NRK1 (pronounced as "NRK en" or "- ein" ) is the main television channel of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).
88-439: Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts began on 13 April 1958, and regular broadcasts started on 20 August 1960, formally opened by King Olaf V . At the time, there were plans to increase its transmitter network to cover 80% of the country by 1970. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel and was the country's only free-to-air television channel until the launch of TV 2 in 1992. The channel
176-583: A 1905 plebiscite . In recent years members of the Socialist Left party have proposed the abolition of the monarchy during each new session of parliament , though without any likelihood of success. This gives the Norwegian monarchy the unique status of being a popularly elected royal family and receiving regular formal confirmations of support from the Storting . Prior to and in the early phase of
264-501: A Royal Yacht when he accepted the throne, but this was not fulfilled until 1947. One important incident in the early years of the new monarchy was in 1928 when the King appointed the first Labour government. The Norwegian Labour Party was at that time quite radical, and even had the abolition of monarchy as part of their programme. It was the custom for the King to rely on the advice of the previous Prime Minister in deciding whom to give
352-504: A håndfæstning and governed in the council of Norwegian noblemen according to existing laws. After the death of Haakon VI of Norway in 1380, his son Olav IV of Norway succeeded to the thrones of both Norway and Denmark and was also elected King of Sweden. After his death at the age of 17 his mother Margrethe united the three Scandinavian kingdoms in personal union under one crown, in the Kalmar Union . Olav's death extinguished
440-497: A Danish king already embarked on centralising the government of the union. In the following centuries the Norwegian monarchs mostly resided abroad. This weakened the monarchical governing structures of Norway: the Riksråd, for example, was gradually undermined as the Norwegian nobles did not have the King's confidence to the same extent as their Danish counterparts. The King was also less able to govern according to Norwegian needs, as
528-661: A Danish prince as King Haakon VII in 1905, the reigning royal house of Norway has been a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg ; originally from Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, agnatically (through Prince Philip ) the same royal house as the British (since the accession of Charles III ), Danish and former Greek royal families. Whilst
616-409: A European television station is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Norwegian television-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olaf V Olav V ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə] ; born Prince Alexander of Denmark ; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav
704-460: A calendar, football results, TV and radio schedules, NRK company info, and departure and arrival schedules for Norwegian airports . An online feed of the teletext exists, but most pages there lag days or months behind the TV feeds' teletexts. The channel has no alternate audio tracks which can be selected; the text-to-speech mode ( Lydtekst ) instead has separate channel slots. This became an issue with
792-549: A constitutional monarchy 35 years after Norway. Parliamentarism was introduced in Norway 17 years before Denmark and 33 years before Sweden. The union with Denmark also had its adverse effects on the monarchy: among other things it resulted in the Crown of Norway losing territory which today amounts to 2 322 755 km (although most of this was uninhabited areas of Greenland). Very little royal activity had been relocated to Norway;
880-533: A fief from Saint Olaf. In the 12th and 13th centuries the Norwegian kingdom was at its geographical and cultural peak. The kingdom included Norway (including the now Swedish provinces of Jemtland , Herjedalen , Særna , Idre and Båhuslen ), Iceland , the Faroe Islands , Greenland, Shetland , Orkney and other smaller areas in the British Isles. The king had diplomatic relations with most of
968-657: A general of the Norwegian Army . During World War II , Olav stood by his father's side in resisting the German occupation of Norway . During the campaign he was a valuable advisor both to civilian and military leaders. When the Norwegian government decided to go into exile, he offered to stay behind with the Norwegian people, but this was declined. He reluctantly followed his father to the United Kingdom , where he and his staff and servants and aides continued to be
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#17327732402521056-421: A government in office against the will of the Storting . Thus, in practice, his role was mostly representative in nature. Nonetheless, like his father before him, he commanded great moral authority as a symbol of the nation's unity. During the summer of 1990, the King suffered from health problems, but recovered somewhat during Christmas the same year. At the age of 87, on 17 January 1991, while residing in
1144-594: A key advisor to the government-in-exile and his father. One source states that Olav helped "to build and lead a free fighting force" and made radio broadcasts" while in England. Olav made several visits to Norwegian and Allied troops in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. In 1944, he was appointed to the post of Norwegian Chief of Defence and after the war he led the Norwegian disarmament of
1232-540: A king with British royal ties, it was hoped that Norway could court Britain's support. Prince Carl impressed the delegation in many ways, not least because of his sensitivity to the liberal and democratic movements that had led to Norway's independence. Though the Norwegian constitution stipulated that the Storting could choose a new king if the throne were vacant, Carl was aware that many Norwegians – including leading politicians and high-ranking military officers – favored
1320-517: A majority in the Storting to form a government. The King relies on the advice of the previous prime minister and the President of the Storting in this question. The last time the King appointed a new prime minister contrary to the advice of the previous was in 1928 when he appointed the first Labour government. Article 12 states: The King himself chooses a Council from among Norwegian citizens who are entitled to vote. [...] The King apportions
1408-606: A more tangible influence as the symbol of national unity. The annual New Year's Eve speech is one occasion when the King traditionally raises negative issues. The King is also Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit . The King has no official role in the Church of Norway , but is required by
1496-412: A nearly 79% majority (259,563 to 69,264) to keep the monarchy rather than establish a republic. The parliament, by an overwhelming majority, then offered Carl a clear mandate to the Norwegian throne on 18 November. The prince accepted the same evening, choosing the name Haakon , a traditional name used by Norwegian kings. The last king with that name had been Haakon VI , who died in the year 1380. Thus
1584-539: A pair of "royal testers" of roughly Olav's age. The car is a battery-powered, one-third size replica on a four-foot wheelbase, and is on permanent loan to the Norsk Teknisk Museum in Oslo. As Crown Prince, Olav had received extensive military training and had participated in most major Norwegian military exercises. Because of this he was perhaps one of the most knowledgeable Norwegian military leaders and
1672-481: A plebiscite of the Norwegian people on 13 August, there were an overwhelming 368,208 votes (99.95%) in favor of dissolution of the Union, against 184 (0.05%) opposed, with 85% of Norwegian men voting. No women voted, as universal suffrage was not granted until 1913; however Norwegian feminists collected more than 200,000 signatures in favor of dissolution. During the summer a Norwegian delegation had already approached
1760-407: A republican form of government. Attempts to persuade the prince to accept the throne on the basis of Parliament's choice failed; Carl insisted that he would accept the crown only if the Norwegian people expressed their will for monarchy by referendum and if the parliament then elected him king. On 12 and 13 November, in the second constitutional plebiscite in three months, Norwegian voters decided by
1848-464: A result, Jemtland , Herjedalen, Båhuslen, Shetland and Orkney were lost to Sweden and Scotland. In addition all contact with Greenland ceased. In 1661 Frederick III introduced absolute monarchy in Denmark and Norway and introduced new laws in both countries to that effect. Until then the law of Magnus the law-mender given in 1274 and 1276 had been the law of Norway. Christian IV 's Norwegian law
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#17327732402521936-550: A series of disputes between parliament and the King culminated with the matter of separate Norwegian consuls to foreign countries . Norway had grown into one of the world's leading shipping nations, but Sweden retained control of both the diplomatic and consulate corps. Although businessmen needed assistance abroad, the Swedes had little insight into Norwegian shipping, and consulates were not even established in several important shipping cities. The demand for separate Norwegian consuls
2024-501: A set of events in which the struggle against Danish dominance in Norway was coupled with the struggle against the Reformation. When both failed the effects were harsh. The Norwegian Catholic bishops were replaced with Danes and the Norwegian church was subdued and made wholly Danish. The Norwegian Riksråd was abolished in 1536, and increasingly more foreigners were appointed to important positions in Norway. The Danish nobles pushed
2112-410: Is his only son, Crown Prince Haakon . The crown prince undertakes various public ceremonial functions, as does the king's wife, Queen Sonja . The crown prince also acts as regent in the king's absence. There are several other members of the royal family , including the king's daughter, grandchildren and sister. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of
2200-475: Is the head of state of Norway , which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system . The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods. The present monarch is King Harald V , who has reigned since 17 January 1991, succeeding his father, Olav V . The heir apparent
2288-523: The Constitution of Norway grants important executive powers to the King, these are almost always exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King (King's Council, or cabinet). Formally the King appoints the government according to his own judgment, but parliamentary practice has been in place since 1884. Constitutional practice has replaced the meaning of the word King in most articles of
2376-538: The Convention of Moss . This led to the ousting of Christian Frederick, and the Norwegian Storting electing Charles XIII of Sweden as King of Norway, creating the union between Sweden and Norway . In turn the king recognised the Norwegian constitution, which was only changed to facilitate the union. The end result was that the Norwegian monarchy became a constitutional monarchy . In this new union
2464-832: The Eurovision Song Contest , where NRK1, NRK3 / NRK P3 , and NRK P1 all have separate commentator voices that are exclusive to their channels, and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , where matches where NRK had TV broadcast rights had separate commentator voices for NRK1 and NRK Sport . The channel primarily uses digital soft subtitles for all subtitled programming. Alternately, teletext subtitles can be selected on page 777; teletext subs were originally discontinued, but had been brought back by October 2018. Available subtitle selections for digital subs are limited to "Norwegian", "Norwegian for Hearing Impaired", and "None". No distinctions are made between Bokmål and Nynorsk for any NRK1 audio or subtitle feeds. This article about
2552-465: The German occupation of World War II, the King was an important symbol of national unity and resistance. His steadfast opposition to the German demands of surrender was important for the fighting spirit of the Norwegian population. The constitutional powers granted to the King in the Norwegian monarchial system made his position very important and enabled the government in exile to continue its work with
2640-618: The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Yorkshire Regiment) , the British regiment named for his grandmother Queen Alexandra . The King represented Norway extensively abroad during his reign, conducting state visits to both neighbouring countries and more distant destinations such as Ethiopia and Iran . King Olav V opened the 14th World Scout Jamboree in July 1975 in the presence of 17,259 Scouts from 94 countries. Although
2728-476: The United States , United Kingdom , and Australia , and occasionally from Germany ( Babylon Berlin , Das Boot ), all in the original language with Norwegian subtitles . Its news programme is called Dagsrevyen . In 2010, NRK HD was launched, broadcasting at 720p. NRK HD was set to make its first official broadcasting from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony , but the first HD broadcast
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2816-500: The Viking Age Norway was divided into several smaller kingdoms . These are thought to have followed the same tradition as other Germanic monarchies of the time: the king was usually elected by the high-ranking farmers of the area and served mainly as a judge at popular assemblies, as a priest on the occasion of sacrifices, and as a military leader in time of war. Harald Fairhair was the first king of Norway. The date of
2904-466: The civil war era the unclear succession laws and the practice of power-sharing between several kings simultaneously gave personal conflicts the potential to become full-blown wars. Over the centuries kings consolidated their power, and eventually a strict succession law made Norway a principally hereditary kingdom. In practice the king was elected by the Riksråd in a similar way to Denmark. He adhered to
2992-1072: The 2021 NRK drama Atlantic Crossing . Ingeborg Lorentzen Ribeiro (b. 27 February 1957) Ragnhild Lorentzen Long (b. 8 May 1968) Christian Lorentzen (b. 23 May 1988) Sophia Lorentzen (b. 28 Jun 1994) Victoria Ribeiro Falcao (b. 19 December 1988) Alexandra Long (b. 14 December 2007) Elizabeth Long (b. 2011) Alice Falcao (b. 21 October 2022) Thomas Lorentzen (b. 2022) Salvador Lorentzen (b. 1 April 2023) Benedikte Ferner Stange (b. 27 September 1963) Alexander Ferner (b. 15 March 1965) Elisabeth Ferner Beckmann (b. 30 March 1969) Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 22 October 1972, Oslo) Madeleine Johansen (b. 7 March 1993) Edward Ferner (b. 28 March 1996) Stella Ferner (b. 23 April 1998) Benjamin Beckmann (b. 25 April 1999) Fay Ferner (b. 10 July 2018) Fam Ferner (b. 28 January 2021) Ferdinand Johansen (b. 2021) Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (b. 20 July 1973) Leah Behn (b. 8 April 2005) Emma Behn (b. 2008) King of Norway The Norwegian monarch
3080-434: The 23:00 news ( Kveldsnytt ) consist primarily of documentaries and drama shows. The channel de jure signs off sometime between 04:30 and 05:00, during which time it shows a TV guide, a news feed, and an audio simulcast of NRK P1 until it signs back on at 06:30 for the morning news. The channel (as well as its sister channels) maintains a basic teletext service as of November 2023, carrying news from NRK's news sites,
3168-511: The 33-year-old Prince Carl of Denmark , the second son of the Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark . The Norwegian parliament had considered other candidates but ultimately chose Prince Carl, partly because he already had a son to continue the line of succession, but more significantly because he was descended from independent Norwegian kings and Carl was also married to Maud of Wales , the daughter of King Edward VII . By bringing in
3256-462: The Constitution to be a member. The position of King of Norway has been in continuous existence since the unification of Norway in 872. Although Norway has officially been a hereditary kingdom throughout that time, there have been several instances of elective succession : most recently, the people of Norway electorally confirmed the accession of Haakon VII to the position of king through
3344-487: The European kingdoms and formed alliances with Scotland and Castile , among others. Large castles such as Haakon's Hall and cathedrals, the foremost being Nidaros Cathedral , were built. In the tradition of Germanic monarchy the king had to be elected by a representative assembly of noblemen. Men eligible for election had to be of royal blood; but the eldest son of the previous king was not automatically chosen. During
3432-695: The German occupying forces. On 13 May 1945 Crown Prince Olav and five government ministers returned to a liberated Norway. The arrival was documented in a newsreel by British Pathé News . His war decorations from other nations, including the War Crosses of Norway, France, Greece and the Netherlands, the US Legion of Merit and the French Médaille Militaire , are testament to the international recognition of his contribution to
3520-464: The King was much more a King of Norway than under the previous Danish system. The only area of policy not in the hands of the Norwegians was foreign policy. Norway had been brought along into the new developments of the world as they arrived in Denmark. However, with the break the Norwegians were able to forge a more progressive political development than was the case in Denmark. Denmark introduced
3608-481: The Norwegian male royal line; he was also the last Norwegian king to be born on Norwegian soil for the next 567 years. The Black Death of 1349–51 contributed to the decline of the Norwegian monarchy, as the noble families and the population in general were gravely affected. However, the most devastating factor for the nobility and the monarchy in Norway was the steep decline in income from their holdings. Many farms were deserted and rents and taxes suffered. This left
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3696-482: The Norwegian monarchy weakened in manpower, noble support, defensibility and economic power. The Kalmar Union was not only possible due to the complex history of the royal dynasties of Scandinavia but was also, among other things, a direct reaction to the expansive and aggressive policies of the Hanseatic League . On 6 June 1523 Sweden left the union permanently, leaving Norway in an unequal union with
3784-431: The Norwegian movement towards full independence gained momentum, the King approved the building of forts and naval vessels intended to defend Norway against a Swedish invasion. The union was nevertheless marked by the Norwegians' constant and growing discontent with being in a union of any kind. The Storting would propose laws to reduce the king's power or to assert Norwegian independence. These would most often be vetoed by
3872-617: The Royal Lodge Kongsseteren in Oslo , he became ill and died in the evening of a heart attack . An interview given by King Harald V and hints in a biography by Jo Benkow , who was the President of the Storting at that time, mention the possibility that King Olav suffered great trauma upon learning of the outbreak of the first Gulf War , which began on the day he died. Olav's son succeeded him as King Harald V . On
3960-425: The assignment as new Prime Minister. In this case, the previous conservative Prime Minister was opposed to giving power to the radicals, and advised the appointment of someone else. However, the King adhered to the established practice of parliamentarism and decided to appoint Christopher Hornsrud as the first Labour Prime Minister. The Labour Party later dropped the abolition of monarchy from their programme. During
4048-568: The business among the Members of the Council of State, as he deems appropriate. Article 30 states: [...] Everyone who has a seat in the Council of State has the duty frankly to express his opinion, to which the King is bound to listen. But it rests with the King to make a decision according to his own judgment. [...] The King has to sign all laws in order for them to become valid. He can veto any law. However, if two separate Stortings approve
4136-424: The constitution from the king personally to the elected government. The powers vested in the monarch are significant but are treated only as reserve powers and as an important security part of the role of the monarchy. The King does not, by convention, have direct participation in government. He ratifies laws and royal resolutions, receives and sends envoys from and to foreign countries, and hosts state visits. He has
4224-484: The constitution nominally vested Olav with executive power, he was not responsible for exercising it. One source states that his "duties were largely ceremonial". His acts were not valid without the countersignature of a minister–usually the Prime Minister –who then became politically responsible for the act in question. He had the right to appoint the government, but in practice it was not possible for him to keep
4312-500: The country and assert that Olaf II , alias Saint Olaf , who reigned from 1015 to 1028, was the first king to control the entire country. Olaf is generally held to have been the driving force behind Norway's final conversion to Christianity. Furthermore, he was in 1031 revered as Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae ("Eternal King of Norway"), and subsequently, the 1163 Succession Law stated that all kings after Olaf II's son, Magnus I , were not independent monarchs, but vassals holding Norway as
4400-465: The country thus lacks the monumental palaces of the period which can be seen in Copenhagen and other parts of Denmark. The Treaty of Kiel stipulated that Norway was to be ceded by the king of Denmark–Norway to the king of Sweden. This was however rejected in Norway, where calls for self-determination were already mounting. A Norwegian constituent assembly was called, and a liberal constitution
4488-506: The distance meant he and his advisors had less knowledge of conditions in Norway. Norway was one of few countries where the archdiocese was coterminous with the national territory. The church was an important factor in trying to maintain the separate Norwegian monarchy. In the 16th century the power struggle between the Norwegian nobles and the king culminated at the same time as the Protestant Reformation . This prompted
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#17327732402524576-464: The documentary series Melkeveien in 2014, for which both Norwegian Bokmål and Northern Sámi audio tracks were produced. The Bokmål feeds were aired on the initial broadcast, while the Sámi feeds were streaming-only on the initial broadcast, before airing on NRK2 the following weekend during daytime. Other programming where alternate audio feeds were split across multiple TV or radio channels have included
4664-628: The eulogy at the funeral, before the casket was moved to Akershus Fortress where a private service was held. Olav was finally laid to rest next to his wife Märtha in the green sarcophagus of the Royal Mausoleum . King Olav's leadership during the Second World War made him a symbol of Norwegian independence and national unity. As King Olav's wife, Princess Märtha , died of cancer, the King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research
4752-468: The first formation of a unified Norwegian kingdom is set as 872 when he defeated the last petty kings who resisted him at the Battle of Hafrsfjord ; however, the consolidation of his power took many years. The boundaries of Fairhair's kingdom were not identical to those of present-day Norway, and upon his death, the kingship was shared among his sons. Some historians emphasise the actual monarchial control over
4840-419: The fourth best score in his class. Olav then went on to study jurisprudence and economics for two years at Balliol College, Oxford . During the 1930s, Crown Prince Olav was a naval cadet serving on the minelayer/cadet training ship Olav Tryggvason . Olav moved up the ranks of the Norwegian armed forces, rising in the army from an initial rank of first lieutenant to captain in 1931 and colonel in 1936. He
4928-401: The holding of extraordinary sessions of the council of state in situations that require urgent actions that cannot wait for the next scheduled meeting. Parliamentarism has been in place since 1884 and entails that the cabinet must not have the parliament against it, and that the appointment by the King is a formality. In practice, the monarch will ask the leader of a parliamentary block that has
5016-486: The king personally. The king has legal sovereign immunity , though his status as sacred was dissolved on 8 May 2018. Article 37 states: The Royal Princes and Princesses shall not personally be answerable to anyone other than the King, or whomever he decrees to sit in judgment on them. This means that the Princes and Princesses also have immunity on the discretion of the king. He could decide to let them be judged by
5104-524: The king the upper hand in the negotiations for the håndfesting . Potential heirs to Norway were present in both the royal dynasties of Sweden and Schleswig-Holstein , so if the King of Denmark did not assert his position as King of Norway they would. During this time the Danish kings were more preoccupied with securing the traditionally Danish fringe territories, and therefore paid little attention to and made few attempts at maintaining Norwegian interests. As
5192-411: The king to reduce Norway to a Danish province in order for them to gain more control in the election of future kings. However, the hereditary nature of the Norwegian monarchy meant that the King had to maintain the basic principle of Norway being a separate and extant kingdom. If the Danish nobles were to elect as king someone other than the next in line to the throne the Union would be dissolved. This gave
5280-483: The king, but as he only had the power to veto the same law twice, it would eventually be passed. The constitution of 1814 already specified that Norway would have a separate flag , and the present design was introduced in 1821. The flags of both kingdoms were defaced with the union mark in 1844 to denote their equal status within the union. Despite royal objections, this was removed from the Norwegian flag in 1898. In 1837 local self-government in certain areas of policy
5368-399: The marriages of the then Crown Prince Harald in 1968, and of Crown Prince Haakon in 2001 sparked considerable controversy, but the lasting effect on the popularity of the monarchy has been minimal. Although decreased from its level of above 90 percent after the war, support for the monarchy seems to remain stable around and mostly above the 70 percent mark. In an opinion poll in 2012 93% of
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#17327732402525456-570: The monarchy specifically, as opposed to those dealing with the apparatus of government and affairs of state at large; to the cabinet of the Prime Minister (also known as the King-in-Council when chaired by the King), which is accountable to the Storting , and thus ultimately to the electorate. Article 5 stated: The King's person is sacred; he cannot be censured or accused. The responsibility rests with his Council. This article applies to
5544-447: The new king became Haakon VII, King of Norway. His two-year-old son Alexander , the heir apparent, was renamed Olav and became Crown Prince Olav. The new royal family arrived in the capital Kristiania (later Oslo ) on 25 November. Haakon VII was sworn in as king of Norway on 27 November. The early years of the new Norwegian monarchy were marked by a shortage of funds. The Norwegian state was poor and funds were needed elsewhere than in
5632-617: The night of his death and for several days up until the state funeral, Norwegians mourned publicly, lighting hundreds of thousands of candles in the courtyard outside the Royal Palace in Oslo, with letters and cards placed amongst them. The National Archives have preserved all these cards. The state funeral of King Olav V was held on 30 January 1991. During the funeral procession from the Royal Palace to Oslo Cathedral , over 100,000 people lined up along Karl Johans gate to pay their respects. Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland gave
5720-479: The people agreed the current Monarch does a good job for the country. Although the 1814 constitution grants important executive powers to the King, these are almost always exercised by the Council of State in the name of the King. Contemporary Norwegian constitutional practice has replaced the meaning of the word "king" in most articles from the meaning the King-in-person; apart from those dealing with
5808-667: The population of Norway was at the time 4 million. For his athletic ability and role as King, Olav earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1968, the Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement in 1970 and was made Name of the Year in 1975. He had a strong interest in military matters and took his role as titular Commander-in-Chief very seriously. As well as his ceremonial roles in the Norwegian Army, he also served as Colonel-in-Chief of
5896-562: The principle and substance of the Norwegian Constitution were preserved, with only such amendments as were required to allow for the union with Sweden. Norway retained its own parliament and separate institutions, except for the common king and foreign service. The Norwegian Storting would propose Norwegian laws without interference from Sweden, to be approved by the common King in his capacity as King of Norway. The King would occasionally enact laws unfavourable to Sweden. As
5984-553: The public lanes, even though as a monarch he was allowed to drive in bus lanes. When driving was restricted during the 1973 energy crisis , King Olav – who could have driven legally – wanted to lead by example; while preparing for a skiing trip, he dressed up in his skiing outfit and boarded the Holmenkollbanen suburban railway carrying his skis on his shoulder. When later asked how he dared to go out in public without bodyguards, he replied that "he had 4 million bodyguards" –
6072-491: The regular courts or he could decide to judge them himself. This has never been tested in practice. The Council of State consists of the King, Prime Minister and other members, all of whom are appointed by the King on the advice of Prime Minister. The Council of State is the Government of Norway and is chaired by the King. It meets under the King's chairmanship at least once a week usually on Fridays. The King also orders
6160-537: The resident viceroy in Norway, participated in founding a Norwegian independence movement . The independence movement was successful, partly due to clandestine support from the Danish Crown , but also because of the strong desire for independence in Norway. On 10 April, a national assembly met at Eidsvoll to decide on a constitution. Norway declared independence on 17 May 1814, electing Christian Frederick as King. A short war with Sweden later that year ended with
6248-489: The royal children lived in Washington, D.C. , where she struck up a close friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt . She died in 1954, before her husband ascended the throne. The British Film Institute houses an early film, made in 1913, in which a miniature car (a "baby Cadillac") commissioned by Queen Alexandra for Crown Prince Olav tows a procession of Londoners through the streets of the capital, before being delivered to
6336-415: The upkeep of a large court. In that sense it was a stroke of good fortune that Prince Carl had set as a condition for accepting the throne that he would not be forced to keep a large court. However, the royal travels and the upkeep of the royal residences, after the initial refurbishment in 1905, were to some extent neglected. One example of the negative financial situation is that Prince Carl had been promised
6424-478: The utmost legitimacy. After the war, the Norwegian royal house succeeded in maintaining a balance between regality and approachability. King Olav V was deemed the people's king and the spontaneous show of mourning from the population upon his death in 1991 demonstrated the high standing he had among the Norwegian people. Even republicans were among the masses lighting candles in front of the Palace. In later years
6512-464: The war against Hitler . Haakon was injured in an accident in 1955; his son Olav served as regent until his death. Haakon died at the Royal Palace in Oslo on 21 September 1957. He was 85 years old. After his death, Olav succeeded him as Olav V. Olav reigned as a "People's King," and became extremely popular, despite the fact that he had no queen consort (his wife, Märtha of Sweden , died in 1954). He liked to drive his own cars, and would drive in
6600-613: The war, the king was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden under the Treaty of Kiel in 1814. It was initially proposed that the Norwegian dependencies of Greenland, Iceland and the Faroes would remain with Norway, but that point was dropped during the negotiations, so they became Danish. On hearing news of the treaty, the Prince of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway , Christian Frederick ,
6688-592: Was Super Bowl XLIV on 7 February 2010. NRK1 eventually turned full-time HD, with the separate SD feeds shutting down approximately in 2016. The programming lineup has varied over the years, with an increased focus on daytime news beginning in the 2020s, with newscasts almost uninterrupted from 06:30-20:00 on weekdays. Weekends during the daytime are filled with culture and sports programmes. The most prestigious entertainment programmes are broadcast on Friday and Saturday nights, including Nytt på nytt , Beat for Beat , Stjernekamp , and Maskorama . Late-night schedules after
6776-483: Was adopted on 17 May 1814. A short war ensued, ending in a new agreement between the Norwegian parliament and the Swedish king. The Convention of Moss was from a Norwegian point of view a significant improvement over the terms dictated to Denmark-Norway at the treaty of Kiel. Notably, Norway was no longer to be treated as a Swedish conquest but rather as an equal party in a personal union of two independent states. Both
6864-578: Was an accomplished athlete. Olav jumped from the Holmenkollen ski jump in Oslo and competed in sailing regattas. He won a gold medal in sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and remained an active sailor into old age. On 21 March 1929 in Oslo, he married his first cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden with whom he had two daughters, Ragnhild and Astrid and one son, Harald . As exiles during World War II , Crown Princess Märtha and
6952-464: Was born as Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik in Appleton House on the royal Sandringham Estate , Flitcham , United Kingdom. His parents were Prince Carl , second son of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick VIII) , and Princess Maud , youngest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom , who was the eldest son of Britain's Queen Victoria . In 1905, Carl
7040-512: Was elected King of Norway and took the name Haakon VII. The king gave his two-year-old son the Norwegian name Olav after Olav Haakonsson , king of Norway and Denmark. Olav was thus the first heir to the throne since the Middle Ages to have been raised in Norway. Unlike his father, who was a naval officer, Olav chose to complete his main military education in the army. He graduated from the three-year Norwegian Military Academy in 1924, with
7128-558: Was established in 1992. A 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation named King Olav " Norwegian of the Century ". Viktor Andersen portrayed the two-year-old Prince Alexander (Olav) in the 2009 NRK drama series Harry & Charles . Actor Anders Baasmo Christiansen was chosen to portray Crown Prince Olav in the 2016 drama The King's Choice while Tobias Santelmann portrayed Olav in
7216-433: Was formerly known as NRK Fjernsynet (NRK Television), but its name was colloquially abbreviated as just NRK or Fjernsynet ("the television"). On 1 September 1996, the channel was renamed NRK1 due to the launch of NRK2 that day. Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision , as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like
7304-514: Was in effect a translation into Danish of that older law. 1661 also marks the point when the last remnants of representational local government were removed and had to be rebuilt. However, that process started almost immediately when local men of means started putting pressure on local governors in order to gain or regain influence on local matters. During the Napoleonic Wars the King aligned Denmark–Norway with France. When Napoleon lost
7392-570: Was introduced in rural areas as well as towns. A Parliamentary system was introduced in 1884. The Royal House of Bernadotte tried hard to be a Norwegian royal house as well as a Swedish one. The Royal Palace in Oslo was built during this period. There were separate coronations in Trondheim , as stipulated in the Constitution. The royal princes even had a hunting lodge built in Norway so that they could spend more private time there. King Oscar II spoke and wrote Norwegian fluently. In 1905
7480-400: Was much appreciated and he was appointed Norwegian Chief of Defence in 1944. Olav became king following the death of his father in 1957. Owing to his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen ('The People's King'). In a 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , Olav was voted " Norwegian of the Century ". Olav
7568-471: Was respected by other Allied leaders for his knowledge and leadership skills. During a visit to the United States before the war, he and his wife had established a close relationship with President Roosevelt. These factors would prove to be important for the Norwegian fight against the attacking German forces . In 1939, Crown Prince Olav was appointed an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy and
7656-410: Was seen as very important by the Norwegian parliament and society. The Storting proposed a law establishing a separate Norwegian consulate corps. King Oscar II refused to ratify the law and subsequently the Norwegian cabinet resigned. The king was unable to form any other government that had the support of parliament, and so it was deemed on 7 June that he had failed to function as King of Norway. In
7744-619: Was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales . He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King of Norway in 1905. He was the first heir to the Norwegian throne to be brought up in Norway since Olav IV in the fourteenth century, and his parents made sure he was given as Norwegian an upbringing as possible. In preparation for his future role, he attended both civilian and military schools. In 1929, he married his first cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden . During World War II his leadership
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