It was during the very first
“Environmental speech” hosted by the Worldwide Fund for Nature
(WWF) that Crown Prince Haakon talked about his relationship with
nature. The Crown Prince’s first speech is hopefully the start of
an annual tradition. Both Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit were welcomed by the Secretary General of WWF Norway,
Bård Vegar Solhjell, in Oslo on…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway’s
final day of their state visit to Chile took a dramatic turn on
Sunday after their car was attacked by protesters. After concluding
their state visit, the King and Queen were in the small town of
Puerto Williams when Their…
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…
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 business seminar. The day started
nicely for the royals, and it was His Majesty King Harald who
opened the workshop with the…
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…
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. However, in this case, the royal
couple came from the aeroplane on a white bus. The King and Queen
were met by the Honorary…
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…
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 Human Rights
was established. Crown Prince Haakon talked to the Court and the
Council during his stay where he emphasised…
