Leah Behn, sixth in line to the Norwegian throne, was confirmed on Saturday. The confirmation was not announced by the royal court in advance, but it was later confirmed that the entire Norwegian royal family was present during the ceremony. The event became known when Leah’s mother, Princess Märtha Louise, published photographs of her daughter with a touching greeting on her Instagram…
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…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where princes were expected to wed regally.
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…
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…
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…
There are many people who, throughout history, have pretended to be royal. The desire for power and wealth have enticed many to falsely pretend to be a royal who has either died or disappeared. Not many of them are women; however, a ship once came to Norway with a woman who wanted to be the nation’s queen.
That woman has been known as “False Margrete.” She was a Norwegian woman who…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway had her first day at her new school yesterday.
In July, Head of Communications at the Royal Court, Guri Ofstad Varpe, confirmed to the Norwegian News Agency “NTB” that Princess Ingrid Alexandra would attend the “study…
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…
King Olav’s Gift Tiara
Embed from Getty Images
Princess Märtha Louise received this tiara as an 18th birthday present from her grandfather, King Olav, in 1989. This delicate tiara features diamonds and pearls in an ‘ears of wheat’-style setting that sits upon a fine band. This is the only tiara that Princess Märtha Louise owns outright, and it’s one she wears frequently.
Queen…
