Scandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding, Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.
WorldScandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding - Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.
WorldPrime ministers and presidents, princes and national team captains, queens and bishops - the guest list for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V includes many famous and high-ranking names.
WorldWith the motto "Everything for Norway", Harald V led the country from 1991 - and goes down in history as Norway's first Norwegian-born prince in 567 years. His years on the throne were turbulent, marked by a long series of scandals that damaged Norwegians' trust in the royal house.
WorldNorway is holding its breath. According to the court, King Harald's health condition remains "very serious." In Oslo, people flocked to Slottsplassen to honor the 89-year-old monarch.
WorldQueen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit arrived at the National Hospital in Oslo this afternoon, where King Harald has been hospitalized for ten days.
WorldThe health challenges continue for the Norwegian royal family. Princess Märtha Louise's husband, Durek Verrett, has now undergone a kidney transplant at Rikshospitalet in Oslo.
WorldFrom royal parties and diplomatic passports to the defendant's dock in Oslo District Court. Now the trial of Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son, Marius Borg Høiby, begins, accused of four counts of rape, among other charges. The indictment against the "bonus prince" shakes an already wounded Norwegian royal family.
WorldCarla Sehn plays the lead role in "Half of Malmö consists of guys who dumped me" on Netflix and the Downton Abbey story reaches the goal at the cinema. Here are this week's movies and series.
EntertainmentTrust in the Norwegian royal house is plummeting. In two new surveys, the proportion of those who have gotten a more negative view of the royal house has increased following several scandals.
WorldA Swedish man has reported Durek Verrett to the police for sexual assault, reports Norwegian Se & Hør. The self-proclaimed shaman, newly married to Norway's Princess Märtha Louise, has in turn reported the weekly magazine to the police.
WorldNow King Harald comments for the first time on the royal family's turbulent year. Sometimes life is simply very hard. It's something everyone can experience – including our family, he says.
WorldAlmost seven out of ten Norwegians want Princess Märtha Louise to be stripped of her princess title, according to a survey by Norstat published by the public service company NRK.
WorldShaman Durek Verrett has got his Norwegian princess Märtha Louise. I feel happiest in the world. I have been waiting to marry this woman for so many years, he says in front of the press corps.
WorldImages from the hall where Norway's Princess Märtha Louise and shaman Durek Verrett are to hold their wedding party have leaked out. The images were taken by a guest at Hotel Union Geiranger.
WorldShe is the princess who talks to angels. He is the shaman who heals diseases with amulets. Today, the violence-accused conspiracy theorist Durek Verrett officially becomes part of the Norwegian royal house. On site in Geiranger to celebrate the controversial couple is Sweden's future queen.
WorldThis year's party is underway in Norway – and Sweden's crown princess is in attendance. Tomorrow, Princess Märtha Louise will meet her American "shaman" Durek Verrett in Geiranger. The wedding is scandal-ridden.
WorldThe Danish royal couple will not be attending Princess Märtha Louise's wedding this weekend, confirms the Danish royal house. Nor will the Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Høiby, who is a suspect in a crime, be coming to the wedding.
WorldThe British celebrity magazine Hello Magazine has acquired exclusive rights to the Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise's wedding.
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