The embodiment of Easter in Norway is to head for the mountains, huddle in a cabin with family and/or friends, eat oranges, chocolate biscuits, and marzipan, and to ski. We’re not amongst those nations who have had enough of the snow when it comes to April, you see. We like to chase after it, to… Continue reading A Norwegian Easter
Mette-Marit, pregnant?
A rumour that has been hopping up on royal forums and in the media alike is whether or not Crown Princess Mette-Marit is pregnant.
April Birthdays
Here are some of the royal (or royal-related) birthdays of April.
Mette-Marit and the Civil Defense’s Winter Exercise
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.
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.