Tag: Royals

Royal heir turns eight as mom ‘tweets’

Flags were flying on Norway's public buildings on Saturday, as Princess Ingrid Alexandra celebrated her eighth birthday on January 21. Meanwhile, her mother, Crown...

Video threatens Crown Prince, Stoltenberg with ‘painful revenge’

A video published on the social media site Facebook threatens Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre...

Royal treasures to go on display

King Harald and Queen Sonja will be celebrating their 75th birthdays this year, and the government's gift is NOK 30 million (USD 5 million)...

Jens, stay home!

COMMENTARY - VIEWS ON THE NEWS: Has anyone else noticed the irony of how people worried about the climate - including Norwegian Prime Minister...

NRK’s royal TV ‘miniseries’ drew flak

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) wrapped up what newspaper VG called its two-part "miniseries" on Crown Princess Mette-Marit Sunday night, but not before it caught criticism...

Royal guards march to a tougher role

They're often referred to as "pyntsoldater" (decorative or ceremonial soldiers) who stand guard outside royal properties, march in parades and perform in international competitions....

NRK boosts Mette-Marit’s image

As Crown Princess Mette-Marit formally opened a church in her name in Miami over the weekend, Norwegians back home were being shown a glowing...

Media blamed for ‘Teflon monarchy’

It's time for Norwegian media to more critically question the power that members of Norway's royal family actually have, suggests a social anthropologist at...

Norwegian center opens at Cal

Six Norwegian universities, Norway's research council and two Norwegian business schools are pooling resources to open the new Norwegian Peder Sather Center for Advanced...

Royals feared Labour government

Norway's newly established royal family feared for their future when the Labour Party won government power in the early 1930s. Labour opposed the monarchy...
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