian media that the Royal Court is in dialogue about the
commercial use of Princess Märtha Louise’s title. Confirming the
dialogue is underway to NRK, His Majesty said, “At the present
time, we cannot say how far we have…
On Friday, Royal Central’s Senior Europe
Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen was invited to preview this year’s
exhibition at the Royal Palace in Oslo. This summer the exhibition
is called “Queen’s Meetings” and it will be open to all visitors to
the royal palace…
King Harald on water pollution: "This is one of the most serious things we can experience"
21st June 2019
Last time the small town of Askøy was
visited by royals was in 1611. On Thursday, King Harald and Queen
Sonja visited the people at Askøy for a very special reason. To
conclude the county tour of Hordaland the royals visited Askøy and
the people here who have faced serious problems over the past
month. Two weeks ago, Askøy municipality was hit by water pollution
that has affected more than…
This week, King Harald and Queen Sonja
are visiting western parts of their kingdom. This is the first time
the queen has taken part in engagements after she had to cancel her
participation during the State Visit from South Korea last week due
to an infection in her leg. On…
Yesterday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of
Norway was back at work following the news last week that she had
an infection in the leg. Together with her husband, His Majesty the
King, they started their county tour to Hordaland in the western
part of Norway. It was on Tuesday of…
On Monday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway celebrated his patronage, the Norwegian-American
Association’s 100th anniversary. His Majesty the King was present
at the celebration of the Norway-America Association’s 100th
anniversary at Akershus Fortress. Philosopher Henrik Syse held the
welcome speech at Akershus Fortress, while Charge d’Affaires from
the US, Ann…
