queen Sonja: Last News

Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway concluded her visit to Minnesota for the first time in a decade.The four-day trip highlighted bilateral relations between the United States and Norway.  Governor Tim Walz first welcomed the Queen on Thursday for the 49th anniversary of the Minnesota National Guard's exchange program with the Norwegian Home Guard.  Eline Gro Knatterud, 4, greets Queen Sonja of Norway as she arrives to Den Norske Lutherske Mindekirke, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis, Sunday Oct. 16, 2022.

Nettavisen‘s “Stavrum & Eikeland” podcast.“That is so racist and so disrespectful and so rude in front of Martha’s parents,” he said of the remark, adding that Märtha Louise’s parents, King Harald and Queen Sonja, “noticed it and didn’t like it.”“It wasn’t pleasant to have that type of energy of every time Martha was with her friends,” he added.Verrett, who claims to be a sixth-generation shaman, added that Märtha Louise’s friends kept telling her to end the romance in the early days of their relationship.“They were like ‘Call him up, break up with him now.’ They would put the phone in front of her, instead of supporting her.”The pair are set to tie the knot at the Union Hotel in Geirangerfjord in Norway on August 31. The location is prized for its typical Norwegian scenery among mountains and fjords.The VG newspaper, one of Norway’s biggest, said the wedding would be privately paid for.Following the pair’s engagement last year, King Harald V said that his family was “delighted to welcome” Verret, who hails from California.The Norwegian princess can trace her ancestry back to Britain’s Queen Victoria.The couple, who toured the country in 2019 as “The Princess and The Shaman,” have created waves in Norway with their alternative beliefs.Märtha Louise gave up her royal duties in 2022 to pursue alternative medicine with her man by launching a joint alterna-med business.The princess decided to keep her royal title — but abdicated her official duties to “create a clearer dividing line” between her roles.Since meeting Verrett, Märtha Louise has claimed she can talk with angels.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is off to Norway this week for a Royal visit. She's set to meet her godson, Haakon, who happens to be the Crown Prince of Norway.The pair are planning to tour Norway's Resistance Museum together after a stop at Vemork, the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum in Rjukan.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to officially have their new royal family titles bestowed upon them during the coronation ceremony.Joining the monarchs for the occasion are the senior members of the royal family, including Prince William and his son, Prince George — who each have special roles in the program. Ahead of the big day, over 2,200 invitations were sent to members of government in the U.K.