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Ari Behn took his own life, his family reported today. https://www.nrk.no/norge/ari-behn-er-dod-1.14836930

The interview was on the occasion of Haakon's 40th birthday today. It is called Crown Prince Haakon, the road to a Kingdom - Kronprins Haakon, veien til et kongerike. My transcriptions of the interview that aired on NRK tonight: TV summary : Crown Prince Haakon – the road to a kingdom |...

The Palace reported today that Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be going back to school part time. The Crown Princess will be taking the course “Management; power and opinion” which is part of a Master of Management degree at BI, the Norwegian School of Management (Or one of them at any rate…...

As per the press release from the Swedish court - the King and Queen will make a state visit to Ukraine from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October, after an invitation from President Viktor Jusjtjenko. The visit will start with two days in Kiev, continue in Cherson and finish at Krim...

Norway's late King Olav once worked for the US intelligence agency that later became the CIA, and so did the head of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Story in English: King Olav worked for US intelligence unit - Aftenposten.no

Victoria's birthday is coming up in a week's time, and the royal calendar states: Celebration of the Victoria Day at Borgholm - the whole royal family. :swedenflag::swedenflag::swedenflag: From previous years The 18th birthday...

We’re entering August. The eighth month of the year, and on August 8, in China, the Olympic games opens. Pierre de Coubertin, the man who is seen as the founder of the modern Olympic games, is reputed to have said, in regards to the games: “L'important n'est pas de gagner, mais de participer”...

Jes Dorph Petersen has been interviewing Frederik on Kongeskibet - about turning 40, the critique of IOC candidacy and other things. The interview will be transmitted on Danish TV2 on June 24.

The heirs to the Scandinavian thrones will visit Svalbard and the areas around the islands, 21-27 June 2008. All three of them are protectors of the International Polar Year in their respective countries. They'll start in Longyearbyen, on the 21, by entering the Swedish research vessel IB...

From time to time, the Norwegian political party SV (Socialist Left) raise the question of the Norwegian form of government – or more precisely, the question of monarchy vs. republic. They have it on their party programme that the question shall be raised once every elected term. (If I remember...

It is May 1st, and time for a new TRF Newsletter. This month, we've ended up putting the focus on some of the activities that go on here at The Royal Forums that members can get involved with. There is always posting pictures or information, and discussing them, but now you also have the option...

I was looking at the history of Luxembourg, and I noticed that in earlier times, the country/area was ruled by the counts of Luxembourg. Royalty.nu's article on Luxembourg mentions something about it being "elevated" from a county to a duchy. Does anyone know the story behind this - or more...

We’re in April – the 4th month of the year, and it is time for the 4th newsletter of the year. Thus far we have published one where we looked back at what happened in 2007, one where we looked at the romances of the older royal couples out there, and last month we covered places that are named...

When Virginia was named for the Virgin Queen, Queen Elizabeth I of England, it might have been seen as one way to curry favour with the Queen. Over the centuries, it hasn’t been unusual to name towns, rivers, lakes, islands or states after the head of state or other people in the royal family...

According to this article in Aftenposten, it was decided that the King, the Queen and the Crown Prince will be going to China for the Olympics this summer. The press were curious after the discussions on CP Frederik's attendance in Denmark, and the Prince of Wales not attending - and asked the...

Happy New Year 2007 has been an interesting year, both for us and for the royals. The TRF moderating team have changed, and adapted to the growth of the forums, and we've added more main forums as well as more sub-forums, to ensure that people will have more space to discuss their favourite...

We're approaching 2008 with rapid speed, so what royal event will you remember the most from 2007? Personally, for me, I think it is Queen Sonja's 70th celebrations in Stavanger :wub:

Stavanger 2008 The King and Queen will attend the opening of the Culture Year of Stavanger 2008 in Sandnes on January 11, 2008. Kongeparet kommer til Sandnes-åpningen

Princess Kristina of Norway, daughter of Håkon Håkonsson and Margrethe Skulesdatter, was born in Bergen, Norway in 1234. On 31 March, 1258 she married Don Felipe, a brother to King Alfonso X of Castile, in Santa Maria la Mayor in Valladolid. The marriage produced no children. Kristina died in...

Prince Joachim and Marie Cavallier will be getting married on 24 May 2008, in Møgeltønder Church. The officiating minister will be Bishop Erik Norman Svendsen. After the wedding, a private wedding party will take place at Schackenborg Manor. http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?id=14657

Kongehuset reports that Mette-Marit has accepted an invitation from Kirkelig Kulturverksted, and will be participating both as an editor for a new CD with hymns/psalms, where she'll be choosing both the psalms and the artists involved, and be present as a co-producer during the recording. The CD...

In November, it was a year since we first returned to the practice of having the newsletters be monthly instead of being only occasional. In the time that has passed, we've produced newsletters on Royalty from A-Z, Round Royal birthdays, Sailing royals, Queen Victoria and King Christian's...

Harald I Hårfagre ca. 865 - ca. 933 m. Gyda Eirik I (Haraldsson) Blodøks ca. 933- ca. 935 m. Gunnhild Håkon I (Haraldsson) Adelstensfostre den gode 930-ish - ca. 960 Harald II (Eriksson) Gråfell ca. 960 - ca. 970 Håkon Sigurdsson, Ladejarl ca. 970 - 995 (Danish rule) Olav I Trygvasson 995 -...

Princess Astrid Mrs Ferner will be visiting the Norwegian Harvest festival in Minnesota tomorrow, and the Norwegian Harvest Festival in North Dakota on the tenth of October.

Marie mentioned at the Engagement press conference that she wasn't sure what she would take up as protectorates and work with. Which causes/organizations do you think she should concentrate on?