That was the case in May 1939, when Crown Prince Olav, heir to the Norwegian throne, toured southeastern Minnesota as part of a lengthy visit to the United States. Olav and his wife, Princess ...

Amid the war, King Haakon VII left Norway for the UK; His son Crown Prince Olav went with him, and from there, they strategized how best to fight. Olav's wife Crown Princess Martha took their ...

MASTERPIECE “Atlantic Crossing" Sundays, April 4 - May 23, 2021 on PBS Episode Two Sunday, April 11, 2021; 9-10pm ET on PBS Prince Olav and the King plan their escape. Meanwhile, Princess Martha and ...

Almost too easy is the question: “Why is Crown Prince Olav of Norway so much like Edward of Wales?” They have in common: English birth; Oxford; Grandfather Edward VII; Sporting spills* German ...

Learn more about the fascinating relationship between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Norway’s Crown Princess Martha and the World War II era history revealed in the TV series Atlantic ...

Uff-da! Princess Martha and Prince Olav of Norway visited Fargo-Moorhead in June of 1939. They stayed in the home of former N.D. Governor L.B. Hanna at 707 Eighth Street South in Fargo.

Tonight's episode of Atlantic Crossing shows King Haakan and Crown Prince Olav seeking refuge at Buckingham Palace in London during the German occupation of Norway. Upon their entrance ...

The family reunited in Norway after the war. The prince became King Olav V in September 1957, following the death of his father, King Haakon VII. Olav and Martha’s son, Crown Prince Harald ...

Jace One of the more surprising moments in Atlantic Crossing is when FDR writes to Martha’s estranged husband, Crown Prince Olav, to convince him to spend Christmas in America with his family.

And when the $30,000 tower was completed in 1939, it caught the attention of Prince Olav and Princess Martha of Norway. "The prince and princess of Norway came and dedicated this facility," said ...