https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Norway in at the beginning of February, the Norwegian Royal Family has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.no/20171212/prince-william-and-kate-to-visit-norway-in-february Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:46:00 +0100 prince-william-and-kate-to-visit-norway-in-february Money awarded by parliament to the Royal House is spent on maintaining King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon’s privately-owned estates, according to a report by Dagbladet newspaper. https://www.thelocal.no/20160609/nowary-royal-family-spends-public-money-on-private-expenses Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:17:26 +0200 nowary-royal-family-spends-public-money-on-private-expenses Stavanger Aftenblad’s editorial on Friday called for a “constitutional evolution” to put an end to Norway’s monarchy. https://www.thelocal.no/20160513/norway-newspaper-calls-for-end-of-monarchy Fri, 13 May 2016 15:14:27 +0200 norway-newspaper-calls-for-end-of-monarchy The annual cost of the Norwegian monarchy is 460 million kroner, according to a report in Dagbladet that alleges that the state keeps large expenditure items hidden from the public. https://www.thelocal.no/20160404/norways-royals-nearly-twice-as-expensive-as-thought-report Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:18:34 +0200 norways-royals-nearly-twice-as-expensive-as-thought-report Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been voted the worst-dressed out of a list of ten young female royals in a readers' poll by the British celebrity magazine Hello! https://www.thelocal.no/20150813/norways-princess-mette-marit-is-worst-dressed-royal Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:51:16 +0200 norways-princess-mette-marit-is-worst-dressed-royal Norway’s King Harald is not attending the wedding of “Europe’s coolest royal couple” Sofia Hellqvist and Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip on Saturday, leaving Scandinavian royal watchers puzzled. https://www.thelocal.no/20150610/king-harald-not-attending-sweden-royal-wedding Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:26:02 +0200 king-harald-not-attending-sweden-royal-wedding Norway's Crown Prince and Princess are planning to rip down the much-loved traditional barn on their Royal estate in Asker, in a move described as "very disappointing" by a local conservationist. https://www.thelocal.no/20140625/locals-slam-royal-plan-to-demolish-barn Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:13:00 +0200 locals-slam-royal-plan-to-demolish-barn Norway's Crown Prince Haakon personally bakes his wife Mette-Marit a cake on her birthday every year, she revealed to Norwegian radio on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20130820/norways-prince-haakon-bakes-wife-own-birthday-cake Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:42:00 +0200 norways-prince-haakon-bakes-wife-own-birthday-cake The family of Crown Prince Haakon has published pictures of its litter of nine labradoodle puppies, after their beloved Milly Kakao gave birth a month ago. https://www.thelocal.no/20130716/norwegian-prince-welcomes-nine-labradoodle-pups Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:47:00 +0200 norwegian-prince-welcomes-nine-labradoodle-pups Splashing out 3.7 million kroner ($610,000) on security alone for a royal birthday party is a bit rich argues the Norwegian Republican Association, which says police officers deserve putting their feet up during summer rather than hiding in bushes to protect the privileged few. https://www.thelocal.no/20130711/royal-birthday-bash-shows-need-for-a-republic Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:24:00 +0200 royal-birthday-bash-shows-need-for-a-republic Two gold objects belonging to Ghana tribal leader King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II have been found after they were stolen in Oslo last week, Norway's police said on Friday when releasing the names of two suspects. https://www.thelocal.no/20121019/oslo-police-recover-stolen-ghana-royal-gold Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:40:32 +0200 oslo-police-recover-stolen-ghana-royal-gold Ghana's King Otomfuo Osei Tutu II has had baggage that his country's embassy confirmed contained crown jewels stolen in Oslo, Norwegian police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20121012/ghana-crown-jewels-stolen-in-oslo Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:43:43 +0200 ghana-crown-jewels-stolen-in-oslo King Harald greeted with sorrow the news on Sunday of the death of his older sister, Princess Ragnhild. https://www.thelocal.no/20120917/norways-princess-ragnhild-dies-aged-82 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:05:00 +0200 norways-princess-ragnhild-dies-aged-82 Representatives of Norway’s Socialist Left Party have proposed abolishing the monarchy, while also offering to smooth the transition by giving the king a notice period. https://www.thelocal.no/20120628/time-to-give-the-king-his-notice-socialist-left Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:58:00 +0200 time-to-give-the-king-his-notice-socialist-left Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon has been named among the godparents of Sweden's Princess Estelle and was in Stockholm on Tuesday to attend the young royal's baptism. https://www.thelocal.no/20120522/godfather-haakon-in-stockholm-for-royal-baptism Tue, 22 May 2012 14:11:00 +0200 godfather-haakon-in-stockholm-for-royal-baptism Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise and husband Ari Behn have announced plans to move to London with their three daughters. https://www.thelocal.no/20120427/princess-martha-louise-moving-to-london-with-family Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:05:00 +0200 princess-martha-louise-moving-to-london-with-family A hobby historian believes he may have found the tomb of a 13th century Norwegian king concealed in the walls of Bergen Cathedral. https://www.thelocal.no/20120424/ive-found-kings-tomb-in-church-walls-hobby-historian Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:25:00 +0200 ive-found-kings-tomb-in-church-walls-hobby-historian Monaco’s Prince Albert and Princess Charlene continued their tour of Lapland on Monday as they prepared to visit an open air school for young reindeer herders in the far north of Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20120326/monaco-royals-revel-in-norway-visit Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:26:00 +0200 monaco-royals-revel-in-norway-visit Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday met survivors of Norway's island massacre last year as he and his wife Camilla visited Oslo as part of a Scandinavian tour. https://www.thelocal.no/20120320/prince-charles-meets-survivors-of-norway-island-massacre Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:12:00 +0100 prince-charles-meets-survivors-of-norway-island-massacre Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived to glorious sunshine at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport on Tuesday afternoon as they were welcomed to Norway by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. https://www.thelocal.no/20120320/sun-shines-as-charles-and-camilla-arrive-in-oslo Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:11:00 +0100 sun-shines-as-charles-and-camilla-arrive-in-oslo