On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 30
years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new
monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V
died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the
capital, Oslo. Olav was King of Norway from the time he took over
from his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957 until his
death on 17 January…
Skaugum Estate is a farmhouse that lies
just outside Oslo, Norway, and it is currently the home of Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, though it has a
storied history that dates back to the Middle Ages and is known as
the birthplace of King Harald, in…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
received the vaccination against coronavirus. Underlining his
belief in the importance of the jab, the monarch was photographed
as he was given the injection . King Carl Gustaf received the
vaccination on January 15th at Stenhammar where…
King Harald marked his Silver Jubilee on
17 January 2016 with a series of events held throughout the year in
Norway. As he marks 30 years on the throne, let’s take a look back
at his last big jubilee event. [getty src=”505422170″ width=”594″
height=”395″ tld=”ca”] On the morning of 17 January, the Norwegian
Royal Family gathered on the…
The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has
offered his resignation to King Willem-Alexander after the fall of
his government today. The fall of the government comes following a
parliamentary inquiry into a scandal at the Tax and Customs
administration during which…
Queen Maud Queen Maud never had designs
on becoming a queen when she was born, a daughter of the future
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, in 1869.
As a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, she was raised in splendour,
and well-travelled, having…
As Norway’s first queen consort since
1938, Queen Sonja brought back the spectacle and glamour of a queen
when her husband, King Harald, came to the throne in January 1991.
As a major representative of Norway, both home and abroad, Queen
Sonja has many majestic tiaras at her disposal. Today, we’re going
to look at some of her most magnificent jewels. Maltese Cross Tiara
[getty…
Alt for Norge is the motto that has
united the three modern kings of Norway and one that serves as a
rallying cry for the nation. When Prince Carl of Denmark was
nominated as a potential monarch for the newly independent Norway,
before he took the throne, he insisted on a…
The Belgian monarch had a dramatic
evening as he drove through his nation’s capital. King Philippe’s
car, a black Mercedes with the famous royal number plate 1, drove
straight into a violent demonstration and was briefly trapped in a
crowd as young people took to…
King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja
have received the coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was made in
a statement from the Royal Court on January 13th 2021 which
confirmed that Harald and Sonja, both aged 83, had been given the
jab. The statement says: “His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the
Queen have today been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The royal
couple will receive the…
