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 women. During the breakfast, the women
entertained the Queen. A song by Tseng Wei Ting was performed and
Fakhra Salimi, head of 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…
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 jumping as a start. The 41st World Ski
Championships are currently being held from 20 February to 3 March
2019 in Seefeld in…
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…
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 later published by the
Norwegian Royal Court. In it, Crown Prince Haakon says: “Now we are
in the rainforest of Colombia and…
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…
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. As well as the usual
flowers for the king, there was also got a very special present.
This was a sweater that the king…
