Princess Astrid of Norway has died at the
age of 94, the Norwegian Royal Court has announced. Days after the
funeral of her younger brother, King Harald, Princess Astrid passed
away on 11 September. The Norwegian Royal Court issued a statement
on behalf of her family and her nephew, King Haakon. Princess
Astrid had five children: Catherine, Benedikte, Alexander,
Elisabeth and Carl-Christian…
Crown Princess Victoria reads a prayer for her beloved godfather at his funeral
9th September 2026
Crown Princess Victoria read a prayer, in
Swedish, at the funeral of her beloved godfather, King Harald. The
Prayer of Saint Francis is one that prays for peace, and is
associated with Saint Francis of Assisi, who lived between 1182 and
1226, though not found in any of…
Norway’s Royal Family to step back from public life until October
2nd September 2026
Norway’s Royal Family will remain in
official mourning for more than a month following the death of King
Harald V, with the Court confirming that almost all official
engagements will be cancelled during the period. The Royal House
announced on September 2 that court…
King Frederik and Queen Mary postpone state vist to Belgium for King Harald's funeral
30th August 2026
King Frederik and Queen Mary have
postponed their state visit to Belgium, which had been due to take
place 8-10 September, in order to attend the funeral service of
King Harald. Shortly after the Norwegian Royal Court announced that
King Harald’s funeral will take place on 9 September, the Head of
Communications at the Danish Royal Court released a statement
announcing that King Frederik and…
King Haakon leads the Norwegian Royal Family at church service for King Harald
30th August 2026
King Haakon led the Norwegian Royal
Family at a special church service in honour of the late King
Harald, who passed away at age 89 on Friday morning. Accompanied by
his daughter and heir, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra; his son,
Prince Sverre Magnus, and his mother…
Queen Anne-Marie celebrates her 80th
birthday on Sunday and fulfilled a lifelong dream to mark the
special anniversary. In a new photo released by the Danish Royal
Family, Queen Anne-Marie is pictured in Greenland. It marks the
first time the former queen of Greece had…
Thousands line the streets of Oslo as King Harald is carried home to the Royal Palace for the final time
28th August 2026
Thousands of people have lined the
streets of Oslo to pay tribute to King Harald as his coffin was
driven back to the Royal Palace. As the man who ruled Norway for 35
years made his final journey home, people crammed into every
available space to pay tribute to him. There were lines of people
on bridges overlooking the motorway on which his cortege would
travel as well as crowds several deep…
For the first time in its history, Norway has a Crown Princess as 22 year old student becomes heir to the throne
28th August 2026
Following the death of her grandfather,
King Harald, at 89, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra is now
first-in-line to the Norwegian throne. The 22-year-old princess has
only recently stepped into the spotlight, so let’s refamiliarize
ourselves with Crown Princess Ingrid…
King Haakon VIII arrives at the Royal Palace in Oslo for the first time as monarch and Norway gives him a warm welcome
28th August 2026
King Haakon has arrived at the Royal
Palace in Oslo for the first time as monarch ahead of the
Extraordinary Council of State that will formally declare the start
of a new reign. Haakon VIII, King of Norway was driven to the
palace with huge crowds gathering to welcome…
Queen Mette-Marit, the controversial new consort of Norway: the Cinderella whose fairytale came to a close
28th August 2026
When she married her prince, the press
across her home country called her ‘Cinderella’. Now, the royal
bride who defied critics to build a regal fairy tale has become
Queen of Norway but the fairytale stopped some time ago now for the
most controversial consort in Europe. Queen Mette-Marit of Norway
has lived one of her toughest years so far and now the spotlight
falls on her again…
