This year marks the 30 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new king. The official announcement of King Olav’s death, on January 17 1991, was given by the King in Extraordinary Council of State at the Palace at midnight. On January 18, King Harald gave his first speech as monarch, in which he remembered his father and asked for the support of the people in the…
On this day 30 years ago: King Harald takes his oath to the Constitution
21st January 2021
On this day, January 21, 30 years ago, King Harald took his oath to parliament. On the evening of 17 January 1991, King Olav V died. At the same time, Crown Prince Harald became Norway’s new king, King Harald V.
When one monarch passes away, the next takes over at…
Thirty years ago: King Olav dies and King Harald accedes to the throne
17th January 2021
On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 30 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the capital, Oslo. Olav was King…
Crown Prince Haakon marks Norway's entry to the UN Security Council
7th January 2021
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…
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…
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…
The Crown Prince of Norway has revealed he talks often with his father about the moment he will become king. On Saturday evening the Norwegian TV-channel TV2 published a longer interview with Crown Prince Haakon. The interview was recorded earlier this year and the Crown Prince talked about many things that concern him.
King Harald has been King of Norway since January 17, 1991, when King Olav…
Shaman Durek reveals that he has King Harald's permission to propose to Princess Märtha Louise
13th November 2020
The US edition of Vanity Fair has published an interview with Durek Verrett and Princess Märtha Louise, the daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, revealing plans for a new royal wedding for Norway. In the interview, the shaman says that since last Christmas he…
The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been diagnosed with the infection. The five…
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 infection control reasons, there was a distance of two meters between everyone present at the lunch and food and drink was set up…
