Dag Trygsland Hoelseth

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28 September 2026

Dronningmoren

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 Det norske kongehusets medlemmer er oppført på kongehusets nettside og består i dag av HM Kongen (HM Kong Haakon VIII) HM Dronningen (HM D...
23 September 2026

Norway: Funeral service for Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

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The funeral service for Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, who died on 11 September 2026 , 94 years old, took place today at Ris Church in Oslo. ...
15 September 2026

Norway: Funeral service for Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner to be held on 23 September 2026

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An older photo of Ris Church. Photo: The National Library (public domain). The Norwegian Royal Court announced today that the funeral serv...
14 September 2026

Norway: Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner – time and place of death

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In the press release informing about the death of Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner last Friday, 11 September 2026, the Norwegian Royal Court di...
11 September 2026

Norway: Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932–2026)

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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. Photo: Ola Vatn, The Royal Court. The Norwegian Royal Court has  announced  that Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner ...
10 September 2026

Norway: Funeral service for King Harald V. Guest list

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The funeral service for King Harald V of Norway, who died on 28 August 2026 , took place in Oslo domkirke (Oslo Cathedral) yesterday, 9 Sep...
2 September 2026

Norway: King Haakon declares court mourning

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Ever since the news of King Harald's death last Friday I have been wondering about when or if King Haakon would declare court mourning....
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Dag T. Hoelseth
This blog is written by Dag T. Hoelseth, a Norwegian historian specialising in royal history.
I have a Cand.philol. degree in history from the University of Oslo and graduated in 1997 with the dissertation Det nasjonale kongedømme. Det norske monarkiet 1905-1910, which dealt with the royal election in Norway 1905 and how the new dynasty "became Norwegian".
I am the author of Historisk utredning om Kongehuset, dets apanasjer og disponible statseiendommer, which was published on behalf of the Palace Committee in 2001. The report focused among others on the history of the Norwegian civil list from 1905 to the 1970s as well as the properties the king of Norway has to his disposal.
I have made contributions to several antologies and also written articles for various publications. More often I have operated "behind the scene", consulting newspapers etc. with background information.
Among my other interests are genealogy, Norwegian-American emigration history, US presidential history, traveling, football and ice hockey.
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