On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where Rønneberg came from. Joachim was
99-years-old and died of old age at his local retirement home on 21
October. He leaves behind a…
Norwegian Royal Family celebrate King Karl Johan with a series of lectures at Royal Palace
29th October 2018
This year marks 200 years since Karl
Johan became King of Norway and Sweden. This has been celebrated
with significant events in both nations, now separated from each
other, each having its own royal house. Although, both King Harald
of Norway and King Carl XVI Gustaf of…
Crown Prince Haakon has spoken out for
the first time since it was announced that his wife, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit is suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis. The
Norwegian Crown Prince said that the couple has received a lot of
support from the people and that it will…
Continuing our series on princesses who
married commoners, we are taking a look at Princess Madeleine of
Sweden and her American-British husband, Christopher O’Neill. After
fleeing to New York City after a broken heart and engagement,
Madeleine met her soulmate in the Big Apple. Healing from a broken
heart, Madeleine soon became friends with a man named Christopher
O’Neill. He anonymously…
This week Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel of Sweden were in Solna to attend a Gen Pep Forum at
Karolinska Institute. Organised by Generation Pep, the seminar and
workshop brought together more than 800 representatives from
politics, industry associations, research…
It was during the annual solemn
parliament dinner, held at the Royal Palace yesterday, that King
Harald spoke about both gender equality and the #MeToo movement.
His Majesty spoke about the historical high gender equality in
Norway, and said: “This year’s dinner is…
Norwegian politicians and doctors thank the Crown Princess for openness regarding her illness
25th October 2018
Norwegian politicians and celebrities
have flocked to the media to express their sympathies to the Crown
Princess and thank her for her openness about her illness. It was
announced on Wednesday that the Crown Princess of Norway,
Mette-Marit, has been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg also released a statement regarding the
Crown Princess’s illness. Now…
On Tuesday of this week, Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden attended the Protection Fair in Sweden and
awarded perhaps the most unusual prize she has ever awarded – a
gold fire hydrant! The magazine Swedish Firefighter is behind the
award which seeks to promote development…
Queen Margrethe hosts gala dinner for government, Danish Parliament and Danish members of the European Parliament
25th October 2018
Last night, Queen Margrethe hosted a gala
dinner for members of the government, members of the Danish
Parliament and Danish members of the European Parliament. Crown
Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, and Princess
Benedikte were in attendance. Crown Prince…
Norway's Prime Minister releases statement regarding Crown Princess Mette-Marit's illness
24th October 2018
On Wednesday evening, it was announced by
the Norwegian Royal Court that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
had been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis. Now Prime
Minister Erna Solberg has published an official statement regarding
the Crown Princess. Prime Minister Solberg said to the Norwegian
media: “Today, I send warm thoughts to Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Now it is important that…
