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 to the best start. After a shot from player Marie Dølvik Markussen and a free kick from Dejana Stefanovic, Vålerenga led 2-0…
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…
The annual parliament dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been held again after a hiatus. Due to the pandemic, the traditional event had to be cancelled in 2020, but this year the tables could be covered again, for the 103rd time. King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown…
King Harald reveals he got his first mobile phone at the age of 83
29th October 2021
King Harald got his very first mobile phone when he was 83 years old. During the pandemic, King Harald was forced to take the big leap from landline to cell phone.
The king raised a big laugh when he made the revelation during the annual and traditional Parliament dinner held at the Royal Palace in Oslo on October 28th 2021.
King Harald’s speech was the highlight of the traditional…
Oscarshall is one of Norway`s most important national memorials. However, the facility is more than the building with its interiors and artwork. The surrounding park is an essential part of the place. This autumn, Norwegian archaeologists have been on a tour of the facility…
At the invitation of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November. The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the Netherlands and the two royal houses.
November promises a return to royal normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
State Visit of Denmark to Germany: 10-13 November
From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik will undertake a state visit to Germany. The royals will undertake engagements in Berlin, and Queen Margrethe will then carry on solo to…
For the ninth year in a row, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has brought together young Norwegian leaders and talent to the conference SIKT. This year’s event is taking place at Nord University in the city of Bodø. After last year’s digital edition of the annual…
It was King Haakon, King Harald’s grandfather, who laid the foundation stone for the University of Bergen, and it happened 75 years ago this year. He spoke at the gala dinner and called the event: “A milestone not only for the history of Bergen and Western Norway…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The drum has created controversy between Norway’s indigenous people and Denmark.
Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, asked the Danish Queen for her…
