Tag: Royals

King Harald visits the Amazon

Norway's King Harald made a secret trip across the Atlantic last week to fulfill what he claimed was a long-held dream: Visiting a rainforest...

UD takes blame for ‘royal squeeze’

Norway's foreign ministry (Utenriksdepartementet, UD) acknowledges what it calls "legitimate criticism" over the crown couple's visit next week to US defense contractor Lockheed Martin, but...

Royals catch flak over fighter jets

Norway's crown couple was rubbing elbows with fellow royals in Amsterdam this week, at the investiture of the new Dutch king, but next week's...

Mette-Marit’s role stirs new debate

By embracing a jet-set lifestyle and fondness for the luxury it offers, Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has shown how Norwegian society in general has...

Royal Palace evacuated

King Harald and Queen Sonja were among the 82 persons evacuated from the Royal Palace in Oslo on Monday after fire alarms started ringing...

King favoured, but posted a loss

Norway's King Harald once again ranks as the most popular member of the royal family, while his son-in-law Ari Behn landed as least popular...

Men sentenced in crown jewels theft

Two men from Peru have received relatively lengthy prison terms by Norwegian standards, after being convicted of stealing the crown jewels from the king...

Facelift approved for palace grounds

The Norwegian Parliament has voted to pay NOK 70 million (USD 12 million) for an upgrading of the grounds around the Royal Palace in...

Monarchy survives vote in Stortinget

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's Parliament (Stortinget) has predictably cast aside the latest effort to convert the country from a constitutional monarchy to a republic. The proposal...

Royals pursue ‘historic’ complaint

Norway's royal family has filed what's being called an "historic" complaint against Norwegian magazine Se og Hør, in an effort to clarify whether the...
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