23/06/2006 :: The Norwegian people waited eagerly for their new royal family, and cheers erupted as King Haakon, Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav arrived by ship in Trondheim. The year was 1906, and 100 years later today's royal family followed the historical path to the coronation in Nidaros Cathedral. + More

Crown Princess Mette-Marit gave birth to a boy on Saturday 3 December 2005 at 10.45 am. The Norwegian Royal House announces that all is well with mother and child. + More

The tradition of Norwegian kingship in various forms extends back more than a thousand years. Norway was part of a union with Denmark from 1381 to 1814 and then with Sweden from 1814 until 1905, when it once more became independent under ... + More