Crown Prince Haakon of Norway celebrates his 48th birthday today. It an official flag day all over Norway to mark the event, but the Crown Prince himself will hold a private celebration. Usually the day is celebrated at the Royal Family’s country house at Mågerø in Tjøme, where the whole family are gathered for a private birthday celebration. This year the day is marked on the royal yacht…
The Norwegian Royal Family is currently on a long private holiday in northern Norway using the royal yacht “KS Norge”. Thousands of Norwegians now follow the ship’s journey, and where the royals go ashore, they are greeted with flags and cheers. Many private boats…
Royal weddings bring all kinds of expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter. For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage wearing a tiara. When the wedding will result in them becoming a consort or consort in waiting, the expectation…
The Norwegian Royal Family’s favourite place in the summer is an isolated cabin on a southern Norwegian island that is actually located within the area of a military camp. While it may not sound idyllic, it is for the royals. The place is called Mågerø and means, directly translated to English, “seagulls’ island.”
The royal couple’s private summer resort…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is attending the Norwegian National Veterans Conference this week in a conversation with veteran Thor Andreas Kårsten. The conversation is taking place at Akershus Fortress in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The Crown Prince and Kårsten will…
King Harald has given an audience at the Royal Palace on the occasion of this year’s presentation of “The Royal Guard`s Watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s Honour”. The chief of the Norwegian royal guards, Lieutenant Colonel Trond Forbregd, presented…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have concluded their three-day long visit to Western Norway with a trip to the city of Florø. The royals have used the Norwegian royal yacht during this journey. Small boats followed the Royal Yacht towards the quay in Florø where the couple disembarked and visited Florø cultural house for conversations about how people had coped during the…
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway continues their three-day long journey in western Norway. On Wednesday this week the King and Queen of Norway visited shipyards that have been affected by corona outbreaks, and talked to a young returnee to one of the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit have attended an event organized by the Norwegian Rescue Society. The royals got to try their hand at lifesaving at the harbour area in Oslo. The rescue company’s general secretary Rikke Lind informed Crown Prince…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have started their several days long visit to western Norway. The Norwegian King and Queen are currently on board the Norwegian Royal Yacht and will visit three municipalities in Western Norway this week. The first stop of the trip was the village Flåm, in the Aurlandsfjord. Their Majesties the King and Queen are visiting the municipalities of Aurland…
