Category Archives: Mette-Marit

Heir Consort Project

Earlier, I had a project I called The Crown Princess Work Project, wherein I tallied the activities of the Crown Princesses of Europe. The project came about after much discussion in various forums about the level of activity on the … Continue reading

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Mette-Marit's popularity

A recent poll of the Norwegian population made by order of Dagbladet reveals a change in how the Crown Princess is seen by the general population. A similar poll nine years ago, showed that the Norwegians were skeptical of the … Continue reading

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Mette-Marit interviewed in Natt & Dag

Crown Princess Mette-Marit was interviewed in the Norwegian publication Natt & Dag. Here is a link to the original interview, including pictures. I have translated bits of the interview.

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Unlucky Mette-Marit

It seems that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s bad luck is neverending. I summed up the past happenings at Blog Royale when she fell in the Ukraine. This time, it is a public release from the royal house stating that Crown Princess … Continue reading

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Mette-Marit as a ski instructor

Snow is not necessarily something all the immigrants who come to Norway are familiar with, and since it really started snowing in December, there has been a lot of snow coming down. The organization ChangeWeNeed took advantage of the weather, … Continue reading

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Tie A Ribbon-project

An 11 year old and her friends in Bodø, in the north of Norway, are the inspiration for the new Red Cross project, Tie a ribbon (Knytt et bånd), in Nordland county. The 11 year old sendt an e-mail to … Continue reading

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Mette-Marit continuing with her education

Last autumn, the Norwegian court announced that Crown Princess Mette-Marit would be attending part-time master’s level courses, to further her education. The Crown Princess, who studied development studies at London School of Oriental and African studies when she was living … Continue reading

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Visit to a family care centre

Coverage of her event today was overshadowed by the coverage of results from the Norwegian elections yesterday, but Crown Princess Mette-Marit was beaming in the sunshine as she was visiting a Child Welfare home in Vestfold county earlier today. The … Continue reading

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Coming out

In August, 2005 Crown Princess Mette-Marit was in the headlines because she was attending the Invisible conference in Bodø. The topic of the conference was homosexuality and homosexuals in society, and the lack of knowledge frequently found around the subject. … Continue reading

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Mette-Marit at Hamarøy

Yesterday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened the new Hamsun Centre in Hamarøy. The centre celebrates the life and authorship of Norwegian author, Knut Hamsun.

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