The Royal Court of Norway has announced
that Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be confirmed in the Palace
Church in Oslo. The ceremony will take place on August 31st
2019. The Princess, second in line to the Norwegian throne,
is taking confirmation education in Asker church under the
leadership of priest Tor Øystein Vaaland and acting parish priest
Karoline Astrup. The Royal Palace also announced…
His Majesty King Harald prepares to
approve changes in the government. This happens following the
announcement from the government recently which declared that they
are close to presenting a new government to the Norwegian people.
Last autumn, the Christian People’s Party…
On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the NHO’s annual conference in
Oslo. NHO is the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – an
employers’ organisation in Norway with more than 20,000 members.
NHO’s conference of 2019 had the theme…
The King and Queen, who in August 2018
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, are not stepping down
from work. 2018 was a busy year; however, 2019 will be even more
hectic for the Norwegian royals. Confirmation, state visits and
county tours are among the highlights of the dense programme that
awaits the Royal Family in 2019. In 2018, the royal couple were on
a state visit to both Argentina…
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people
associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 73 years,
His Majesty the King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the
Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. The speech is always
started with the Norwegian royal…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer.
Norwegian Royal Family attends Christmas service in Holmenkollen Chapel
25th December 2018
In good tradition, the Norwegian Royal
Family attended the regular Christmas service in Holmenkollen
Chapel this Tuesday. The royal couple were welcomed and escorted
into the chapel by the priest from Riis Church who also is the
priest of the chapel in Holmenkollen. The chapel was used as a
prayer house from 1903. It was first taken in use for celebrations
and ceremonies in 1913. The chapel was…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at “Our Neighbourhood” in snowy
Asker. The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our Neighbourhood”…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at “Our Neighbourhood” in snowy
Asker. The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our Neighbourhood” series has been organised by Oslo
World and taken place throughout Norway this holiday season. The
event on the Third Sunday of…
