On Friday, an ordinary Council of State
was held in Oslo following the exit of the Progress Party from the
Norwegian government. This happened only one day after it became
clear that King Harald has been declared healthy after being sick
for the past two weeks. Crown Prince Haakon has been regent for the
past 14 days and has carried out the first two councils of the year
on behalf of his…
Several European royals attended a
ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held
at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The
British Royal Family was represented by…
King Harald resumes his monarchical duties after two-week sick leave
23rd January 2020
After being sick for two weeks, there was
great excitement about what was going to happen to King Harald. The
media wondered if the King wanted an extended sick leave or whether
he was healthy enough to resume his duties as the monarch after
Crown Prince Haakon has been…
Now you can now become the Norwegian
Crown Prince Family’s neighbour. The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple
rents out one of their houses on the Skaugum Estate, and the villa
is just a few metres from the Crown Prince Couple’s own home. You
can now rent a house for 27.000 Norwegian crowns a month; this is
approximately 2.800 US dollars or 2.200 British pounds. The house
has a plot of…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway has
been discharged from hospital after a week of treatment. The Royal
Court in Oslo announced on Wednesday morning that the king, who is
82, has now returned home. Crown Prince Haakon will remain as
regent of Norway for another week. A…
In connection with Crown Prince Haakon’s
visit to the refugee aid headquarters in Oslo, it was announced on
short notice that the Crown Prince would meet the press. The Crown
Prince met a huge press corps at 3 P.M. local time. The Crown
Prince said: “I thank…
Last Wednesday the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex released an unprecedented statement stating that they
intended to step back as senior members of The a Royal Family.
Nether The Queen or any other member of The Royal Family were
consulted on the statement before the couple released it to the
world. Crown Prince Haakon met with the media on Monday to give the
Norwegian people an update on the health…
On Wednesday, it was announced that His
Majesty King Harald V of Norway was hospitalised. King Harald was
admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo because of dizziness. The
statement from the Royal Court said: “His Majesty King Harald was
admitted to the National Hospital…
On Wednesday, His Majesty King Harald was
admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo because of dizziness. He
will probably be discharged before the weekend, the Royal court
stated. According to the Royal Court, King Harald is not seriously
ill and he is expected to be back…
On Friday, the funeral took place for Ari
Behn, the former husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, at
Oslo Cathedral. Ari Behn died last week after taking his own life
on Christmas Day aged 47. Many royals and members of the Behn
family attended the funeral which was broadcast live on Norway’s
two largest television channels. Present from the Norwegian Royal
Family were King…
