Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Tuesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King
of Norway and was the 163 time that the Norwegian parliament was
officially opened. Military forces…
In connection with the imminent wedding
of Princess Eugenie’s and Jack Brooksbank, we take a look at other
princesses who have married commoners. Here is the story of
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, who married the author and
artist, Ari Behn in 2002. Ari Behn was…
Thursday evening, Crown Prince Haakon
ended his four-day-long visit to New York. The Crown Prince was in
New York from Monday until Thursday to participate in the General
Assembly of the United Nations. Many European royals have travelled
to participate in the markings under…
Queen Sonja celebrated 100 years of French-Norwegian educational cooperation
25th September 2018
It was on Sunday that Queen Sonja started
her two-day long visit to France. Then she participated in the
opening of a new French-Norwegian art exhibition. On Monday, there
was a time for celebrations. Then the Queen was the honorary guest
in the celebration of the 100 year-jubilee for Norway and France
cooperation related to education and research. The Queen was
received by France`s First Lady…
On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway started his four-day-long visit to the USA.
The Crown Prince will stay in New York until Thursday to
participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The
visit started with a meeting on the issue of…
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja began
her two-day visit to France. Her Majesty Queen Sonja was present
during the opening of the exhibition “Forces de la Nature” at the
National Ceramics Museum in Sèvres. The display is a tribute to
Norwegian creativity in modern…
As the United Nations plans to hold its
annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal
families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd
session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be represented in New
York City this year. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians arrived in New
York this weekend and attended an…
King Harald and Queen Sonja conclude season for The Norwegian Royal Yacht
22nd September 2018
On Friday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the end of
this year’s season for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. During
the now ended summer season, the crew consisted of 53 people,
17 officers and 36 other crew…
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
show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the
Norwegian national costumes which…
Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen. His
visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the
Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought
and forest fires that ravaged in the eastern parts of Norway. The
Crown Prince also had the chance to try to be a firefighter in the
civil defence. He got his own…
