European Royals

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…

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…

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 in mourning the 89-year-old monarch. The flags will remain at half-mast until 8pm on Friday as a mark of respect for the…

There was a poignant moment at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022 which showed just how close the British and Norwegian Royal Families have been for generations. King Harald V of Norway stood among the foreign royals gathered at Westminster Abbey as the congregation rose for the British national anthem. As the words of “God Save the King” rang through the Abbey, Harald did…