I have to admit that I already thought this was a done deal back in March, when she had her first engagement with UNESCO Denmark, but on the coming Tuesday, Princess Marie will be presented as the royal protector of the organization. In the months since the first engagement at the National Museum, Princess Marie… Continue reading Marie to become protector of UNESCO Denmark
Author: Anne
Church and football
The Norwegian football cup finals were played today, and King Harald is usually present at Ullevål to hand out the trophy to the winners. However, he had another task today. As head of the Norwegian church, he was present at the inauguration of the new bishop, Erling Pettersen, in Stavanger today. This meant that someone… Continue reading Church and football
Denmark: Regent vs. Chancellor of the Realm
Currently, there is a Danish State Visit to Vietnam going on. This involves both the Queen and the Crown Prince – which means that according to Danish law, someone has to be home in Denmark to mind the store, so to speak. This time around, Prince Joachim was the fortunate one. The purpose of this… Continue reading Denmark: Regent vs. Chancellor of the Realm
Norwegian Royal House vaccinated
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.
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