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…
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air
Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their
place on the parade street, which…
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…
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced
the traditional closure of the Queen’s Park, which will reopen on
18 May 2023. The area is part of the larger Palace Park
complex, which also includes ponds and museums. The Palace Park was
built between 1840 and 1857, but the area that is now the Queen’s
Park has served that purpose since the mid-1700s. The park was
firstly acquired by the…
