On Wednesday, His Majesty King Harald and
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway welcomed the Slovenian president
on a state visit to the Kingdom of Norway. On Thursday the visit
continued and was concluded. On Wednesday, the royals accompanied
the President and his wife during the official welcome ceremony at
the Royal Palace, the wreath-laying ceremony at Akershus Fortress
and an exhibition on…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have welcomed
the President of Slovenia on a State Visit to Norway. In accordance
with Norwegian royal tradition, the visit began with an official
welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace. President Borut Pahor was
received by Their Majesties King…
On Sunday Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
attended the annual national memorial day at Akershus fortress. His
Royal Highness arrived on Sunday morning at the monuments in the
new part of the fortress. Here he laid a wreath at the memorial for
fallen soldiers. At the…
For the seventh consecutive year, His
Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway hosted the annual SIKT
conference this week. This is an annual conference established by
the Crown Prince to gather young leaders and talent from Norway.
The conference started on Monday afternoon with a workshop and
dinner. On Tuesday, there was the official opening at the Inland
University College with the Crown…
King Harald of Norway met Russia’s
Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, this Friday in the northern
Norwegian city of Kirkenes. The meeting took place only a few days
after Russia claimed that Norway is gearing up for a conflict with
Russia and relations between the two…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is
currently on a two-day long visit to Norway’s most northern county,
Finnmark. The first day of the visit went to the Sami areas of the
county to highlight their language and culture. King Harald started
the visit at Karasjok Primary…
On Sunday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway was on a private visit to the United Kingdom. His
Majesty was in the city of Manchester where he attended the
Manchester United and Liverpool football match at Old Trafford. He
was a guest of honour at Manchester United and their Norwegian
coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjær. His Majesty visited the arena on the
personal invitation of Ole Gunnar…
There has been a lot of attention on Her
Majesty Queen Sonja in recent weeks. It all began about two weeks
ago when the Queen had to cancel her performance at an art opening
because she had fallen ill. A short time later, it was confirmed
that the Queen had an infection in…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, 46,
has opened up about her chronic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis that
came last October in a tv interview in Norway that was filmed while
she was on her literature train in Germany this month. On the
effects of the disease, Her Royal…
The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed
this week that new security measures are being put in place from
this week. This new perimeter fencing around the Palace Park will
be completed by the autumn of 2021. In a statement, the Royal Court
said: “The goal is to prevent cars that have not been approved in
advance from driving into the park and up to the Castle. The
measures will not prevent…
