The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today
have completed their visit to the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The
visit to Norway occurred after the Duke and Duchess spent two days
in Stockholm. The British royals arrived yesterday morning at Oslo
Airport where they were received by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit. On the first day of their visit, the royals,
among other things, had the…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No More
team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian royal families
which is something that is not always done. Before going into the
numbers, a little disclaimer.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit participate in traditional St. Lucia celebration
13th December 2017
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
participated today in the traditional celebration of St. Lucia in
Norway. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess chose to celebrate the
day together with the elderly residents at…
Every royal family has its own
traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates
Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions
with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their
family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In Norway,
there are several traditions on what to eat for dinner on Christmas
Eve. The eastern part of the country eats…
King Harald: "The rumors of my death are significantly exaggerated"
28th October 2017
“The rumours of my death are
significantly exaggerated,” said His Majesty King Harald of Norway
in the opening of his speech during the annual gala dinner for
parliament representatives and the government at the Norwegian
Royal Palace. The King followed up with the…
King Harald, Queen Sonja & Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
9th October 2017
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 26th State Opening he…
Earlier this week, more than 30 royals
from all over Europe gathered to celebrate King Harald and Queen
Sonja, as they both celebrate 80 years this year. Perhaps their
son, Crown Prince Haakon, received the most attention during the
gala dinner that was held on Tuesday. Suddenly, the Crown Prince
disappeared from the hall; when he returned 30 minutes later, he
had removed his beard. While Crown…
It has been announced that a State
Council will be held at the Royal Norwegian Palace in Oslo on
Wednesday. This is highly unusual as usually, all the State Council
meetings are held on Fridays. Whenever the King does not have the
opportunity to attend the State Council on…
The Crown Prince Couple of Norway visited
the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) at Ås, just
outside the capital of Oslo, on Thursday of last week. During the
display of the exhibition, ‘no insects – no food‘, Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess…
His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway, has, the last two days, participated in the
international military exercise “Joint Viking” which takes place in
northern Norway. The exercise aims to strengthen the military
cooperation within NATO and between the Nordic nations. The
military exercise “Joint Viking” takes place from 6 to 15 March in
an area stretching from Alta to…
