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, but for the whole of Norway”.
King Harald has now overseen the celebration of the University of
Bergen’s 75th…
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…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have opened a new art museum in Oslo dedicated to a famous
Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch. The King and Queen were joined by
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit for the opening
of the MUNCH Museum. The opening ceremony…
King Harald has opened the ninth Sami
Parliament. Crown Prince Haakon was also present at the solemn
opening in the city of Karasjok. The Sami Parliament is the Sami
people’s elected parliament in Norway. Every four year,s at the
same time as the Norwegian parliament election, 39 representatives
from 7 constituencies are elected to the Sami Parliament. King
Harald said it was an extra…
King Harald attends ceremony for handover of important Sami document
21st October 2021
King Harald was present when the
important and symbolic document “Lappekodisillen” came home to the
Sami archive in Kautokeino, 270 years after the signing of the
border treaty between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian monarch is
also a monarch over the Sami people living…
In 1992, the year after King Olav’s
death, King Harald of Norway established a new prize for cancer
research in honour of his late father, and this week, Bjarne Bogen
and Bjørn Tore Gjertsen were awarded King Olav V’s Cancer Research
Prize for 2020 and 2021.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend memorial service for those killed in Kongsberg attack
18th October 2021
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit have attended a service in memory of those killed and
in consolation for those affected after the attack in Kongsberg.
Five people were killed with a bow and arrow in the Norwegian town
on October 13th 2021 with another three people injured. The church
service took place on Sunday, October 17th 2021. A candle was lit
for each of those…
King Harald of Norway has approved the
new Norwegian government after Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s
Conservative Party was ousted from power during the recent
elections. On Tuesday of this week, King Harald held a number of
audiences at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
King Harald and the Norwegian Royal
Family have offered their condolences following a bow and arrow
attack in the Norwegian city of Kongsberg. At the time of
publication, it has been confirmed that five people were been
killed in the attack on Wednesday evening by a…
In September, the Kingdom of Norway held
an ordinary parliamentary election that changed the political
situation. The conservative government that has led the kingdom for
eight years lost its majority, and the Centre Party and the Labour
Party became larger than the conservative and liberal wings. This
week, King Harald held the official opening of the parliament
(Storting) and declared that…
