Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund
provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in
organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April
1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha’s
Fund”. After the Crown Princess death on 5 April 1954, it was
decided that the work of the fund should be continued under the
name…
As pandemic restrictions ease, royal
visits overseas are beginning again and Norway’s Royal Court has
just confirmed that Queen Sonja will open the exhibition “The Sámi
Pavilion” during the international art exhibition in Venice on 21
April. The exhibition…
Skiing has always been important to the
Norwegian royal family. It has been an important part of Norwegian
cultural heritage for over 1,500 years. King Harald, like his
father and grandfather, is very interested in skiing and often
shows up to watch the Norwegian athletes…
Many European nations have received
Ukrainian refugees in the recent weeks. Although Norway is far from
the front line of the war, a good number of Ukrainians have also
found their way to relatives and friends in Norway. The Norwegian
government has also said that they will receive at least 5,500
refugees in the near future. On March 18th 2022, some of the
refugees were visited by the King of…
Mortensrud is a district in Norway’s
capital of Oslo that, in recent years, has struggled with increased
crime and a bad reputation. The majority of the people who live
here are different groups of non-western immigrants. Now a good
part of the district’s young…
A meeting of friends as the King of Jordan is welcomed to Oslo by Norway's Royal Family
14th March 2022
King Abdullah II of Jordan is on a
two-day long official visit to Norway. The Jordanian monarch
arrived in Norway on March 13th 2022 and attended both a military
exercise and held meetings with Norway’s Prime Minister. Day two of
the visit, March 14th 2022, started…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has for many
years devoted a lot of time to work to promote literature and
increase reading among younger people. This week, a literature
festival was arranged for the students at Gamlebyen school in Oslo.
At the school’s library, the Crown Princess met fourth-graders who
has discovered the joy of reading. In the schoolyard, the Crown
Princess was greeted by…
Diplomats refer to it as “soft diplomacy”
– the art of saying things without actually uttering a single word.
Another definition is of it is “saying without saying”. On the 24th
of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Media around the world
have…
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Norway have invited the environment-panel of children aged 11 to 15
to the Skaugum Estate to hear more about their commitment to caring
for nature and the planet and fighting climate change. The
Children’s Climate Panel…
An extraordinary Council of State has
been held in Oslo, attended by both King Harald and Crown Prince
Haakon. The public was informed of the extraordinary Council of
State only hours before it was held on March 7th 2022 at the Royal
Palace in Norway’s capital. It comes after a rapid change in
Norwegian politics as a result of a controversy in the current
government. Government member, Hadia…
