Queen Sonja has opened the new museum
building “The Twist” outside Oslo with Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark also present during the opening. Queen Sonja and Crown
Prince Frederik got a tour with investor Christen Sveaas of the new
building which is located at the Kistefos Museum. The reason why
also Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was present was that the
architect behind the unique…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Queen Sonja mark the completion of royal sculpture park
17th September 2019
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid
Alexandra of Norway, marked this Tuesday, the arrival of the last
new sculptures in Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Sculpture Park in the
Palace Park by the Royal Palace in Oslo. The Princess was
accompanied by her grandmother, Her Majesty…
On Wednesday this week, Crown Prince
Haakon visited Ørland Air Base where he received a tour and lecture
about the Armed Forces’ new F-35 fighter aircraft. It was part of a
current military exercise in Norway. The Crown Prince was given the
opportunity to see…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Mette-Marit revealed on Tuesday her brand new book together with
the author, Geir Gulliksen. The new book from the Crown Princess is
the anthology “Homeland and other stories” published by Aschehoug
publishing house. The book reveals, among other things, that
Mette-Marit shaved off all her hair in year three in high school,
and that her family just…
Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be
confirmed, but all week, this has been discussed in various
Norwegian and international media. The festivities began on Friday
when thousands of Norwegians signed the congratulations protocol to
congratulate the young princess on her…
Earlier this week Royal Central reported
that King Harald and Queen Sonja’s special confirmation gift to
Princess Ingrid Alexandra was a Norwegian national costume, also
called a “bunad”. The costume is a reconstructed women’s bunad from
the 1880s. The Princess has…
Norwegian mosque apologises to Crown Prince Haakon after three women refused handshake
27th August 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
visited the Al-Noor Islamic Centre last week to show support after
the 10 August shooting attack on the mosque. Many people noticed
that three women did not accept the Crown Prince’s outstretched
hand as he attempted to greet them. The Bærum mosque shooting, or
the Al-Noor Islamic Centre shooting, was an attack that occurred on
10 August 2019 at…
On Friday of last week, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja congratulated Russian baritone Sergey Kaydalov who emerged
victorious from the final of the Queen Sonja International Music
Competition 2019. The competition’s final was held in the opera in
Oslo, and it was Her Majesty the…
Crown Prince Haakon was present at the
opening of the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union
in Norway on Thursday. This year, the Norwegian state owned
TV-channel NRK is host to the meeting in Oslo. The Crown Prince was
the one to welcome the European…
King Harald on water pollution: "This is one of the most serious things we can experience"
21st June 2019
Last time the small town of Askøy was
visited by royals was in 1611. On Thursday, King Harald and Queen
Sonja visited the people at Askøy for a very special reason. To
conclude the county tour of Hordaland the royals visited Askøy and
the people here who have faced serious problems over the past
month. Two weeks ago, Askøy municipality was hit by water pollution
that has affected more than…
