Yesterday, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway continued their visit to Ethiopia. This was the second of the visit’s total three days. They arrived in Ethiopia on Monday to prepare for their visit. On the first day of the trip, they attended a number of official events in the nation’s capital and assisted the Norwegian economic delegation who are following the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit reveals that Princess Ingrid Alexandra should have had a different name
1st November 2017
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway opened the exhibition “The Queen Yes” Tuesday in the city of Trondheim. During her opening speech, she came with a fun story about her daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Norway’s future queen.
The Crown Princess said…
King Harald: "The rumors of my death are significantly exaggerated"
28th October 2017
“The rumours of my death are significantly exaggerated,” said His Majesty King Harald of Norway in the opening of his speech during the annual gala dinner for parliament representatives and the government at the Norwegian Royal Palace. The King followed up with the…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, the daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja, fell off her horse during a completion on Friday and broke her leg. Princess Märtha Louise posted the news on her Facebook and Instagram-pages together with the following statement:
“So Carsall (the horse) jumped well today, but his turning around was so fast, I fell off and broke a bone in my leg. I was so…
King Harald, Queen Sonja & Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
9th October 2017
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 26th State Opening he…
Norwegian News Agency accidentally reports death of King Harald
27th September 2017
Yesterday, the Norwegian News Agency (NTB) accidentally reported in Norway that His Majesty King Harald was dead. The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media outlets.
The unfinished text was sent to…
A guard for the Norwegian Royal Family fired shot inside palace
25th September 2017
The Norwegian police had an accident at the Royal Palace in Oslo. A royal lifeguard fired a shot in the wall inside of the Royal Palace. This happened 30 April this year but was not revealed until it was published Sunday afternoon in the Norwegian media. One of the Norwegian Royal Family’s bodyguards was practising drawing his weapon when he, by accident, fired his gun.
“We can now confirm…
Today marks 60 years since King Haakon VII died and Olav V became King of Norway
21st September 2017
Today, 21 September, there are two jubilees in Norwegian royal history. It is precisely sixty years since His Majesty King Haakon VII died and his only child became the next King of Norway, His Majesty King Olav V.
King Haakon reigned from November 1905 until his death in…
Today we take a look at Norway’s future queen consort.
Her Royal Highness was born on 19 August 1973 inKristiansand,Norway. She has one older sister and two older brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both would eventually remarry. As a…
After yet another deadly terror attack, this one in Barcelona, Spain, royals have reacted on social media and sent their condolences.
At least 13 have been killed and over 100 injured after a terrorist ran over pedestrians with a van in the Las Ramblas district of Barcelona.
Later, five terrorists were shot dead, and one was wounded by Spanish police in the nearby tourist town of Cambrils. Police…
