King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have started their several days long visit to western Norway. The
Norwegian King and Queen are currently on board the Norwegian Royal
Yacht and will visit three municipalities in Western Norway this
week. The first stop of the trip was the village Flåm, in the
Aurlandsfjord. Their Majesties the King and Queen are visiting the
municipalities of Aurland…
A longer interview of Queen Sonja was
published on Monday this week by state TV show NRK. The interview
was done on the occasion that the Queen will open a commercial
gallery in Oslo to strengthen the artists’ finances. The gallery
will sell art and all proceeds will…
Norway’s royal couple and Crown Prince
Couple recently met many of those who survived the terrorist attack
on Utøya in Norway in 2011. This year marks ten years since the
terrorist attack on the young people on Utøya and on the government
quarter in Oslo. The Royal…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden team up at sea conference
9th June 2021
On Tuesday afternoon, Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden teamed up to
highlight environmental issues with the sea. The digital conference
under the auspices of the UN Development Program, UNDP, focused on
the state of the sea and what can be done to manage marine
resources in a sustainable way. While the conference was opened by
the Swedish Crown Princess, Crown…
King Harald of Norway may be deprived of
three boat berths he has at his disposal in Oslo. A long-standing
dispute between the Norwegian government and the Sea Centre at
Killingen on Bygdøy outside Oslo could lead to the king and several
others losing their berths. One…
Princess Astrid of Norway has highlighted
the efforts of the Norwegian Handicap Association to improve the
situation of disabled people. The older sister of King Harald spoke
at the 90th-anniversary celebration of the association on Saturday,
where she said that equal…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit open centre dedicated to priest Hans Nielsen Hauge
4th June 2021
On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of
Norway opened the visitor centre dedicated to the memory of Hans
Nielsen Hauge outside the city of Fredrikstad. Hans Nielsen Hauge
was a Norwegian lay preacher, industrial founder and community
builder. A memorial “is located on the farm in Rolvsøy where Hauge
was born 250 years…
Earlier this week, Crown Prince Haakon
and Crown Princess Mette Marit went on a paddle trip with four
young people in the Oslo Fjord. Over the past year, outdoor life
has been an important escape for many young Norwegian people. At
the bay of Rolfsbukta in Bærum, outside…
The use of Norway’s Royal Train carriage
has sparked a national debate as a result of the country’s railway
reform. Due to a change in the way the railway system is run, a
museum has taken over the ownership of the carriage, created a
great debate in Norway.
In a new interview this week with the
Norwegian state TV-channel NRK, Queen Sonja opens up about her
thoughts on art and not least her own art. Queen Sonja is
passionate about art, both as an art collector and as a performing
artist. The Queen has been apprenticed to the recognized artist`s
Kjell Nupen and Ørnulf Opsahl, in addition to having studied art
history at the University of Oslo.
