On short notice, Sunday evening, His
Majesty King Harald V of Norway held a live televised speech to the
Norwegian people regarding the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus.
The speech was held at the Royal Lodge which lies just outside
Oslo. This is where both King Harald and Queen Sonja have been in
quarantine from Thursday of last week. Then, the Norwegian
government decided to quarantine anyone…
Today’s weekly Council of State in Oslo
was a little bit different. King Harald of Norway, who is in home
quarantine, led the Council of State for the first time in his life
by telephone, while Crown Prince Haakon was physically present in
the State Council hall of the…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have been placed into quarantine due to the ongoing outbreak of
coronavirus in Norway. The news came only hours it was revealed
that the royal family is cancelling all its events until Easter.
The news is confirmed by NRK the Norwegian…
The Royal Court on Thursday morning
issued a statement announcing that the Norwegian Royal Family will
cancel all public events until Easter. This is due to the ongoing
corona-virus outbreak. The statement is as follows: “Based on the
authorities’ advice and measures, the Royal Family will cancel or
postpone all official events. In the first place, this applies
until Easter. Ministers…
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened
the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national
health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the
coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to
join too! The child’s…
Could Crown Prince Haakon be the first
royal in space? Well, he’s the first to start training for that
possibility, so he already has the head start! The Norwegian crown
prince visited the Andøya Space Center last week to officially open
the Spaceship Aurora, a new…
Due to the coronavirus, the Norwegian
Royal Family has cancelled its participation at the Holmenkollen
Ski Festival this weekend, the Royal Court said in a press release
on Friday afternoon. The full release stated the following:
“Unfortunately, the Royal Family finds reason to cancel their
presence at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. This is in line with the
decision made by the authorities…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have
concluded a three-day long state visit to Jordan that began on
Monday. That first day consisted of a welcome ceremony and focus on
business and economics before it ended with a grand banquet at the
Jordanian royal palace. The second day…
King Harald and Queen Sonja are currently
in Jordan on a state visit. One of the things they are doing there
is promoting Norwegian solar panel technology. At the same time
they are considering installing full solar panels on the roof of
the castle in Oslo. The Norwegian…
King Harald and Queen Sonja focus on peace and prosperity in second day of Jordanian state visit
4th March 2020
King Harald and Queen Sonja started their
three-day long state visit to Jordan on Monday. That first day
consisted of a welcome ceremony and focus on business and economics
before it ended with a grand banquet at the Jordanian royal palace.
The Norwegian royals have been in Jordan since Wednesday last week
on a private holiday. The second day of the state visit began when
King Harald and Queen…
