You expect flowers at a wedding but these
ones were part of a royal fashion statement that packed a real
punch. One royal bride spent years being talked about as just not
good enough for a ruling dynasty and when she finally did walk down
the aisle to marry her prince, she said no to a tiara. She chose
fake flowers instead which is showing your enemies the door with
about as much class as…
With just days to go until Princess
Martha Louise of Norway gets married, her brother has addressed
some of the controversy around her big day. Crown Prince Haakon
spoke to journalists about the issues that have arisen ahead of
Martha Louise’s wedding to Durek…
Eastern Norway has been hit by one of the
worst floods in over 20 years. King Harald and Queen Sonja have
visited the areas that have been affected by floods and the storm
“Hans”. King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the flood area in the
Drammen region after…
The love story that has shaped Norwegian
history is now becoming a TV drama series in Norway. King Harald
stood firm against opposition to his choice of bride for nine years
before he could finally marry Sonja Haraldsen. At a time when royal
brides had to be royal, Sonja’s family was far from the perfect
choice. However, the couple’s love won through and Sonja went on to
become a…
On a sunny summer’s day, the King and
Queen of Norway brought smiles to a military parade as they took
part in an annual tradition. The 3rd Royal Guards Company thrilled
the public with their impressive drill demonstrations at the Palace
Square in Oslo. As the crowd…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated
as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north
of the capital of Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince
Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and
Princess Astrid were at the…
King Harald pops in to see how the new monarch on the block is doing
22nd November 2022
The King and Queen of Norway are on their
annual autumn visit to London, and last week, they visited King
Charles at Windsor Castle. The visit was private, but several
Norwegian media have confirmed that the meeting took place. The
Norwegian and British royal families have several private
unofficial meetings every year, as the families are close to each
other. This was, nevertheless, the first…
The Norwegian Social Democratic Party is
facing a crisis. Since it came to power in 2021, its popularity has
waned. Last week, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was not present
at Norway`s most important debate TV-programme when this was the
subject for discussion. The…
The King and Queen of Norway have hosted
the President of Finland at the Royal Palace. After several
political meetings, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland attended a
friendship lunch at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where King Harald,
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon…
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and
the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated
with Norwegian flags and…
