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. As well as the usual
flowers for the king, there was also got a very special present.
This was a sweater that the king…
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…
Norwegians have, like American and
British audiences, been obsessed with the Netflix series, “The
Crown”. Royal history is fascinating. So now Norway is in the
process making its own version of the British show – with Norwegian
royal history of course. The company…
Norwegian and Swedish royals have
reunited on the slopes in Åre, Sweden. The
Crown Prince Couple of Norway and the Crown Princess
Family of Sweden, who are very close friends, are in Åre for
the Alpine World Cup, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
posted two images with her husband, Crown Prince Haakon and
their Swedish counterparts on the slopes. View this post on…
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen
Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new
exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new
exhibition on Thursday evening. The exhibition shows the art
from three generations of Sami artists.
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was
joined by her son, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
today when they attended the celebration of the Sami national day
in Oslo City Hall. The royals were also accompanied by Prime
Minister Erna Solberg. The Mayor of Oslo…
The Crown Prince of Norway has opened a
new learning centre for young people in Gol. The centre,
“UngInvest“ has a new department for up to fifteen young people and
aims to help more people in the area complete upper secondary
education. Crown Prince Haakon was greeted on arrival by the CEO of
UngInvest, Ingebjørg Mæland who has led the process which has seen
young people, teachers and…
On Tuesday, 36 of the 169 representatives
in Norway’s parliament voted in favour of replacing the country’s
monarchy with a republic. It was part of the annual process
considering proposals to change the Norwegian constitution. But
this vote on whether to retain King…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has been in
Davos this week for the World Economic Forum. His diary while there
focused on the UN’s sustainability goals, sea, climate change
and new technology. The Crown Prince has a deep interest in
environmental matters in connection…
King Harald of Norway has approved
changes in his country’s government. It follows a recent
announcement by the government that it is changing from a
three-party to a majority four-party-administration. The
politicians met at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to receive
the approval of King Harald to form a new government in an
extraordinary Council of State. Last autumn, the Christian…
