Norwegian Armed Forces Memorial Day has been marked with Crown Prince Haakon placing a wreath at the national veteran monument at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. At the ceremony at Akershus fortress, on Sunday November 7th 2021, Chief of Defence, General Eirik Kristoffersen gave the memorial speech before he asked the Crown Princeacting as Regent, to place the wreath. Guardsmen from His Majesty the…
Norway and the Netherlands: the special friendship on show in past State Visits
8th November 2021
The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a State Visit to Norway this November. Willem-Alexander and Maxima will be hosted by their friends, King Harald and Queen Sonja, for the three day event. Although it’s Willem-Alexander’s first State Visit to Norway…
This week, Princess Märtha Louise, daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja was a guest in an Norwegian podcast. Among other things, the Norwegian princess talked about being highly sensitive with Märtha Louise saying that she only understood that she was highly sensitive…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon welcome Germany’s President to Norway
5th November 2021
The Kingdom of Norway and the German Republic have developed close relations in recent decades, both through economic cooperation and military cooperation through NATO. King Harald and Queen Sonja as well as Crown Prince Haakon have received the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife at the Royal Palace in Oslo as they began a visit to the country.
The German…
This week it was western Norway’s turn to receive a royal visit. Crown Prince Haakon visited a county with a particularly great need for restructuring since much of the country’s oil, and gas activities are located there.
The first stop on the Crown…
Sport is important for all nations and, as a former Olympic athlete in sailing, it is perhaps particularly important to King Harald. Along with Queen Sonja, the Norwegian monarch has hosted a dinner for his country’s participants in the last Olympics and Paralympics…
This year marks 50 years since immigration to Norway from Pakistan began. Last Friday, King Harald of Norway was present in Oslo City Hall to celebrate 50 years since the first labour immigrants came from Pakistan to Norway.
Together with Oslo Mayor Marianne Borgen and leader of the City Council Raymond Johansen, the King was present during the celebration in the City Hall. From the stage, the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja receive third dose of coronavirus vaccine
1st November 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have received their third doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
The information was shared on the evening of November 1st 2021 by the royal court. The following statement was made: “His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen have…
King Harald of Norway has attended the women’s football final for 2021at Ullevaal Stadium. The final was played between the teams from Vålerenga and Sandviken.
It was an even match with many chances for both teams, but it was the Oslo team Vålerenga who got off…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit recorded a video greeting to mark the beginning of this year’s 2021 Food and Health Conference, calling the knowledge of how food and health connect as “absolutely necessary for us as humans.”
In the short video greeting shared on the Norwegian Royal Family’s YouTube account, Crown Princess Mette-Marit elaborates on this sentiment, saying: “Their work…
