The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the senior members of the royal house, the King, the Queen, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, as well as some members of the court, have all been vaccinated against the swine flu.
Month: October 2009
The holiday home debate, round 2
It looked like the last piece in the saga around Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s summer house was over and done with, when they purchased the tiny island outside of Risør. Sure, the purchase might not make much sense to non-Norwegians, tiny cottage located on a rock in the middle of an ocean… Continue reading The holiday home debate, round 2
Julemærket or the Christmas stamp
Today Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be present at the release of this year’s Julemærke, or Christmas stamp as the English translation would be. The Crown Princess is the patron of the Christmas stamp. The world’s first Christmas stamp was Danish, the motive was Queen Louise of Denmark, and was released in 1904. Since… Continue reading Julemærket or the Christmas stamp
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 the local retirement home, asking if she could bring her friends around to visit with… Continue reading Tie A Ribbon-project
Yearly Norwegian Charity telethon
This year Crown Prince Haakon is the royal patron of the Norwegian charity telethon, where the money will go to the organization Care. All over Norway volunteers are walking from door to door, asking for contributions for the organizations, or volunteers have taken upon themselves to collect money in other ways, such as bake sales.… Continue reading Yearly Norwegian Charity telethon
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 in London, has also studied Philosophy of Life and Ethics at the University of Oslo,… Continue reading Mette-Marit continuing with her education
World Cup
And with the tie in the match against Israel today, Switzerland will be going to the World Cup in South Africa next summer. Even though the match apparently was nothing to write home about, they did what they were supposed to do – deny Greece the #1 spot in the group.
4 out of 10 Norwegian MPs support a republic
The state-owned Norwegian television channel, NRK, today reports that during a questionnaire for their programme, Spekter, 4 out of 10 of the members of parliament answered that they would rather prefer a republic in Norway. 1 of 3 said that they would transform Norway to a republic within 20 years. And 30% of the 169… Continue reading 4 out of 10 Norwegian MPs support a republic
Switzerland in the World Cup?
After last night’s round of matches… there is only one round of matches left in the European world cup preliminaries. Some teams have definitely qualified, of which Denmark is one. (Things were a bit crazy in Copenhagen before the match, including Swedish and Danish hooligans crashing on the main street.) Norway is definitely out. It… Continue reading Switzerland in the World Cup?