The heir to the throne of Norway will
take a leading part in the State Visit to his country by the
President of Italy. Crown Prince Haakon has had to step in after
his father, King Harald, was admitted to hospital with an infection
which will see him remain an inpatient for several more days. The
Crown Prince has already assumed the regency of Norway and will now
host the State Visit…
Crown Prince Haakon has stepped in for
his ill father on Liberation Day. King Harald was unfortunately ill
during this year’s Liberation Day, but Crown Prince Haakon was
ready to take over the task of participating in the ceremonies. The
Norwegian monarch was admitted…
Royal cousins will reunite next month
when King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway pay an official visit to
Queen Margrethe in Denmark. The Danish Royal Court announced the
news on Monday, revealing that the two-day visit will occur from 16
to 17 June. The visit is…
The Norwegian and British royal families
have strong ties to each other. King Harald’s grandmother, Queen
Maud of Norway, was the daughter of King Edward VII of the United
Kingdom. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, is the older sister of the
present Norwegian monarch. In connection with the coronation of her
cousin, King Charles III, the Princess has given a rare interview
that the Norwegian…
King Harald V of Norway has been admitted
to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The king has been diagnosed with an
infection that needs to be treated in hospital and he will remain
there for several days. The Royal Court in Oslo says that His
Majesty’s condition is…
Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra sent a
message to her fellow graduates ahead of their final exams. In
Norway, students take part in a year-long celebration called
‘russefeiring’, which translates to ‘russ celebration’ and means
the final spring semester of…
King Harald of Norway has honoured
Norwegian veterans at an event organised by the Norwegian Veterans’
Association for International Operations (NVIO). The King, who is
patron of the organisation, discussed the importance of peer
support and the skills veterans acquired during their time in the
military. The meeting was attended by around 60 delegates from
across Norway. The NVIO…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has had to
pull out of an important 50th birthday trip due to illness. The
Crown Princess was due to join Crown Prince Haakon in Kautokeino to
learn more about the Sami culture, language and history. However,
she was forced to remain at home…
King Harald of Norway was in Bjørgvin’s
Bergen Cathedral to watch the city’s new bishop consecrated in a
historic moment. On Sunday, 16 April, Ragnhild Jepsen became
the first woman to become a bishop in the Church of Norway, and
state and local authorities were…
King Harald of Norway has welcomed a
special ship home in Bergen after a successful 20-month journey
that visited 37 ports across the globe. The ship “Statsraad
Lehmkuhl” has completed its “One Ocean Expedition” tour, covering
over 60,000 nautical miles as part of a project of the UN’s ocean
decade to create awareness and spread knowledge about the
significant role the sea plays in a…
