King Harald and Queen Sonja started their
three-day-long state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian
royals have been in Jordan since Wednesday last week on a private
holiday. On Sunday evening, they were warmly welcomed at the Royal
Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan. The day started with an
official welcome ceremony where King Harald and Queen Sonja were
officially welcomed to Jordan by…
King Harald of Norway begins his
three-day state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian Head of
State and his wife, Queen Sonja, have been in Jordan since
Wednesday last week on a private holiday. On Sunday evening, they
were warmly welcomed at the Royal Norwegian Embassy…
Shaman Durek comments on his relationship with Princess Märtha Louise
24th February 2020
The boyfriend of Norway’s Princess Märtha
Louise has told a newspaper that their relationship is strong
following reports in two European publications of a possible rift
between the pair. German newspaper, Bild, and Swiss paper, Swiss
Blick, have both speculated…
Princess Astrid of Norway was joined by
the King of Sweden this weekend in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.
There the two royals attended the Ski Tour 2020. They spent
Saturday and Sunday watching the various ski sports and meeting the
Norwegian and Swedish participants. The winners of the various
contests had a special meeting with the King Carl XVI Gustaf and
Princess Astrid. The visit from…
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his
Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on
the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business
leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started
in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on
Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s
prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the
capital. It was followed by a busy…
Oslo City Hall stands out in many ways
from other city halls. It is best known for hosting the Nobel Peace
Prize Ceremony every December 10 with the entire Norwegian Royal
Family present. Construction was completed in 1950. But an unknown
side of the building is that it also has a banquet-hall that houses
four beautiful royal portraits. Let us take a look at them. When
entering the banquet-hall…
Kenyan authorities cancel Crown Prince Haakon's visit following former President's death
7th February 2020
The Norwegian Royal Court announced in
December that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon would visit
Kenya and Mozambique in February of 2020. This morning, a new
statement from the royal court stated that the visit to Kenya had
been cancelled. This announcement comes…
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the
National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020.
Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s
Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia
Research Award was Anders…
King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly Council of State at the
Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from
the Norwegian secret services was…
