Tag: Royals

British royals to visit Norway and Sweden

Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, will make an "official visit" to Norway early next year, according to a brief...

Crown prince ‘gone surfing…’

...and not in the USA, but in Norway. After performing lots of official and formal duties this week, Crown Prince Haakon could finally declare...

Quarrels set aside as ‘Stortinget’ opens

PHOTO FEATURE: Helicopters buzzed overhead, flags lined the Norwegian capital's main boulevard and military guards stood at attention as Norway's monarch rode in his...

Reports of king’s death greatly exaggerated

Norwegian news bureau NTB suffered a major embarrassment on Tuesday when it erroneously reported that King Harald V had died. NTB quickly realized its...

King Harald sends condolences to Spain

Norway's King Harald V joined leaders around the world in sending messages of condolence to the people of Spain, following Thursday's terrorist attack in...

Pioneering queen hailed on her 80th

She was once accused of being a threat to the Norwegian monarchy but on Tuesday Queen Sonja was being hailed for saving it. As she turned 80...

Paradox of the monarchy lives on

NEWS ANALYSIS: Many a paradox in Norway has been pointed out of late, not least  the country's conflicting roles as both oil producer and environmental...

Bergen festival royally underway

Queen Sonja hailed Norway's west coast capital of Bergen as a city "with deep cultural roots back to the Hanseatic time" when she opened the...

New gondola wins a royal reception

Residents of Loen in the mountains around the Nordfjord could hardly have hoped for better promotion of their new tourist attraction this weekend. Under sunny...

Party at the palace, and for the people

SEE THE VIDEO: An estimated 3,000 Norwegians streamed to the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday evening, to pay tribute to King Harald and...
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