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…
Norwegian Royal Family joined by Danish Queen Margrethe at traditional ski jump at Holmenkollen
11th March 2019
Members of the Norwegian Royal Family
were joined by Queen Margrethe of Denmark yesterday at the
traditional ski jump at Holmenkollen. Queen Margrethe is currently
on her annual holiday in Norway and decided to visit her Norwegian
counterparts for a few winter sports. Her…
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway
celebrated International Women’s Day in Oslo together with women
from minority groups. The Queen attended a late breakfast in Oslo
with the women. The so-called “Empowerment-breakfast” focussed on
challenges faced by the…
Yesterday it was announced by the royal
court that Crown Prince Haakon of Norway had to undergo
surgery. Now, the Royal Court has confirmed to Norwegian media that
the operation was successful. “The surgical procedure has gone
fine”, said communication manager at the royal court Sven
Gjeruldsen in a quote to the Norwegian magazine Se and Hør on
Monday evening. The announcement of the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway is to undergo surgery this morning. The news was announced
at 10:15 am Norwegian time in a short press release from the royal
court in Oslo. The statement is as follows: “His Royal Highness The
Crown Prince will today, on…
On Monday, King Harald and Queen Sonja of
Norway began their visit to the World Ski Championships in Austria.
The King and Queen arrived at the World Cup on February 25th and
will most likely attend the women’s 10-kilometre and the ladies
team’s competition in ski…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is
82-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute
was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress
in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour
of the King. It is tradition in Norway to have a gun salute from 11
fortresses in Norway for the birthdays of King Harald, Queen Sonja,
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown…
