King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are Norway-bound. The royal couple will undertake a State Visit at the invitation of King Harald in November.
The Dutch Royal House announced that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima would visit Oslo and Trondheim during their State Visit, which will take place from 9-11 November.
The State Visit will affirm “the outstanding relations between…
Norway’s royal couple and Crown Prince Couple recently met many of those who survived the terrorist attack on Utøya in Norway in 2011. This year marks ten years since the terrorist attack on the young people on Utøya and on the government quarter in Oslo. The Royal…
In this series, Royal Central is taking a look at the grandchildren of monarchs around the world. In this installment, we’re heading to Norway to introduce the six grandchildren of King Harald.
Children of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess…
While remaining on sick leave, King Harald of Norway released an Easter message to the Norwegian people on Friday.
Norway is in its third wave of the pandemic, and the King began his message by saying:
“There are probably no more words that help right now. What we need is to see the end of the situation we have been in for over a year. Many are tired and upset. We all miss…
Harald became King of Norway in January 1991 upon the death of his father and was consecrated alongside his wife, Queen Sonja, (who became the first Norwegian queen to be born a commoner) later that year.
As mentioned in another article, Harald’s reign has been marked…
As King Harald marks his 30th year on the Norwegian throne, we’re looking back at the three very modern monarchs of Norway since the dissolution of Sweden and Norway in 1905 and the independence of a Norwegian monarchy.
King Haakon VII
The very first modern monarch…
In Norway, monarchs aren’t crowned, they’re consecrated. King Haakon VII was the last king to be crowned, while his heirs, Olav and Harald, have been consecrated in ceremonies at Nidaros Cathedral in Oslo.
Prior to the consecration, King Harald swore an oath at the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) during a formal ceremony. Taking place just days after his father’s death, Harald took…
Skaugum Estate is a farmhouse that lies just outside Oslo, Norway, and it is currently the home of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, though it has a storied history that dates back to the Middle Ages and is known as the birthplace of King Harald, in…
Alt for Norge is the motto that has united the three modern kings of Norway and one that serves as a rallying cry for the nation.
When Prince Carl of Denmark was nominated as a potential monarch for the newly independent Norway, before he took the throne, he insisted on a…
King Harald of Norway has delivered his New Year’s Eve speech telling Norwegians that hope will get them through.
The King’s address was televised on NRK from the Royal Palace in Oslo and focused on the pandemic and the impact it has had on all Norwegians. He remarked about how much he and Queen Sonja miss hugging their children and grandchildren and also touched on what the future…
