Tag: Royals

Majority urges royal retirement age

Norwegian monarchs traditionally retain their positions until they die, but a new survey indicates that the royals, including King Harald, should also have an...

Powerful friendship spurs debate

As Crown Prince Haakon and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre kept up their busy schedules in recent days, debate continued over the public emergence...

Royal guests at foreign minister’s 50th

Norway's popular and hard-working foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, was allowing himself a slight break from his normally breathless schedule to celebrate his 5oth...

Heir to the throne starts school

Six-year-old Princess Ingrid Alexandra started at the local public school close to the royal residence in Asker on Thursday, the same day that her...

King worried about wild salmon

Norway's King Harald made it clear this week that he's acutely aware of an ongoing conflict between Norway's huge fish-farming industry and its stocks...

Waterfront walk to a royal retreat

EXCURSIONS: Anyone passing through Oslo has likely seen the fairy-tale-like castle perched on the slopes of the Bygdøy peninsula, just across the water from...

Royals attend countess’ funeral

Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise traveled to Denmark to attend funeral services on Friday for Countess Ruth of Rosenborg, who many...

King sixth in royal regatta

Norway's King Harald and his crew on the royal sailboat Fram XVI were in sixth place after the first few days of the Spanish...

King out sailing again

Norway's King Harald had mostly stayed out of the media in recent weeks, until news broke that he and Queen Sonja had used false...

Crown Prince to the rescue

Earlier this summer, Crown Prince Haakon was accused of being "irresponsible" when he fell off his own speedboat. Over the weekend, the crown prince...
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