Gjennom over 500 illustrasjoner skildres livet i den norske kongefamilien i perioden 1929-1954. Sammen med utdrag fra avisartikler og andre tekster gir fotografiene et bilde av kronprinsesse Märthas liv.
...uted to the liberation of East Finnmark," His Majesty The King said today. Seventy-five years have passed since the residents of Norway's far north were able to welcome their Soviet liberators. The Royal Family. The Royal House of Norway belongs to the House of Glücksburg. The members of the Norwegian Royal House are Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. From the time of Harald Fairhair until the present day, Norway has had more than 60 named sovereigns. The current King belongs to the House of Glücksburg, which has ruled Norway since 1905. Although Norwegian history goes back many centuries, modern Norway as an independent nation is relatively young. The Royal Palace. The Royal Palace is situated on a rise, the Bellevue, at one end of Oslo's main thoroughfare, Karl Johans gate. The Royal Palace is one of the country's most important buildings, and a concrete symbol of the ...