Crown Prince Haakon is currently walking
parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary
of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His
Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to
the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims to shed
light on the history of the liberation. The walk started on
Wednesday when Crown Prince Haakon…
Queen Sonja surprised a number of opera
singers this week when she paid an unannounced visit to Oscarshall
palace just outside central Oslo. The palace, which is otherwise
one of the Norwegian Royal Family’s celebration and summer palaces,
will be used this week in a…
On Wednesday evening, Queen Sonja of
Norway participated in her first official engagement after her
summer holiday when she was present at the opening concert of the
Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great event when Klaus
Mäkelä, for the first time, led the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
will walk parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th
anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German
occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route
from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims
to shed light on the history of the liberation. The Refugee Route
is a route about ten miles long…
Details of Prince Sverre Magnus’
confirmation into the Norwegian church has been revealed in a short
statement from the Royal Court on Thursday morning. The Prince will
be confirmed on Saturday 5 September 2020. Sverre Magnus has this
year followed the confirmation…
King Olav II of Norway was born in 993 at
a royal farm in Ringerike, west of the present capital of Oslo.
Even though neither of his parents were a king or queen, Olav was
the great-great-grandchild of King Harald I, Norway’s first king.
Being a decedent of King Harald…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway opened Oslo’s newest and largest public library on Thursday.
The day of the opening was not random as Crown Prince Haakon opened
the library exactly 87 years after his great-grandfather King
Haakon VII opened the old main library in Oslo. His Royal Highness
was welcomed to the library by Oslo’s Mayor and a number of
Norway’s…
Crown Prince Haakon gives final push to Norway’s campaign for seat on UN Security Council
16th June 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has taken a high
profile role in the Norwegian fight for a seat on the United
Nations Security Council. This week, he finds out if the campaign
has been successful. In recent days, the Crown Prince of Norway has
continued his work on the issue. Last…
The only daughter of Norway’s King,
Princess Martha Louise, has put the property ”Bloksberg” on the
market again. She first listed the home for sale at Easter last
year. For a few months, the property has been taken of the market
but this weekend the property…
The ceremonial aspect of the Norwegian
Royal Guard has been dissolved and will remain so until the autumn.
This was announced this week by the Royal Norwegian Army. The drill
and music squad will cancel its operations because of the
coronavirus. Lieutenant Colonel and Head of Communications in the
Army, Per Espen Strande, confirmed this in a statement: “These are
many well-trained soldiers…
