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10 unusual facts about Olav V of Norway


Andrew Thorne

Germany officially surrendered in Norway on 8 May 1945, and Thorne arrived in Norway on 13 May together with Crown Prince Olav.

Boulder Dam Hotel

The hotel has seen a number of celebrity visitors, including Boris Karloff, Shirley Temple and then-Crown Prince Olav and Princess Martha of Norway.

Grace Vanderbilt

Following the War, she and her husband frequently returned to Europe, becoming friends and guests of numerous members of European royalty including Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and his brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, King Albert I of Belgium, Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Queen Marie of Romania, the Shah of Iran, and every British monarch since Queen Victoria.

Helen Svensson Fletre

When King Olav V of Norway visited Chicago in 1975, she took him on a personal tour of the Edvard Munch exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Fletre handled translation and was a guide for the Chicago portion of Olav V of Norway's state visit to the United States.

Illinois Route 71

Just south of Norway, there is a memorial dedicated to Norwegian immigrants who settled in the area, with a small park, a cemetery, and a plaque from King Olav V.

Newcastle Civic Centre

The building was completed in 1967 and was formally opened by HM King Olav V of Norway on 14 November 1968.

Norwegian Seamen's Church, New York

The Norwegian Seamen's Church in New York (Norwegian: Olav Vs kirke, Olav V's Church) is serving Norwegian sailors, residents and visitors in a large area on the east coast of the United States.

Royal Mountain Chalet, Prinsehytta

It was given to Crown Prince Olav when he came of age July 2, 1924, by then Swedish Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf.

Wallace Davenport

In the eighties, Davenport worked with both traditional units as The Alliance Hall Dixieland Band and gospel groups like The Zion Harmonizers and Aline White, and backed the vocalists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. However, he routinely went on impromptu tours in Asia and Europe, and once played expressly for the king Olav V of Norway.


Balliol College Boat Club

Famous Balliol oarsmen have included Lord Justice Chitty, Edmond Warre (Head Master of Eton), Frederick Septimus Kelly (composer, killed in France 1916: considered one of the greatest oarsmen of all time having won at least one event at Henley Royal Regatta each year from 1902-1906 and Olympic gold in 1908), Cardinal Heard, Dan Snow (3 time 'Blue' and 2001 OUBC president), HM King Olav V of Norway and HM King Harald V of Norway.