Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the food research
institute Nofima in Bergen. Additionally, he attended the opening
of the local climate festival in Bergen, Norway`s second largest
city. This festival aims to set up discussions and lectures in
order to make the climate debate more accessible and engaging. The
festival creates a social…
The future king of Norway has found
himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants
to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a
replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual”
and ”not good…
King Harald of Norway visited troops
guarding the country’s border with Russia, accompanied by the Chief
of Defence. On Monday, 13 March, His Majesty arrived in the
most north-eastern point of Norway, where the Sør-Varanger Garrison
is tasked with guarding what has…
The Norwegian Royal Family participated
as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north
of the capital of Oslo. King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince
Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and
Princess Astrid were at the Holmenkollen ski festival that is
currently taking place in Oslo. King Harald and Princess Astrid had
the opportunity to witness…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than
20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter
exercises in the north, and for the first…
Norwegian Sami people have taken their
protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal
Family. It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in
Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as
Crown Prince Haakon a regular…
In an interview with Swedish SVT last
month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the
future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian
Royal Family. In the interview, the Princess also had strong words
for the Norwegian press and referred to herself as the most
criticised person in all of Norway. Princess Märtha Louise
responded to questions regarding a…
The future kings of the United Kingdom
and Norway have met again and put the environment at the heart of
their conversation. The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to Windsor Castle
during an official visit by the…
London visit by Crown Prince and Princess of Norway starts with literature celebration
2nd March 2023
The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway
have begun a visit to the United Kingdom to promote relations
between Norway and the UK. The couple stuck to their respective
interests on the first day: literature and green initiatives. Crown
Prince Haakon began the day at a…
As King Harald marked his 86th birthday,
debate was dominating the media about a gift he received when he
turned 85 in 2022. King Harald received a valuable vase as a gift
from Russian President Vladimir Putin just before Russia went to
war against Ukraine. The king accepted the gift and sent a letter
of thanks after the war had already raged for several weeks in
2022. All royal gifts in…
