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 been to the country. The
Danish Royal Court said that Queen Anne-Marie and her daughter,
Princess Theodora, travelled to…
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…
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 him there. A round of
applause broke out as the newest monarch in Europe was driven
slowly towards the palace gates. The…
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…
King Harald dies on the eve of his wedding anniversary: his love story with Queen Sonja is a true royal romance
28th August 2026
Queen Sonja of Norway is mourning her
husband of 58 years, following the death of King Harald at the age
of 89. Harald V, King of Norway, died on the eve of the couple’s
58th wedding anniversary. Queen Sonja had kept vigil along in the
early evening before heading…
Norway woke up to a new reign this
morning as King Harald died in the early hours with the throne
immediately passing to his only son who is now King Haakon VIII.
King Harald had been ill for several days with his doctors
announcing a deterioration just hours before he passed away. People
had gone to the Royal Palace in Oslo as news of Harald’s illness
spread and there was a large…
Flags are flying at half-mast across the
UK’s royal residences following the death of King Harald V of
Norway. The Union Flag has been lowered at Buckingham Palace,
Clarence House, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in
Edinburgh as Britain joins Norway…
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf puts his royal court into mourning over death of friend and relation King Harald V of Norway
28th August 2026
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden had put
his royal court into official mourning following the death of his
close friend and relation, King Harald V of Norway. The Swedish
king said mourning would be observed by his court and staff to the
fullest degree on the day that…
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark ask for flags in Copenhagen to be flown at half mast after death of King Harald V
28th August 2026
King Frederik of Denmark has ordered
flags be flown at half mast after King Harald of Norway died. The
Danish royals immediately lowered the standard at their home, the
Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, when news of Harald V’s death was
announced. The King and Queen of Denmark also sent their
condolences to the new monarch, King Haakon VIII. The letter, which
praised King Harald for…
