Tag: Royals
F16 fighter jets fly into the sunset
PHOTO FEATURE: After decades of service, it's twilight time for Norway's fleet of F16 fighter jets. They're being steadily replaced by new F35 fighter...
‘Harald & Sonja’ film wins funding
The long-supressed romance between Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja, and their nine-year battle to finally be allowed to marry, is now set to...
Royals sent out a holiday greeting
King Harald and Queen Sonja were breaking with tradition like most others this Christmas, by not spending the holidays at their timber lodge in...
NRK’s Emmy set off more debate
Loved abroad but criticized at home in Norway, state broadcaster NRK's TV series Atlantic Crossing's international Emmy award last week has been ridiculed just like the...
Dutch royals on state visit to Oslo
Canons roared and children cheered outside the Royal Palace in Oslo when the Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived on Tuesday for the...
Author still pans ‘Atlantic Crossing’
Norwegian historian and author Tore Rem published his second volume of a royal biography of King Olav V this week. He was not impressed...
Princess tests Corona positive
UPDATED: Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexandra, heir to the throne after her father and grandfather, has tested positive for the Corona virus. She's the first...
Crown Prince keen for early vaccination
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has accepted an offer from the government to be vaccinated against the Corona virus ahead of schedule. The Royal Palace...
Another ‘different’ 17th of May holiday
The Corona pandemic, combined with cold and constant rain, literally put a damper on celebrations of Norway's national day on the 17th of May....
Norwegians off for very long weekend
Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians could take off on an unusually long weekend that began Wednesday night and continues through Monday. That's as long...
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