On Tuesday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway handed out the Kavli Award for 2018. This happened first in
an award ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert Hall. Next
followed a reception and dinner with His Majesty, the winner, and
other guests in the Oslo City Hall. His Majesty King Harald V of
Norway was received in the Oslo Concert Hall by members of the
Kavli Foundation. American actor…
King Harald and Queen Sonja attended golden jubilee concert at Oscar's Hall Palace
4th September 2018
Their Majesties The King and Queen of
Norway were present when the Armed Forces Music Corps performed at
an outdoor concert at Oscar’s Hall on the occasion of the King and
Queen’s golden wedding ceremony on Monday evening. The event was
free and open to the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway is travelling to the USA at the end of September. His
Royal Highness will be visiting New York for a few days to attend
the High Level Week of the United Nations in New York. He will stay
in the United States from 24 to 27…
During today’s Council of State in Oslo
His Majesty the King and his son, the Crown Prince, officially
approved changes in the Norwegian government. King Harald approved
the resignation of Minister of Transport and Communications, Ketil
Solvik Olsen, as well as the resignation of Minister of Petroleum
and Energy, Terje Søviknes. Both of them will leave the government.
Former minister Olsen will…
The marriage of Harald and Sonja of
Norway on August 29th 1968 was a groundbreaking royal wedding. But
the bride chose some very traditional blooms for her bouquet while
the church where she said ‘I do’ was decked with popular flowers
and foliage. As Sonja Haraldsen…
This month, King Harald and Queen Sonja
of Norway celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The then
Crown Prince of Norway married Sonja Haraldsen on 29 August1968 at
Oslo Cathedral. Their wedding, attended by royalty from around
Europe, came five months after the…
Today marks 50 years since then Crown
Prince Harald married Sonja Haraldsen, and she became Crown
Princess of Norway. The day will be celebrated today with a
service in the same church as the wedding took place 50 years ago.
However, you could not have a proper royal wedding without a
sensational cake. The Crown Prince Couple’s wedding cake was a gift
from Oslo’s Baker Society, and it was…
Crown Prince Haakon attended the International Conference of Offshore in the Northern Sea
27th August 2018
On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the opening ceremony and visited
several of the exhibitors when the International Conference of
Offshore in the Northern Sea (ONS) opened in Stavanger. Before the
opening ceremony, the Crown Prince received…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja watched Thursday afternoon His Majesty the King’s Guard
perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal
Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the
show lasting for 30 minutes. The heat…
In light rain, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon opened Tuesday the Nor-Fishing 2018 fair in
Trondheim. “Fortunately, we have a tent,” said a happy Crown Prince
to the press when he arrived. The Nor-Fishing fair has, since 1960,
been an important national and international meeting place for the
fisheries industry. Today, it is one of the most significant
fisheries technology exhibitions…
