Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of the state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast.
Last year, it was Crown Prince Haakon. This year the patron is Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
This year’s campaign goes to Doctors Without Borders and the Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative’s work to provide life-saving healthcare and medicines to…
Queen Sonja has visited Minnesota, where over 20 per cent of the population consider themselves Norwegian-American. Minnesota is, therefore, the American state with solid connections to Norway.
The Queen’s meeting was preceded by a series of political talks. Queen…
The King and Queen of Norway have hosted the President of Finland at the Royal Palace.
After several political meetings, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland attended a friendship lunch at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon…
In recent decades, the three Nordic monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will visit Kenya together withCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden. The trip will take place in late November.
The…
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October 4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the list when the Norwegian monarch made…
Norwegian press has reported that several meetings have taken place at the Royal Palace in Oslo in the past weeks where Princess Martha Louise’s title has been discussed. King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise are said to have been present. Now…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament
4th October 2022
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in Oslo.
Military forces from the Navy, Air Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated with Norwegian flags and…
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo.
The director welcomed the Norwegian Queen in the…
Crown Prince Haakon given special recognition and a surprise award
28th September 2022
Innovation and forward-looking entrepreneurship are something that strongly engages the Norwegian Crown Prince. Crown Prince Haakon has, among other things, expressed his enthusiasm through the for company MESH. On September 27th 2022, His Royal Highness attended the…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has to leave official visit due to health issues
27th September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has cancelled an official visit to the Red Cross today in the middle of the event. The press was in another room waiting for the Crown Princess to arrive when they were told that she had left.
The Royal Court has issued a statement saying that the Crown Princess had to cancel in the middle of the event due to side effects from the drugs she is taking for her pulmonary…
