Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal
Family becomes the high protector of state television channel NRK’s
charity broadcast. This year, it is Her Majesty Queen Sonja. This
year’s charity broadcast will collect money to create a better life
for women in some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Women all
over the world are denied fundamental rights and opportunities and
are hit…
As many are celebrating Easter today,
European royals have sent Easter greetings to mark the occasion.
Later today, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate the holiday
alongside members of the British Royal Family at St George’s
Chapel. Let’s take a look at other…
In early March, the Norwegian Royal Court
announced that Crown Prince Haakon had to undergo surgery. The heir
to the throne was admitted to hospital for one day for an operation
on an exostosis in the ear canal. This week, the Crown Prince
Haakon announced himself to the…
Since the Crown Prince left Fiji, he
received a letter from the authorities thanking the Crown Prince
for his recent visit to the nation and asking the Crown Prince for
help. Earlier this week, the Norwegian Crown Prince visited the
country together with the nations of Samoa and Tonga. The tour was
to focus on the climate and the sea. Afterwards, he received an
open letter from Fiji’s…
On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway concluded his week-long tour to the Pacific
region in Samoa. The very last day started with a political meeting
with His Highness Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II and Samoa’s
First Lady, then with Prime…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
arrived yesterday at his last destination on his Pacific tour. The
Crown Prince arrived in Samoa where he was officially welcomed on
arrival in the capital, Apia. During the welcome ceremony, he
inspected an honorary guard from the…
King Harald V of Norway handed out the
prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for 2019 on Tuesday.
The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University. King
Harald presented the prize which is dedicated in memory of his
father on behalf of the Cancer Society in Oslo. Guest arrived at
the ceremony from 12:30 on Tuesday with the ceremony starting
soon after the king had arrived at 1pm.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
continued his visit to Fiji with a varied agenda on Tuesday. The
first event on the program was a taste of Fiji’s national sport,
rugby. The Crown Prince participated in rugby training together
with local players and Norway’s…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is
continuing his visit to the Pacific region. On Monday, he arrived
in Fiji and was received in a traditional ceremony. The Crown
Prince landed on Monday morning at Nausori airport outside Suva.
There he inspected an honorary guard of the…
On Friday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
began his visit to the Pacific region. His first stop was Tonga
where he was warmly welcomed by King Tupou. During the weekend His
Royal Highness has highlighted climate change in Tonga. On
Saturday, Crown Prince Haakon and Norway’s Development Minister,
Dag-Inge Ulstein, saw the effects of climate change on Tongatapu up
close. When the glaciers in…
