From the harbour close to Oslo City Hall, Crown Prince Haakon opened the digital event “The Seafood Days” but added his own surprise. During the event, on January 19th 2021, the Crown Prince walked down to the harbour from the Royal Palace to make a surprise visit to the fishing boats who are anchored there. There, the Crown Prince met several of the various shrimp boats and fishermen who sell…
This year it is 30 years since King Harald and Queen Sonja became monarchs in Norway after the death of King Olav V. There will be no grand celebration this year due to the pandemic, but the King and Queen have therefore in collaboration with the state TV channel NRK made a…
King Harald and Queen Sonja thank Norway as they mark a special jubilee
18th January 2021
On Sunday 17 January 2021, it was 30 years since the start of the reign of Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway following the death of His Majesty King Olav V. While the Silver Jubilee, five years ago, was celebrated throughout the year, this anniversary…
Thirty years ago: King Olav dies and King Harald accedes to the throne
17th January 2021
On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 30 years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the capital, Oslo. Olav was King of Norway from the time he took over from his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957 until his death on 17 January…
The Belgian monarch had a dramatic evening as he drove through his nation’s capital. King Philippe’s car, a black Mercedes with the famous royal number plate 1, drove straight into a violent demonstration and was briefly trapped in a crowd as young people took to…
On Tuesday, King Abdullah of Jordan directed the government to reopen schools and various sectors in a systematic manner that safeguards public health and the national economy. This was announced by the Jordanian government in a press release late Tuesday evening. King…
King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja have received the coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was made in a statement from the Royal Court on January 13th 2021 which confirmed that Harald and Sonja, both aged 83, had been given the jab.
The statement says: “His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen have today been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The royal couple will receive the…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has agreed to take on a special role for the Norwegian Year of Volunteering which will be in 2022. The future king will be high protector for the event. The news was announced early on the morning of January 13th 2021.
It is the organization…
King Carl Gustaf joined by Crown Princess Victoria for discussions on war preparedness
12th January 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been joined by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the annual Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year digital due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the King kept up his tradition of his attendance on the conference.
Prince Daniel opens new organisation to stamp out doping in sport
12th January 2021
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince Daniel inaugurated the organization’s activities on January 11th 2021.
For many years, Prince Daniel has been…
