A passionate five-minute address given by
King Harald V of Norway to 1,500 guests during a royal garden party
in the park of the Royal Palace in Oslo has gone viral. A
spokeswoman from the palace, Marianna Hagen, said the palace
received a huge number of requests for an official English
translation of the speech. The original video received almost
80,000 likes and has been viewed over 3 million…
Crown Prince of Norway receives Honorary Degree from Northumbria University
26th June 2016
Northumbria University in Newcastle has
conferred an Honorary Degree on His Royal Highness, The Crown
Prince of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon was presented with the
Doctor of Civil Law degree at the Royal Palace in Oslo by Professor
Andrew Wathey CBE, Vice-Chancellor and…
Norway was in mourning this weekend,
following the tragic helicopter crash off the coast of Bergen, the
country’s second largest city, on Friday. The Airbus EC-225
helicopter had been ferrying staff from an offshore Statoil rig in
the Gullfaks B oilfield before the…
Queen Sonja of Norway speaks about devastating miscarriage 46 years ago
21st January 2016
Queen Sonja of Norway has spoken of the
devastating miscarriage of her first child 46 years ago in an
upcoming TV documentary celebrating the 25-year reign of King
Harald V. The miscarriage happened when then Crown Princess Sonja
was 32-years-old. It was the night of 2 July 1970, following
birthday celebrations on board the royal yacht for her
father-in-law, King Olav V. They had only just shared…
King Harald V of Norway is approaching a
major anniversary in his Kingship. On 17 January 2016 he will mark
25 years on the throne. We take a look at his life so far! King
Harald V was born on 21 February 1937 as the third child and
only son of Olav V of Norway…
