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 people have wanted to do something
about its reputation, so they invited Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit to…
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…
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 covered the facts, and have talked about the humanitarian
catastrophe that is unfolding by the hour. Over 2 million people
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…
King Harald makes first public appearance outside royal palace for months as he joins family at ski festival
7th March 2022
The traditional Holmenkollen Ski Festival
is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, and with glorious
sun and blue skies, the event became a great sports festival. Crown
Prince Haakon was present during the women’s three mile cross
country ski competition on March 5th 2022, and the winner, Therese
Johaug, was praised for her fantastic sports career that she drew
to a close this…
What do the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess
Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and
their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world
that allows you to escape from the…
Crown Prince Haakon visits humanitarian organizations supporting the people of Ukraine
3rd March 2022
Crown Prince Haakon has been briefed on
the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, in a meeting with general
secretary of Save the Children, general secretary of the Norwegian
Refugee Council and the foreign chief of the Norwegian Red Cross.
During the briefing, on March 2nd…
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit have attended a peace service for Ukraine at
Oslo’s Trinity Church. The Crown Prince Couple joined the clergy of
various denominations and Ukrainians in Norway at the service on
Tuesday night. Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Emilie
Enger Mehl attended on behalf of the Norwegian government. When the
couple…
