On Saturday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon laid a wreath to commemorate those who have lost
their lives in the service of Norway. Over the weekend, Norway
marked their liberation from German occupation after World War II.
The Norwegian Royal Family has a long tradition of participating at
these events, as they themselves were directly affected during the
war and had to live in exile for…
Royal Central’s Senior Europe
Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen, who is based in Oslo, talks us through
the inaccuracies contained within Atlantic Crossing – an eight-part
series looking at the plight of the Norwegian Crown Princess during
World War II. Atlantic…
On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway visited the Aurora workshop – a working community of artists
with and without disabilities in Bærum. Ceramics, textiles,
clothing and paper have been produced at the workshop, despite a
pandemic and strict infection…
The Norwegian monarchy is rock solid.
Recent surveys show that an average of 82% of the Norwegian people
wants to keep the monarchy as their form of government. However,
the leader of the Norwegian Agricultural Party, Trygve Slagsvold
Vedum, accused the conservative government party and Prime Minister
Erna Solberg of republicanism last week. “It is much easier to be a
republican at some…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway’s digital
visit to California continued on Wednesday. On Tuesday, His Royal
Highness met with California’s governor as well as students from
Californian Universities. On Wednesday, the Norwegian Crown Prince
held a conversation with…
On Tuesday this week His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started his two-day virtual visit to
San Francisco, California. The trip is Norway’s first major virtual
visit abroad where the public get the opportunity to follow the
official visit digitally. The…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will
virtually visit San Francisco, California, on April 27 and 28. The
visit to San Francisco is Norway’s first major virtual visit
abroad, and many have the opportunity to follow this official visit
digitally. The Crown Prince will be digitally accompanied by
Norway’s Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide; Minister of Trade
and Industry, Iselin Nybø…
Questions of a possible royal wedding
have arisen after Princess Martha Louise of Norway confirmed she is
planning to move to the US with her three children to spend more
time with her boyfriend in Los Angeles. The princess was asked if
she was planning to move, to which she…
In February this year, Princess Martha
Louise of Norway said that she was considering moving to the United
States. She then said that the reason was that her boyfriend, the
American shaman Durek Verrett, feels badly treated and no longer
wants to settle in Norway. This was…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
marked World Down Syndrome Day with a message underlining how
important every member of society is. In a heartfelt greeting, the
Princess spoke of the vital role the awareness day can make by
reminding us to celebrate that all people are unique. In a video
message, published by the Royal Court on March 21, Princess Martha
Louise said: “Congratulations on…
