King Harald has recovered from his heart
surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was
declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1
November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the
press. According to the program published by the royal court, King
Harald has no engagements until November 5 2020. Then, the king
will receive the foreign minister for…
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with
his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian
health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited
them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing
work during the pandemic. For…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway,
daughter of King Harald and the fourth in line to the Norwegian
throne, will have her own TV series next year. Norway’s largest
commercial TV-channel “TV2” will follow the Princess’s life both at
work and in private. The TV…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra wins gold in Norway’s Junior National Championship in surfing
25th October 2020
On Saturday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of
Norway won the Norwegian National Junior Championship in
surfing. The Princess won with 12.83 points in the Norwegian
championship which was held at Borestranden beach in Jæren, the
western part of Norway. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit and Prince Sverre Magnus were also present to watch
Princess Ingrid Alexandra in the…
On Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of
Norway opened a new exhibition in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer
at the Maihaugen Museum. Maihaugen’s new exhibition “Impulses”
shows more than 1000 cultural treasures from Norway with clear
traces of influence…
This year, the Royal families of Europe
have faced, along with all of us, a new type of crisis, a global
pandemic. In a new book about King Harald which will be published
in Norway this autumn, the King shares his views on the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic and how this has…
In a new book about King Harald which
will be published in Norway this autumn, the King speaks about the
death of his former son-in-law Ari Behn. He praises his
grandchildren and also shares his thoughts on the loss of his own
mother, Crown Princess Martha. King Harald himself lost his mother
when he was a teenager. In a new book, he praises his
granddaughter, Maud Angelica Behn, for the speech…
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave, which
was due to expire on Monday October 5th 2020, has now been
extended. No date for a return to work has been set. This means
that Crown Prince Haakon will continue to function as Regent of
Norway for the forseeable future and…
King Harald has been discharged from
hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The
King is said to have entered his black limousine without help.
Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars
from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
Norway’s monarch, King Harald V, has been
rushed to the largest hospital in Norway on Friday morning. Harald,
who is 83, was taken to the National Hospital in Oslo by ambulance
on Friday morning. It is not known, as yet, what is wrong with the
King. The Royal Court has stated that the King is on sick leave and
according to protocol, the Crown Prince is put in as regent of
Norway. The…
