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…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic of
Chile, Sebastián Piñera, to visit the nation on an official state
visit. The visit is planned to run from 26th to 31st March. Last
year the royals made a state visit to…
Last week Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
visited Colombia in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the
United Nations Dvelopment Programme. In his last day in the
country, the Crown Prince wanted to learn more about environmental
issues in the country and a short film was…
King and Queen of Norway attend 25th anniversary celebration of Lillehammer Olympics
18th February 2019
It was February 1994 when the Olympic
flame was lit for the 17th Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer,
Norway. Norway was the smallest country to ever host a Winter
Games, and many wondered if they could pull it off. But the impact
of the event, widely regarded as one of the best Olympic Games
ever, is still being felt decades later in this small mountain
town. Fast forward to February 2019, when…
On Monday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
arrived for a visit to Colombia. The Crown Prince was invited to
the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN
Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced
by the royal court until Monday morning…
King Harald of Norway has visited the
Kongsberg weapon factory. The King was warmly welcomed by hundreds
of cheering children with flags as he arrived for his visit on
Tuesday. Chairman of the Board, Eivind Reiten and CEO Geir Håøy
welcomed the King to the Kongsberg Group.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is visiting
Colombia from Monday to Wednesday this week. He has been invited to
the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN
Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced
by the royal court until Monday morning, probably for security
reasons. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide for the last
50 years. HRH the Crown Prince.
