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 ceremony in the Museum Courtyard at
Akershus, Defense Chief Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hansen gave the
memorial speech. The President of…
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…
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 School, where the principal Jan
Gunnar Johansen welcomed him. The King was also welcomed with
flowers given to him by the…
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…
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 Highness remarked, “I am
exhausted faster than before, so today I have to take more care of
myself than I did…
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…
Queen Sonja cancels major appearance because of continuing illness
18th October 2019
Queen Sonja of Norway has had to cancel a
new appearance because of ill health. On Thursday night, Her
Majesty should have been back at work for the first time after she
had to cancel her duties on Tuesday last week because she had an
infection in the upper respiratory…
By the invitation of His Majesty King
Harald, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor will
undertake a state visit to Norway at the beginning of November.
This is the first time Slovenia’s president will visit Norway. The
trip is a revisit after the King and the Queen’s state visit to
Slovenia in 2011. The programme includes an official welcome
ceremony at the Royal…
