Norway

Crown Prince Haakon visits special kindergarten

By
18th October 2022
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 75th anniversary and, to mark the occasion, Crown Prince Haakon visited the school that bears the name of his…
Read more
Norway

Queen Sonja initiates Minnesota-visit with a focus on military and culture

By
18th October 2022
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 Sonja met, among others, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, followed by a reception with representatives of NOREX &#8211…
Read more
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja host President of Finland

By
12th October 2022
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…
NorwaySweden

Heirs to the thrones team up for visit to Kenya

By
5th October 2022
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…
Norway

King Harald ends up in a treasure chest on visit

By
5th October 2022
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 his first official visit to the municipality of Flensberg, in central Norway.Flesberg municipality has 2, 710 inhabitants…
Read more
Norway

Queen Sonja opens trio of art displays

By
4th October 2022
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo.The director welcomed the Norwegian Queen in the museum’s Grand Hall. Her Majesty officially opened three new exhibitions, which in the future will adorn the vast new…
Read more