After a well earned rest day, the King
and Queen of Norway have started the conclusion of their long state
visit to Chile. King Harald and Queen Sonja used their day off to
move further south in the country. Now, the royals have arrived in
the southernmost part of Chile in the city of Punta Arenas. Punta
Arenas is the capital city of Chile’s region, Magallanes and
Antartica Chilena. Since…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway are
currently on their state visit to Chile. They arrived in Santiago
on Tuesday, and Wednesday, they were received by the President of
Chile and used the day for political conversations. The state
visit’s third day began with a…
Crown Prince Haakon approves minister’s resignation following arrest of minister’s partner
29th March 2019
Royal Central reported earlier this month
that His Majesty King Harald approved a temporary Minister of
Justice in Norway. This happened following the arrest of Minister
of Justice, Tor Mikkel Wara’s partner, Laila Anita Bertheussen.
Bertheussen was arrested on…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have
continued their state visit to Chile on Wednesday having arrived in
the country on Tuesday when they were met by the Honorary Secretary
and Foreign Minister of Chile, Roberto Ampuero. At the start of
their visit, the royal couple laid a wreath at the Bernardo
O’Higgins Monument. The Bernardo O’Higgins Monument is an great
sculpture of the Chilean…
On Tuesday, Their Majesties King Harald
and Queen Sonja of Norway began their state visit to Chile in its
capital of Santiago after arriving safely to the Santiago airport.
People are usually accustomed to the royal couple arriving in a
limousine or other regal cars.
King Harald and Queen Sonja left Norway
today. They are on their way to carry out a state visit to Chile.
Crown Prince Haakon is, therefore, the acting regent of Norway
until the King’s return. Although King Harald and Queen Sonja have
already left Norway, they will not…
On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian
Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The
visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On
his tour to the Pacific nations, His Royal Highness will be
accompanied by Norway’s Minister for Development Dag-Inge Ulstein.
The purpose of the visit is to…
On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Human Rights Court in
Strasbourg. The reason for the visit was to celebrate the 70th
anniversary of the establishment of the Council of Europe. This
year also marks 60 years since the European Court of…
Queen Sonja celebrates the Friends of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design's centenary
17th March 2019
On Thursday, Queen Sonja attended a
formal dinner to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Friends of
the Museum of Decorative Arts and Designs. The event was held at
the Oslo Military Society. The Friends of the Museum of Decorative
Arts and Designs is Norway’s…
King Harald approves new Justice Minister following the arrest of former minister’s partner
15th March 2019
In an ordinary council of state this
morning at the Royal Palace in Oslo, King Harald of Norway approved
a new temporary minister of justice. The appointment took place
following the arrest of the partner of the incumbent justice
minister. The Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel Wara, has not
formally resigned but has been granted a leave of absence for an
indefinite time. The King has accepted the…
