Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the
Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the
next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince
Haakon attended the digital meeting on January 6th 2021 with the
Norwegian UN team in New York and Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen
Søreide, in Oslo. Earlier in the day…
Crown Princess Mette Marit has broken her
coccyx (tailbone). This happened during a ski accident just before
the celebration of Christmas. The news has not been confirmed by
the Royal Court but was published by the Norwegian magazine “Se og
Hør” on Tuesday this…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince
Haakon have marked the beginning of the new Norwegian royal year in
a sad way. The three royals visited the people of Gjerdrum after
the catastrophic quick clay landslide that started on December 30th
2020. So far, seven people have…
Every royal family has its own
traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates
Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions
with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their
family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In Norway,
there are several traditions on what to eat for dinner on Christmas
Eve. The eastern part of the country eats…
Princess Ragnhild's widower criticises TV series “Atlantic Crossing” for ''false impression'' of royal history
9th December 2020
Erling Lorentzen, widower of Princess
Ragnhild of Norway, and brother-in-law of King Harald has heavily
criticised the TV series”Atlantic Crossing”. The show has
also received criticism from well-known Norwegian historians who
accuse it of falsifying history.
Princess Astrid of Norway has made a rare
public statement in support of a cause close to her heart. The
88-year-old Norwegian princess is the daughter of the late King
Olav V and the older sister of Norway’s current monarch, Harald V.
She is also a patron of the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit make surprise visit to disadvantaged Oslo citizens
7th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit of Norway, accompanied by Bishop Kari Veiteberg and
Mayor Marianne Borgen, have visited the street environment in Oslo.
Many of those who are drug-addicted are struggling extra hard now
that so much is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the
café, “=Kafe”, people struggling with drug addiction or living on
the streets get the…
Crown Prince Haakon has attended a very
special digital award ceremony this week. The award ceremony was
held in connection with the annual “Day of the Volunteers” which,
in Norway, is always held two days before the UN’s International
Day for Volunteering on 5…
Crown Prince Haakon has started making
digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown
Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he
made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest.
Hammerfest had several outbreaks of…
In October, a new Norwegian book about
King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald
Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth
best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition
of the book has sold out, orders are still coming in and the
publisher is now waiting for new editions that have been delayed
due to the corona…
