On Thursday evening, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja of Norway handed out the Queen Sonja Print Award 2018 to Emma
Nishimura in the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The artist Emma
Nishimura was born in 1982 and lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Her work includes both traditional etching, drawings and art
installations. Works by Nishimura are found both in public and
private collections and have been…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon participate in the NATO exercise Trident Juncture
7th November 2018
His Majesty King Harald and His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Haakon visited the Trident Juncture 2018
military exercise. The royals visited the area around Røros, an
area in Norway with mountains and plains. On arrival, the King and
Crown Prince received a broad introduction…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will
be the godmother of the brand new Norwegian research ship “Crown
Prince Haakon.” This was announced on Friday by the Director of the
Norwegian Polar Institute, Ole Arve Misund to the Norwegian press.
The ship will be baptised by…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where Rønneberg came from. Joachim was
99-years-old and died of old age at his local retirement home on 21
October. He leaves behind a…
Norwegian Royal Family celebrate King Karl Johan with a series of lectures at Royal Palace
29th October 2018
This year marks 200 years since Karl
Johan became King of Norway and Sweden. This has been celebrated
with significant events in both nations, now separated from each
other, each having its own royal house. Although, both King Harald
of Norway and King Carl XVI Gustaf of…
Crown Prince Haakon has spoken out for
the first time since it was announced that his wife, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit is suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis. The
Norwegian Crown Prince said that the couple has received a lot of
support from the people and that it will…
It was during the annual solemn
parliament dinner, held at the Royal Palace yesterday, that King
Harald spoke about both gender equality and the #MeToo movement.
His Majesty spoke about the historical high gender equality in
Norway, and said: “This year’s dinner is actually historic: Never
before have we had women cover the positions of Parliament
President, Supreme Court Justice and…
Norwegian politicians and doctors thank the Crown Princess for openness regarding her illness
25th October 2018
Norwegian politicians and celebrities
have flocked to the media to express their sympathies to the Crown
Princess and thank her for her openness about her illness. It was
announced on Wednesday that the Crown Princess of Norway,
Mette-Marit, has been diagnosed with chronic…
Norway's Prime Minister releases statement regarding Crown Princess Mette-Marit's illness
24th October 2018
On Wednesday evening, it was announced by
the Norwegian Royal Court that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
had been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis. Now Prime
Minister Erna Solberg has published an official statement regarding
the Crown Princess. Prime Minister…
The Royal Court of Norway has revealed
that Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis. The Royal Court announced today, “The Crown
Princesshas undergone extensive investigations related to her
health and an unusual variant of fibrosis has been detected in the
lungs, according to the Crown Princess’s doctor, Professor Kristian
Bjøro at the…
