Category Archives: Norway

Ragnhild in Rio

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Anne

Norway’s National Day is over and done, and I am sure you all have seen the pictures of the royal family in Oslo – greeting the parades. But have you seen this? Princess Ragnhild celebrating in Rio de Janeiro For … Continue reading →

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Harald fields retirement questions

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Anne

At a press conference at the Norwegian State visit to Slovenia, King Harald was asked whether it was time to retire, now that he has passed 74. The King, who is known to be in favour of staying on the … Continue reading →

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Heir Consort Project, April 2011

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Anne

April had Easter, thus resulting in a lot less activities. But it also had the royal wedding in the UK, with Camilla, Daniel, Mathilde, Maxima and Letizia being royals in attendence. (Since Camilla is still married to the heir to … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Easter

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Anne

Aftenposten reports that King Harald and Queen Sonja will be spending the Easter holidays in Bermuda, most likely visiting a friend there. While they are away, the Crown Princely family will be rather restricted in their travels. Their exact location … Continue reading →

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Heir Consort Project March 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Anne

Here are the stats from March. I think this is Daniel’s busiest month so far – at least in public view. This is no April’s Joke (So we get that out of the way…)

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Ari’s theatrical career

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Anne

Yesterday, Ari Behn’s theatrical piece “Treningstimen” (Translated: The Workout) had its premiere at Rogaland Theatre in Stavanger. Ari and his wife were both present at the steps of the red carpet. Pictures from Stavanger Aftenblad here. The show is about … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Alexandra and the saxophone

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Anne

A while back, the Norwegian Band Federation gifted Princess Ingrid Alexandra with a saxophone. She’s been too young to play it up until recently. At an audience with the Band Federation, her father revealed that he had now purchased a … Continue reading →

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Norwegian guests at the weddings

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Anne

King Harald and Queen Sonja has been confirmed as attending the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The younger generation will be represented at the Wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock. The Norwegian court confirms that Haakon and … Continue reading →

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Tea time with a Muslim family

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Anne

The Norwegian centre against Racism have started a campaign which they call Tea Time. Statistics have shown that Norwegians who know people with minority backgrounds also are less likely to have prejudices against them, but that a large part of … Continue reading →

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Haakon visiting campers

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Anne

The Norwegian royals are really present when there is a big wintersports event going on in Norway. They were there at the Lillehammer olympics, and they’re now present at everything with the FIS World Championships in Oslo. Almost everything on … Continue reading →

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