“Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg,
[showed] lack respect for His Majesty the King and his elected
Assembly,” said the former President of the Stortinget
(the Norwegian national assembly), Dag Terje Andersen to the
Norwegian media on Monday morning. Andersen believes that Prime
Minister Solberg has gone behind the King’s back by publishing
major political decisions before…
Last week, King Harald of Norway turned
80 years old. The King was on a private vacation with the family
that day, and no one knew where the Norwegian royal family was.
Some claimed the royal family went skiing in Switzerland while
others rumours said that they were on a…
Yesterday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway turned 80-years-old. The King himself was on vacation abroad
with the family, but many Norwegians nevertheless wanted to
celebrate the King’s birthday. From 11 Norwegian fortresses, a
birthday-salute to the King at noon was…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is 80
years old today. The King himself is on vacation with the entire
Norwegian Royal Family. Nevertheless, there are several standard
events marking a Norwegian King’s birthday, despite the fact that
the King is not even in the country. Today at noon a 21 gun salute
fired from the cannons at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Many people
had turned up to watch the…
Eight out of ten Norwegians approve of
keeping the monarchy as a form of government, and the greatest
support King Harald and his family has comes from the younger
Norwegian population. This emerges from a major survey conducted by
Norway’s state TV channel NRK. The…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
celebrates his 80th birthday next week. For
the occasion, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the
Queen granted an interview to NTB (Norwegian News Agency) where
they talked about what it is like being monarchs when they get
older. The…
Norway’s biggest drug trial in history is
now in the Norwegian courts. The main defendant in the case,
Gjermund Cappelen, has pleaded guilty in importing several tonnes
of hashish to Norway and claims he has had help to this by the
police officer Eric Jensen. During the trial, many unknown stories
have been revealed – including new information on the theft of a
number of royal antiques…
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people
associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 71 years
His Majesty The King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the
Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. See the entire speech
in the bottom of the…
The Norwegian Royal Family goes from one
jubilee-year to another year of anniversaries. Both King Harald and
Queen Sonja celebrates their eightieth birthday in 2017. King
Harald celebrates his birthday on 21 February, while Queen Sonja
4th of July. In the recent days, it has…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway owns
stocks with a value of £18. It is the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet
(English: The Daily Magazine) that can report this today. Dagbladet
is one the few magazines that has a negative attitude towards the
royal house in Norway. They have in the recent years been on a
perpetual quest to find out how much the Norwegian Royal Family
owns and how much the Norwegian…
