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 was held in the Oslo Concert
Hall. A reception and dinner followed, attended by His Majesty, the
winner, and other guests in…
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…
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 where those victims once lived before
their deportation and death. “The passers-by who discover the
stones become aware of…
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…
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 than 200 US dollars.
Now, King Harald and Queen Sonja have spoken about this for the
first time. Speaking to the press…
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…
In recent times, the King and Queen of
Norway have begun their post summer holiday engagements with a
visit to one of their nation’s counties. It provides an opportunity
to see slightly more distant parts of Norway. On August 30th 2022,
the royals started a three day…
King Harald of Norway was present when
“White Buses” marked its 30th anniversary in Oslo. This was the
Norwegian king’s first public appearance since he spent a few days
in hospital earlier in the month being treated for an infection.
The organization runs journeys for Norwegian schoolchildren to
former concentration camps and other memorial sites. More than 300,
000 schoolchildren…
