The Norwegian Royal Court has introduced
new ethical guidelines for its employees following the #MeToo
campaign. The new ethical guidelines give zero tolerance for sexual
harassment, bullying and discrimination among the staff of the
Norwegian royal household. This was announced by the Royal Court in
their annual report which was published by the Court yesterday. The
Court had started to rework…
There was another meeting held yesterday
in the form of an extraordinary Council of State in Norway
following the political crisis that occurred before Easter. The
meeting was announced just a few hours before it was held in the
Council of State Hall at the Royal Palace in…
For those who are often confused when
reading a name of the royal families of Scandinavia, Expedia has
come up with a solution! The website has created an interactive
family tree of the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish royal families.
When you click on this link, a new page…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway has
sent his congratulations to Chinas President, Mr Xi Jinping, on the
occasion of his re-inauguration as President of China. The
congratulations were sent out from the Norwegian Royal Court on
Monday. The congratulatory message from King Harald is as follows:
HE Mr Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China,
Beijing Your Excellency, On the…
The Royal Norwegian Court has confirmed
to Royal Central that His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen
Sonja will spend the Easter holidays at Prinsehytta, according to
tradition. Traditionally, the royal couple travels to the Norwegian
mountains on the Friday before…
Following the birth of Princess
Madeleine’s third child, Princess Adrienne, we take a look at how
royal titles are used in the Scandinavian monarchies. Sweden The
members of the Swedish Royal Family carry the style of Royal
Highness with the title of Prince/Princess of…
The first day of the tour was used for
political talks. Yesterday the King and Queen honoured the victims
of the dictatorship. The last day of the State Visit was used to
focus more on Norwegian-Argentinian business, but also Argentinian
culture. The King and Queen have used this day to focus on the
Norwegian airline Norwegian Air Shuttle which is heavily involved
in the Argentine market. To mark…
The second day of the state visit focused
on the economic ties between Norway and Argentina. Norway had a
significant trade delegation with them in which everything from
airlines to official Norway was represented. The interests of
Norwegian companies in Argentina are mainly…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have now
completed the first day of their state visit to Argentina. The
royals arrived in Argentina on Sunday afternoon and spent Monday
resting before the state visit began today. The state visit lasts
until Thursday. The King and Queen were…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is
81-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute
was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress
in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour
of the King. It is tradition in Norway to have a gun salute from 11
fortresses in Norway for the birthdays of King Harald, Queen Sonja,
Crown Prince Haakon and…
