Norway’s King Harald has chosen to highlight one of Norway’s minorities, the Samsi people.
The King has awarded the Sami language Prize, and this year’s Sami language prize was awarded to the historian Aage Agnar Solbakk.
The prize was awarded during the opening of this year’s international Sami language week and the decade for indigenous languages. It was awarded by…
Crown Prince Haakon speaks out about Princess Martha Louise's title
18th October 2022
The Crown Prince of Norway has confirmed that there is an ongoing debate within his family about whether his sister, Princess Martha Louise, will keep her royal title.
The engagement of Princess Martha Louise and her American fiancé Durek Verrett has led to much debate…
Queen Maud’s College for Kindergarten Teacher Education in Trondheim provides training for those working in early years’ education. It is a private college organized as an independent foundation within the Church of Norway.
The school is now celebrating its…
Queen Sonja of Norway was in the United States last week on an extended visit to the state of Minnesota.
The first part of the visit was dedicated to events related to Minnesota and Norway’s military and joint cultural cooperation. Her Majesty also attended a reception at the Honorary Consulate General of Norway in Minneapolis before attending “The Stranger” concert at the…
Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of the state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast.
Last year, it was Crown Prince Haakon. This year the patron is Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
This year’s campaign goes to Doctors Without…
Queen Sonja has visited Minnesota, where over 20 per cent of the population consider themselves Norwegian-American. Minnesota is, therefore, the American state with solid connections to Norway.
The Queen’s meeting was preceded by a series of political talks. Queen…
The King and Queen of Norway have hosted the President of Finland at the Royal Palace.
After several political meetings, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland attended a friendship lunch at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon participated.
Ahead of the lunch, the King, Queen and Crown Prince received the President in an audience.
Both…
In recent decades, the three Nordic monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of…
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October 4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the list when the Norwegian monarch made…
Norwegian press has reported that several meetings have taken place at the Royal Palace in Oslo in the past weeks where Princess Martha Louise’s title has been discussed. King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Martha Louise are said to have been present. Now there are questions over whether Princess Martha Louise will keep her title.
Princess Martha Louise stopped being “Her…
