Today Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was an observer at the Norwegian Civil Defense’s winter exercise at Vikafjellet between Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties.
Month: March 2009
Old pictures of royals
Library of Congress has a project going, where they’re adding their collection of old photographs to Flickr – to share them with the public. In that, there’s also some old photographs of the royals. The pictures tagged with royalty can be found here. Enjoy.
The state of Haakon’s beard
Here is the conclusion to the debate around Crown Prince Haakon’s beard. The Crown Prince revealed in an interview with Norwegian news channel TV2, that the dispensation for having a beard aboard the vessel, had gone through. Thus, he doesn’t have to shave it off for the occasion. His wife is someone who… Continue reading The state of Haakon’s beard
Märtha Louise and the fountain of light.
In the book she co-wrote with her husband, Ari Behn, after their wedding in 2002, Princess Märtha Louise compared herself to a fountain of light. “I imagined that I walked in light, that I waded in it until it reached far up on my leg, that everything around me beamed with such a light.… Continue reading Märtha Louise and the fountain of light.
Book review: The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. (First published in 2006).
Programme for Haakon and Mette-Marit’s visit to Mexico
Here is the programme for Haakon and Mette-Marit’s official visit to Mexico. They arrived yesterday, and there is allegedly an increase in security around them – with between 30 and 50 security guards. For picture from the arrival, see here.
Beard troubles
It’s not too long ago that Prince William shaved off his beard for his military duties. Now, Aftenposten reports that Crown Prince Haakon’s beard may be going the same way. During the visit to Mexico, he is going aboard a drilling vessel, where beards are forbidden as a security precaution. The Norwegian embassy reports that… Continue reading Beard troubles
Fear of flying
As she’s about to embark on an Official Visit to Mexico, I can’t help but feel a bit sorry for Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Her fear of flying is pretty much legendary among royal watchers and Norwegians alike, and spending a long time in an aircraft, even if she’s reportedly been better in these… Continue reading Fear of flying
Haakon opening the NHH symposium.
Today, Crown Prince Haakon gave the opening lecture at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration’s symposium for the Norwegian corporate sphere. The symposium is run by the students of the school, and is Norway’s biggest of its kind.