Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
solemn ceremony in Oslo as ‘memorial stones’ were placed in the
street to commemorate the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The
stones, placed along the Akershusstranda, represent the victims of
Nazism and are set in places where those victims once lived before
their deportation and death. “The passers-by who discover the
stones become aware of…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends literary conversation in Lillestrøm
1st September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
literary discussion at the new Lillestrøm library, opening the
Cultural Corners week at the new library. In a conversation about
representation and expectations and how that relates to literature,
the Crown Princess listened as…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the Norwegian Royal
Court. In a brief statement shared on the monarchy’s website on
Saturday, the palace said: “The Crown Princess has normal symptoms
and is followed up by her…
Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf send condolences as Norway faces a tragic shooting
27th June 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark and King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden have both surrounded King Harald of Norway
with love after the tragic shooting that took the lives of two
people in Oslo. The two monarchs both sent condolences letters,
which were published on all social media accounts, as well as the
respective websites. In a short note signed by hand by the Queen,
Margrethe called…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has
attended a memorial service for victims of the Oslo shooting. The
memorial service was held at Oslo Cathedral for the victims of the
shooting in and around the London Pub and a popular LGBTQ club in
Oslo in the early morning hours…
King Harald of Norway has spoken about
the horror of the Oslo shooting, and the Crown Prince Family has
laid flowers at a makeshift memorial. Two people have died, and 21
have been injured after a shooting, which is being treated as a
terror attack, in and around the…
Laughs, tears and tiaras in Oslo as Princess Ingrid Alexandra officially celebrates her 18th birthday
18th June 2022
Friday night was the pinnacle of the
royal year. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted a gala
dinner in Oslo to celebrate Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th
birthday. From about 7:30 pm, the halls of the Royal Palace started
filling with people – ordinary Norwegians that have in some way
contributed to the lives of their community or country. But also
friends of the young…
Queen Sonja came face to face with her
past as she toured a brand new art event in Oslo. The Queen of
Norway visited an exhibition showcasing some of her most famous
outfits which are included in a display about the role of clothes
in forming the royal image. Her gowns…
King Felipe of Spain was joined by Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in Paris to
watch the final of the tennis men’s individual tournament Roland
Garros. The final was played on Sunday, 5 May by Spanish
tennis legend Rafael Nadal and young…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian
Arctic. The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days
beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday,
the couple visited the Longyearbyen Public Library, where they
heard a presentation from the head of the Longyearbyen Community
Council, Arild Olsen, regarding the…
