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…
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…
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…
