Royal Family removed from Norwegian Monarchy site

 

Jørgen Gomnæs / The Royal Court

In Norway, the monarchy was divided into two categories:  the Royal House and the Royal Family.

The Royal House included King Harald V and Queen Sonja,  Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, while the Royal Family consisted of Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise and her three daughters, Maud, Leah and Emma Behn,  Princess Astrid and the Crown Princess' son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Høiby.

No more.

 Ida Bjørvik, The Royal Court

Kimm Saatvedt, Det kongelige hoff

Today, there has been a major change which reflected on the Monarchy's website.  The Royal Family category has been removed.  The Royal House remains with the same people.  The Royal Family has been replaced with Other royals, who are Prince Sverre Magnus,  Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid.   Sverre Magnus is the younger child of the Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.  Märtha Louise is King Harald V and Queen Sonja's elder child.  Princess Astrid is the second of three children of the late King Olav V.  She is Harald's sister.

@Liv Anette Luane, Det kongelige hoff.

Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen / the Royal Court.

@the Royal Court

Märtha Louise's daughters and her new husband and Mette-Marit's son are not members of the Royal House nor do they qualify as Other royals.     

In an email to Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten, the palace communications director Guri Varpe confirmed the change, when asked about Maud, Leah, Emma, Durek Verret and Marius.

"Yes, they are part of the King's family and are mentioned in the biographies of the royals."

The deletions were first noted by Norwegian broadcaster, NRK.

https://www.royalcourt.no/seksjon.html?tid=28435&sek=27259