His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway attended on Wednesday the Entrepreneur’s Market in Oslo at
the Lillo Estate and Farm. It is the second consecutive year in
which the Entrepreneur’s Market is organised at Lillo Farm by the
industry company, The AF Group. During the event, Crown Prince
Haakon was accompanied by Oslo’s Mayor, Marianne Borgen, and Group
Executive Vice…
On Wednesday and Thursday this week, His
Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Amsterdam to attend
the seminar “Startup Summit Sweden-Netherlands” and The Next Web
Fair. The visit took place at the digital innovation house
Epicenter. The seminar was…
Several Norwegian royal properties will
be secured against terror for £55 million in the next years, and
the building of the security-facilities will soon begin. The
project has met criticism, as it has taken too long to put in
place. But now it happens seven years after…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway signed an agreement with the UN Development
Programme, UNDP, where he is committed to continuing his efforts as
a goodwill ambassador for their programme. The Crown Prince
received UNDP’s leader, Achim Steiner, in an audience at the Royal
Palace on Tuesday morning. Achim Steiner took over as head of UNDP
after Helen Clark in 2017.
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated Monday in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel
Prize. The Abel Prize for 2018 was awarded to Professor Robert
Langlands, the man behind the programme that connects
representation theory and numerical theory mathematics at…
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing
of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II
a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the
regiment occurs as a response to Russian…
On Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Crown
Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum in Gothenburg.
The forum was started when Jakob Granit, Director General of the
Sea and Water Authority, welcoming everyone and especially the
Crown Princess. After that, Sweden’s maritime ambassador Helen
Ågren spoke about the world’s ocean as a resource for global
development; his speech had…
On Thursday, Norway observed its national
day, a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just
behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the
world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until
late in the evening, and the Royal…
On Tuesday afternoon, King Harald and
Queen Sonja visited the Norwegian Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy just
outside Oslo. The reason for this visit was because the King and
Queen wanted to hear more about the plans to build the new museum.
The new museum will be completed in…
Monday afternoon, His Majesty King Harald
and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the season opening
for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. The unique thing was the
Queen also participating this year. This is not common and has not
happened for many years. The Royal Court’s official calendar had
also not confirmed that the Queen was to participate. During the
summer season…
