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 when she was an adult. The
princess says that King Harald and Queen Sonja have been very
accepting of her sensitivities.
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…
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 which took place in Tokyo this
summer. The royal couple invited the participants to dinner at the
Palace to celebrate since…
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…
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 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…
