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HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Presides Over Hans Majestet Kongens Garde in Oslo.

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway presided over the inspection of Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (His Majesty The King’s Guard) held at Huseby Leir in Oslo.

During today’s event, Crown Prince Haakon presented medals to two outstanding guards. The King’s Watch medal was awarded to Private Vegard Trætteberg from the 4th Guard Company.

The Guard of Honor medal, for Best Officer, went to Ensign Casper Calmeyer from the 5th Guard Company.

Photos courtesy of the Norwegian royal court/S.Løvberg Sund

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The Final Guest List for HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway’s Birthday Gala Dinner Released!

On the morning of Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the Norwegian royal court finally released the guest list for Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway’s gala dinner hosted by Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway.

The formal gala dinner — hence tiaras — will be held on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Det Kongelige Slott (Royal Palace) in Oslo.

Royal Family of Norway

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra
Mr. Marius Borg Høiby
His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus
Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise
Mr. (Shaman) Durek Verrett
Miss Maud Angelica Behn
Miss Leah Isadora Behn
Miss Emma Tallulah Behn
Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
Ms. Marit Tjessem

Denmark

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary

Sweden

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria
His Royal Highness Prince Daniel
Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle
His Royal Highness Prince Oscar

The Netherlands

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander
Her Majesty Queen Maxima
Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Oranje

Belgium

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde
Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

Spain

His Majesty King Felipe VI

Luxembourg

His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume
Her Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie
His Royal Highness Prince Charles

Other Royals

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pavlos, Duke of Sparta
Her Royal Highness Princess Marie-Chantal, Duchess of Sparta
Her Royal Highness Princess Maria-Olympia
His Royal Highness Prince Constantine
His Royal Highness Prince Aristides
His Royal Highness Prince Kyril
Ms. Katharine Jibba Butler
Her Highness Princess Mafalda-Cecilia Preslavska
Her Highness Princess Olia Preslavska
His Highness Prince Tassilo
Ms. Rosario Nadal

Norwegian Government Officials

President of the Storting Masud Gharahkhani
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
Supreme Court Justice Toril Marie Øie
Minister of State Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt
Minister of State Anne Beate Tvinnereim
Minister of State Bjørn Arild Gram
Minister of State Kjersti Toppe

Minister of State SigbjørnGjelsvik 

Minister of State Marte Måsj Aasrud 

​​Parliamentary leader Erna Solberg 

Parliamentary leader Sylvi Listhaug 

Parliamentary leader Marit Arnstad 

Parliamentary leader Guri Melby 

Parliamentary leader Une Bastholm

Member of the Storting Irene Ojala
Plenum Leader Tom Sottinen

Head of Mission Tormod C. Endresen
State Administrator Per Arne Olsen
Mayor Marianne Borgen
Mayor Jonas Andersen Sayed

Chief of Defense, General Eirik Kristoffersen
Director of Police Benedicte Bjørnland
Bishop and President of the Church of Norway Olav Fykse Tveit
Leader of the Co-operation Trond Enger
Chairman of the Board of the Islamic Council of Norway, Abdirahman Diriye
Foreign Minister Tore Hattrem

Norwegian Organizations

Chairman Margrete Bjørge Katanasho – National Council for Norway’s children and youth organizations, LNU
Chairman Ingvild Melvær Hanssen – Miljøagentene
President of the board association Ola Keul – Board association Frikjører
Hedvig Wessel – Ski Association
Leader Edvard Botterli Udnæs – Student organization
Leiar Frida
Østalen Pernille Melsen – The student organization disabled
Leader Jane-Victorius G. Bonsaksen – Gay Youth
Editor Sumaya Jirde Ali – Feminist / FAT
Artist Sandra Mujinga
Leader National Council Solveig Ugland – Norwegian Red Cross Youth
Secretary General Karoline Andaur – WWF
Leader Naja Amanda Lynge Møretrø – Changemaker Norway
Leader National Board Anna Nes – DNT young
Leader Elle Rávdná Näkkäläjärvi – Sami Parliament’s youth policy committee

The Diplomatic Corps

Ambassador Daw Maw Maw
Ambassador Ulla Cecilia Björner
Ambassador Louise Bang Jespersen
Ambassador Henri Schumacher

Other guests are family and friends.

Photo courtesy of the Norwegian royal court/ Ida Bjørvik,

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(VIDEO) Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Shaman Durek Verrett Are Engaged! YAY!!!

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Shaman Durek Verrett announced on his personal Instagram page that he finally proposed to Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. Naturally, the princess said, “Yes!”

Yay! I just love these two together… total Twin Flames.

Anyway, in his Instagram statement, Shaman Durek said:

“When you know you know. There is nothing better than having clarity as a man that the woman that stands in front of you is the one. I’m overjoyed with tears that I get to spend the rest of my life with the most pure hearted, angelic, wise, powerhouse woman who represents all levels of a goddess in my eyes.

Together as a soulful spiritual couple, we will use our power to support the people to create a world based in love and acceptance. Changing the world through our love. Love expands beyond all barriers and conditions. Love is free and transparent. It invites growth and foundation. It shows human beings we are more than our fears, our hate or social conditioning.

Princess Märtha Louise is the love of my life. She sees all aspects of me, and I see all of her. I am a guy who loves a girl who loves me back. I get to show and demonstrate to this divine woman how much I love her for the rest of my life. I am the happiest I ever been.”

Meanwhile, Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise also published a statement on her Instagram page:

“I am so happy to announce that I am engaged to Shaman Durek, the one who makes my heart skip, the one who sees me and acknowledges me from my highest potential, who makes me laugh and who I can be vulnerable with.

Love transcends and makes us grow. And I am so happy to continue to grow with this beautiful man.”

After Shaman Durek and the princess announced their engagement, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway along with Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway gave their blessings to the newly engaged couple:

“Their Majesties The King and Queen extend their heartiest congratulations to Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett, and wish the couple all the best for their future together.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess and their family extend their warmest congratulations. They send their best wishes to the whole family for a happy future.”

Last November 2021, Princess Märtha Louise and Shaman Durek appeared on the American talk show, Tamron Hall, in which they spoke about how they met, their relationship, challenges they have faced in the past and more.

A huge congrats to Princess Märtha Louise and Shaman Durek on their engagement!

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HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Attends the Opening of Together on Tour in Drammen.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, as Patron of Year of Volunteering, attended the opening of Together on Tour in Drammen, Norway.

According to the Norwegian royal court, Together on Tour is a national charity with the aim of:

“…getting more people active and reducing loneliness. The initiative is a collaboration between Norsk Friluftsliv, on behalf of the 18 major outdoor organizations, together with the National Association for Public Health, the Cancer Society, the Norwegian Women’s Medical Association, and the Norwegian Tourist Association.

The volunteer work was created when the associations, which all work to create good meeting places and low-threshold activities throughout the country, wanted to have a joint celebration of the Year of Volunteering in 2022.”

Photos courtesy of the Norwegian royal court

Norwegian Royals

(DOCUMENTARY) The 1968 Royal Wedding Between HRH Crown Prince Harald of Norway and Miss Sonja Haraldsen.

Well, it’s Sunday, and you know what that means… Royal Documentary Day!

Here is the Norwegian royal wedding between His Royal Highness Crown Prince Harald of Norway and Miss Sonja Haraldsen. The lovely couple was married on August 29, 1968, at the Oslo Domkirke in Oslo, Norway.

Enjoy!

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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Visits the town of Kirkenes.

While Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was meeting with Ukrainian refugees at the Caritas Norge in Oslo, her son, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was visiting the town of Kirkenes. The town, located in the Sør-Varanger municipality in the far northeastern region of Norway, borders Finland and Russia.

According to the Norwegian royal court, the purpose of today’s visit was to “…meet the locals and hear how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the country’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.”

The day began with a:

“…visit to the Barents Secretariat, where the mayor of Kirkenes, Lena Norum Bergeng, and head of the Barents Secretariat, Lars Georg Fordal, told how Russia’s warfare affects the city’s population, cooperation and friendship across borders, and business. At the same time, they experience that there is a good community in Kirkenes regardless of nationality.

The mayor of Kirkenes said that many Russians live in the city, and that everyone knows someone from Russia. They are friends, neighbors, spouses and colleagues. In addition, you are used to traveling freely across the border to shop, visit friends, maintain business cooperation and go on holiday. Both she and the other representatives who were present at the meeting emphasized that there are now many in the city who feel great sadness that cooperation across the border is now not possible.

The head of the Barents Secretariat said that their goal is to create mutual understanding between Russia and Norway, by sharing knowledge and building networks and financing cooperation projects. But after Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, virtually all cooperation between Norway and Russia has stopped.

After the briefing, the Crown Prince took a walk through a snow-covered center, and had lunch at Go’biten patisserie with six of the city’s residents: Nils Edvard Olsen, Vegard Kristiansen, Matvey Shchetnev, Nina Karin Skogan, Maria Alexeeva and Ingrid Valan. Together they talked about how they experience living and living close to the Russian border.

At the Basen youth club, the Crown Prince met several local young people from the Youth Council, and was shown around by the unit leader for culture, Harald Sørensen. The young people told about the offer at the newly opened club; and spent particularly good time in the new E-sports room. 

The day ended at the city’s ice hockey field, which is the home field of Kirkenes Puckers. The ice hockey club is led by William Sjøstrand. He was born in Murmansk and moved to Norway when he was 30 years old. His family has Norwegian roots and is referred to as Kolanordmenn. He now leads the city’s ice hockey team and is one of the initiators behind the amateur league Barents Hockey League, known to many through the NRK series Puckers. The league facilitates a number of matches between teams from Norway, Finland and Russia.”

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Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway Visits Ukrainian Refugees in Oslo.

On Friday, April 1, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited with various Ukrainian refugees at the Caritas Norge in Oslo, Norway.

Caritas Norge was founded in 1952 as Norsk Katolsk Flyktninghjelp (Norwegian Catholic Help for refugees) by the Catholic Church in Norway. In 1964, its current name was adopted. Today Caritas Norge is run as an independent humanitarian foundation.

During today’s visit, Her Majesty met with women and children who had to flee their homeland due to the ongoing war with Russia. According to the Norwegian royal court, Her Majesty was also briefed on the work Caritas Norge does in Ukraine and on refugees who are currently on their way to Norway. In speaking with the press regarding Caritas Norge’s humanitarian work Her Majesty said, “…I am very impressed with this organization – what they do and how they work in both Ukraine and here in Norway.

When asked about how the Ukrainian refugees are adjusting to life in Norway and the conflict in their homeland Her Majesty noted that:

“…they are very happy to be safe. One thing is to be safe – another thing is to have a home. That home is not here. It’s just for now. Even if you do the best you can, the Queen told the press after the visit – and added. Everyone hopes and wishes that this cruel war will soon end – in one way or another. It made a strong impression to meet those who have experienced this cruel in the war in Ukraine, said Queen Sonja who herself has experienced war up close. I myself am quite old, so I also experienced the war. I hear the plane alarm, and you go down to the basement. There’s something ticking back. And it hurts a lot for these people to have this all the time over them.”

In Ukraine, more than 3,500 Caritas employees and volunteers provide food, water and hygiene items, and children are protected and cared for in the best possible way. They also provide shelter and transportation.

Already in the first month of the war, Caritas has helped more than 350,000 people in Ukraine, and tens of thousands of refugees have received help in the recipient countries Poland, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, says Secretary General Martha Rubiano Skretteberg.

If you’re interested in learning more about Caritas Norge and the wonderful work they do around the world please visit their official website here.

Photos courtesy of the Norwegian Royal Court/S.Lysberg Solum