King Harald of Norway has always been
interested in history. The King of Norway was present at the
celebration of the National Association for Local History’s 100th
anniversary on Friday afternoon. Local history is very popular in
Norway, and more than 70,000 people are affiliated with one or more
local history associations in Norway. Initially, the anniversary
was supposed to be marked…
Queen Sonja’s school prize for 2021 has
been awarded to Sandnessjøen upper secondary school in the region
of Nordland. The announcement came on September 30th 2021 during an
audience with the jury at the Royal Palace in Oslo. During the
audience, Queen Sonja…
Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited
Våler and Moss on their second day of the county trip to Østfold in
the region of Viken. The Crown Prince started the day by meeting
several of the village’s volunteers at Bergtunet. At the stands
were the Scouts, Østfold…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit on county visit
29th September 2021
There are long traditions in Norway for
the royals to regularly visit different parts of the kingdom. This
week, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess have visited the inner
parts of Østfold, which is located in the southeast of the nation.
On September 28th 2021, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited
several places in the region. The journey started in the city of
Trøgstad with a trip…
The entrepreneurial environment in Norway
has had a positive development in recent years, and Crown Prince
Haakon met 15 of those who have been on this journey. After
everyone had been introduced, the Crown Prince invited four of the
participants to tell a little more…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
is to make his first State Visit to Norway. The royal courts in
Oslo and Amsterdam announced that the King, along with Queen
Maxima, will travel to Norway between November 9th and November
11th 2021. It will be the first Dutch State…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
are Norway-bound. The royal couple will undertake a State Visit at
the invitation of King Harald in November. The Dutch Royal House
announced that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima would visit
Oslo and Trondheim during their State Visit, which will take place
from 9-11 November. The State Visit will affirm “the outstanding
relations between…
Princess Märtha Louise has revealed her
plans to move to the United States have been put on hold. She made
the announcement in an interview with Norway’s state TV channel,
NRK, marking her 50th birthday on September 22nd. It was in
February this year that Princess…
Born on 22 September 1971, Princess
Märtha Louise is the elder child of King Harald and Queen Sonja.
She was born at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo and was
named after her paternal grandmother, Crown Princess Märtha, and
her great-great-grandmother, Queen…
Crown Prince Haakon has helped mark the
Norwegian Rescue Centre’s 50th anniversary in the northern
Norwegian city of Bodø. The celebration of the 50th anniversary
should have taken place last year, but was postponed due to the
pandemic. The Crown Prince emphasized how cooperation helps save
lives and praised the state system that is based on cooperation
between public agencies, organizations…
