King Harald has given an audience at the
Royal Palace on the occasion of this year’s presentation of “The
Royal Guard`s Watch” and “Brigadier Leif Schanche’s Honour”. The
chief of the Norwegian royal guards, Lieutenant Colonel Trond
Forbregd, presented the awards to the guards in the presence of the
King on June 18th 2021. Soldier Unnar L. Hauksson from Sogndal
received The…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have concluded their three-day long visit to Western Norway with a
trip to the city of Florø. The royals have used the Norwegian royal
yacht during this journey. Small boats followed the Royal Yacht
towards the quay in Florø where the…
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja of Norway continues their three-day long journey in western
Norway. On Wednesday this week the King and Queen of Norway visited
shipyards that have been affected by corona outbreaks, and talked
to a young returnee to one of the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit have attended an event organized by the Norwegian
Rescue Society. The royals got to try their hand at lifesaving at
the harbour area in Oslo. The rescue company’s general secretary
Rikke Lind informed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit about what measures have been taken by the rescue
company now that the summer holidays are…
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…
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 Family has met several survivors after
the July 22 attacks and has reacted strongly to survivors being
exposed to hate…
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…
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 treatment for those with disabilities
would not have been possible without the Handicap Association. The
Princess said…
