Today’s weekly Council of State in Oslo was a little bit different. King Harald of Norway, who is in home quarantine, led the Council of State for the first time in his life by telephone, while Crown Prince Haakon was physically present in the State Council hall of the Royal Palace.
In addition to the King, six of the ministers were absent as they are also in quarantine after returning to…
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to join too! The child’s…
Due to the coronavirus, the Norwegian Royal Family has cancelled its participation at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival this weekend, the Royal Court said in a press release on Friday afternoon.
The full release stated the following: “Unfortunately, the Royal Family finds…
King Harald of Norway begins his three-day state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian Head of State and his wife, Queen Sonja, have been in Jordan since Wednesday last week on a private holiday. On Sunday evening, they were warmly welcomed at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.
The state visit is the first major event after a difficult few months for the Norwegian royals as they…
Shaman Durek comments on his relationship with Princess Märtha Louise
24th February 2020
The boyfriend of Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise has told a newspaper that their relationship is strong following reports in two European publications of a possible rift between the pair.
German newspaper, Bild, and Swiss paper, Swiss Blick, have both speculated…
Princess Astrid of Norway was joined by the King of Sweden this weekend in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. There the two royals attended the Ski Tour 2020. They spent Saturday and Sunday watching the various ski sports and meeting the Norwegian and Swedish participants.
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon spoke at the opening of a major business seminar.
In a speech
given by the Crown Prince at the opening of a business…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the capital. It was followed by a busy…
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020. Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia Research Award was Anders…
King Harald of Norway has ordered the declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in recent history.
It was during the weekly Council of State at the Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from the Norwegian secret services was…
