Last week Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
visited Colombia in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the
United Nations Dvelopment Programme. In his last day in the
country, the Crown Prince wanted to learn more about environmental
issues in the country and a short film was later published by the
Norwegian Royal Court. In it, Crown Prince Haakon says: “Now we are
in the rainforest of Colombia and…
Crown Prince Alexander highlights the importance of Serbian unity
14th February 2019
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has
highlighted the importance of Serbian unity in a statement released
on Wednesday, to mark the forthcoming Statehood Day of Serbia.
Serbian Statehood Day takes place this Friday. It is a holiday that
occurs every February 15 in Serbia to…
On Wednesday of this week, His Majesty
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden unveiled a brand new bust depicting
the Swedish poet August Strindberg in the Bernadotte Library at the
Royal Palace. Her Majesty Queen Silvia also attended the ceremony.
The Librarian of the Bernadotte…
On Monday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
arrived for a visit to Colombia. The Crown Prince was invited to
the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN
Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced
by the royal court until Monday morning, for security reasons. The
Crown Prince has, during his stay, attended a breakfast meeting
with Colombia’s Foreign…
King Harald of Norway has visited the
Kongsberg weapon factory. The King was warmly welcomed by hundreds
of cheering children with flags as he arrived for his visit on
Tuesday. Chairman of the Board, Eivind Reiten and CEO Geir Håøy
welcomed the King to the Kongsberg Group.
Today, an impressive large statue of King
Karl Johan is present at the Palace Square in Oslo. It has been
there since 1875 and has become a symbol, a landmark and an icon of
the entire city. What is less known is that this was not the first
statue there. Before the…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is visiting
Colombia from Monday to Wednesday this week. He has been invited to
the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN
Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced
by the royal court until Monday morning, probably for security
reasons. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide for the last
50 years. HRH the Crown Prince.
Norwegians have, like American and
British audiences, been obsessed with the Netflix series, “The
Crown”. Royal history is fascinating. So now Norway is in the
process making its own version of the British show – with Norwegian
royal history of course. The company…
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen
Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new
exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new
exhibition on Thursday evening. The exhibition shows the art
from three generations of Sami artists.
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was
joined by her son, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
today when they attended the celebration of the Sami national day
in Oslo City Hall. The royals were also accompanied by Prime
Minister Erna Solberg. The Mayor of Oslo, Marianne Borgen welcomed
the royals and more than 400 invited guests with a Sami background
from the Oslo area. “It is with…
