Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
opened a new guide dog facility for the Norwegian Association of
the Blind. The Princess officially opened the new facility at
Veiviseren Dog School by cutting the official ribbon outside the
building. She then went inside to receive a tour and play with the
ten-week-old puppies being trained. She saw how the dogs could open
the door of a washing…
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help
mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the
Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for
Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was
shown around the school grounds by…
The Kavli Award is three research prizes
awarded every other year in Oslo by the American Kavli Foundation
and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. King Harald of Norway has
handed out the Kavli Award for 2020 and 2022. This happened,
firstly, in an awards ceremony which…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway took part
in the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Tromsø, which was
officially inaugurated by King Olav V, the Crown Prince’s
grandfather. His Royal Highness arrived at Norway’s Arctic
University on 1 September, exactly 50 years after his grandfather
made the same journey in 1972 to inaugurate the institution.
He visited the university’s…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway made a joint appearance on the Royal Palace’s balcony to
greet a military parade. But it wasn’t just any military
event; it was the annual performance of the 3rd Guard Company,
which consists of about 130 military…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
solemn ceremony in Oslo as ‘memorial stones’ were placed in the
street to commemorate the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The
stones, placed along the Akershusstranda, represent the victims of
Nazism and are set in places…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends literary conversation in Lillestrøm
1st September 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has attended a
literary discussion at the new Lillestrøm library, opening the
Cultural Corners week at the new library. In a conversation about
representation and expectations and how that relates to literature,
the Crown Princess listened as Jan Grue, Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
and Abid Raja spoke about their experiences. The conversation was
entitled “I am not…
King Harald and Queen Sonja share energy saving tips as they discuss the fuel crisis
1st September 2022
The King of Norway has been sharing his
energy saving tip. King Harald, along with Queen Sonja, is are
currently on a late summer tour. But while they enjoy sunny
weather, their minds were on the future and the looming fuel
crisis. Addressing the issue as they spoke to the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have until now been silent about controversial statements made by
their future son-in-law, Durek Verrett. Among them is that he
recovered from coronavirus with the help of a medallion. He sells
the same medallion on his website for more…
Crown Prince Haakon has opened an energy
conference in Stavanger and addressed the industry leaders in the
hall in his opening speech. A number of the world’s leading
producers of energy participated at the Offshore Northern Seas
conference. They were joined by a large number of politicians as
well as business leaders. Among them were Norwegian Prime Minister
Jonas G. Støre and the…
