Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened the
Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany on Wednesday alongside her husband,
Crown Prince Haakon. The couple had been on a literature train with
Norwegian authors travelling from Berlin to Cologne and on to
Frankfurt where the world’s largest book fair was finally opened.
The Royal Court said that 2,000 were in attendance and an expected
300,000 are…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon open exhibit and visit Norwegian bookstore in Germany
13th October 2019
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has begun her
trip to Germany to promote Norwegian literature alongside her
husband, Crown Prince Haakon. She arrived in Düsseldorf on 11
October where she attended the opening of an exhibit. Crown Prince
Haakon opened the “Edvard Munch…
After being closed for a few weeks, it is
now time for a completely new exhibition in the Queen Sonja Art
Stable, in Oslo City Centre. On Thursday afternoon, the new
exhibition was opened by King Harald’s sister, Princess Astrid.
Queen Maud was very fond of dancing…
Queen Sonja of Norway has been forced to
cancel an event due to an infection. On Tuesday evening, Queen
Sonja should have opened an exhibition with her own works at
Galleri Bi-Z in Kristiansand. The exhibition had been planned for
three years. The Royal Court later confirmed the news and issued a
short statement regarding Her Majesty`s health. “The queen has
contracted an infection in the…
“For me, this is the gift of literature:
that it transports me both outwards and inwards, that it leads me
to reach higher and wider, and that it enables me to gain a better
understanding of both myself and others.” – Crown Princess…
Queen Sonja spent Thursday at the
Activity House at Tøyen in the capital of Oslo. Here she met
volunteers who are getting ready for the upcoming charity TV
campaign for the state television channel NRK. The Queen is a ‘high
protector’ for this year’s TV…
King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined
by Crown Prince Haakon on Wednesday as they performed the State
Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s
capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 28th State Opening since he
became King of Norway and it was the 164th time that the Norwegian
parliament has officially opened. The main event during such a
ceremony is the…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament
3rd October 2019
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen
Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on
Wednesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian
Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was
King Harald’s 28th State Opening that he…
His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty
Queen Sonja visited on Monday the municipality of Bø in Telemark in
central Norway. The visit was made to celebrate Gullbring cultural
centre’s 25th anniversary. Gullbring cultural centre also began
work on new housing for new…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway has had a hectic week in New York. He arrived on Sunday
evening and has had a hectic programme through the week; Thursday
was his last day before returning to Norway. On Monday, the Crown
Prince attended events regarding climate change, and this continued
on Tuesday with meetings with, among others, the King of Jordan and
actor Alec Baldwin. On…
