The Norwegian Royal FamilyThe present King of Norway, Harald V and the Norwegian Royal Family are highly respected among its people.When the Norwegians elected their first king in 1905, they chosed his grandfather, the Danish prins Carl to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court. Take a look at the charming little princess singing: A MUST SEE Norwegian Monarchy HistoryThe Norwegian monarchy actually goes more than thousand years back. Harald Fairhair, or Harald Hårfagre in Norwegian language, is regarded as the first Norwegian king, who united the many small kingships of Norway into a one country around year 885.Even if Norwegian history goes back many centuries, Norway as an independent nation is quite young. When Norway and Denmark were merged under a single monarch in 1380 , Norway came under Danish control. After the Napoleonic Wars the union with Denmark was dissolved in 1814, and for a short time Norway again became an independent nation, and was even drawing up its own constitution. However Norway was forced into a union with Sweden – in a way as an independent nation, but with a common king and joint foreign policy. In 1905 the union of Norway and Sweden was dissolved, and the Norwegian people chose its own monarch: King Haakon VII. The present king of Norway, King Harald V (the fifth) was born on February 21. in 1937, as the first Norwegian-born prince for 567 years.He is the son of King Olav V and Crown princess Märtha. He took over as King of Norway when his father died in 1991.
The Crown Prince Family
Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit Princess Ingrid Alexandra
On January 21nd this year, Princess Ingrid Alexandra had her 8 years anniversary, and the Royal Court released this photo for the press. The young Ingrid Alexandra is growing, and is a beautiful young princess for her country. Prince Sverre Magnus
Prince Sverre Magnus with the dog Milly Kakao. Photo: Veronica Melå, The Royal CourtHis Highness Prince Sverre Magnus was born on 3 December 2005. The prince is third in line for the Norwegian throne after his sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The Prince was christened in the Palace Chapel by Bishop Ole Kristian Kvarme on 4 March 2006.His godparents are Her Majesty The Queen, Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Her Royal Highness Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Mr Espen Høiby, Mr Bjørn Stensland and Ms Marianne Gjellestad.Information from the homepage of the Royal Family.Travelling abroad Winter 2010 / 2011From end of November 2010 till end of January 2011 the Crown Prince family is travelling around the world on a private vacation.The journey started in Istanbul, where the family among many other activities also visited the amazing Hagia Sofia, once one of the most powerful churches of the world, before it became a mosque when the turks took over the city then called Constantinopel. The Crown Prince and his family also visited Amman in Jordan, before they travelled east to India, where they visited Jodphur in Rajastan and Dzongu in Sikkim.
The HMS "NORGE"
HMS NORGE was a gift from the Norwegian people to King Haakon in 1947, and people from all over the country gave money to contribute to the wonderful gift.The HMS NORGE is owned by His Majesty The King, and is runned by the Norwegian navy. The Royal flag in the stern mast shows that the King is on board.
Originally the ship was a British motoryacht, named PHILANTE, and build in 1937 for the airplaneproducer Sopwith. After servicing as escorting vessel during WW II the Philante was purchased for this new purpose in 1947.
The Royal Family enjoy travelling, and are popular guests wherever they visit in Norway. HMS NORGE is often used for official travels along the coast, and here it is visiting the municipality Vestnes in Møre and Romsdal in 2003. The HMS Norge has anchored in Tomrefjord in the late evening of June. 11. To the right on this photo you can see King Harald V and Queen Sonja entering the ship after an official reception in Vestnes by the mayor, Roald Fiksdal.
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Charming little Princess Ingrid Alexandra making a local bread with a lady in Rajastan, India. 
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess' family in front of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. News
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