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…
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…
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 son, Crown Prince
Frederik is presently serving as Regent until she returns to
Denmark. The royals watched the ski jumps from…
