King Harald of Norway has been on sick
leave for almost two weeks, but on February 10th 2022, he returned
to work. The Norwegian monarch received three new ambassadors in a
solemn audience at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The ambassadors from
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bakir Sadović, from Australia, Kerin Ann
Ayyalaraju and from Rwanda, Diane Gashumba, handed over their
credentials to King Harald, and…
It is not every day a Crown Prince jumps
from a bridge. Nevertheless, this is what Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway did this week. The Norwegian Crown Prince jumped from a
bridge when he visited Øygarden in western Norway on 9 February. It
was on the occasion of a visit…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit of Norway’s visit to Sweden has a new date. Due to the
global health crisis, the visit has been postponed several times,
but now a new date has been set for the royal visit. Their Royal
Highnesses will pay an…
Crown Prince Haakon reveals details about Princess Ingrid Alexandra's possible military service
10th February 2022
Crown Prince Haakon has revealed some
details about his daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s, possible
military career. In connection with his visit to the National
Logistics Operations Centre at Sessvollmoen Camp on 7 February, the
Crown Prince confirmed that Ingrid Alexandra had not yet completed
the initial military surveys conducted by all Norwegian
18-year-olds. His Royal…
King Harald of Norway has been on sick
leave for almost two weeks, but will be back at work within days.
The Norwegian Royal Court has just confirmed that the king will
attend an audience later this week. Sven Gjeruldsen, communications
manager for the Norwegian Royal…
Norwegian Prime Minister's relationship with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess up for assessment
9th February 2022
Last year, Norway got a new prime
minister after parliamentary elections. The Conservatives lost
power after eight years and the Social Democrats gained the post of
Prime Minister. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has now requested
an assessment of impartiality due to his…
Crown Prince Haakon visits military camp before major international military exercise
9th February 2022
Crown Prince Haakon, the acting Regent,
visited the Armed Forces and the National Logistics Operations
Centre, also known as NLOGS, at Sessvollmoen camp north of Oslo on
7 February. During the visit, Crown Prince Haakon was introduced to
what NLOGS contributes to the Armed Forces ahead of an extensive
winter exercise next month called the “Cold Response.” Upon arrival
at…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have sent special greetings to the Sami
minority in Norway on the occasion of the Sami National Day or Sami
People’s Day. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway took the opportunity…
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has
been extended for a second time. The decision was announced late on
February 6th 2022. It means that Crown Prince Haakon will take over
the king’s duties between February 7th and 9th 2022 as acting
regent of the Kingdom of…
Every year, volunteers work 800,000 hours
for the Norwegian Tourist Association. In his New Year’s speech in
December, King Harald was able to declare this year, 2022, the year
of volunteers work. On February 2 2022., Crown Prince Haakon
visited volunteers from the Norwegian Tourist Association in
Maridalen, in the forests outside the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
Crown Prince Haakon is the…
