Since the outbreak of corona virus made
the working day different for most royals, Crown Prince Haakon has
stepped up his activity when it comes to getting online briefings
on important issues around fighting the virus. For the third time
in less than two weeks, the Crown Prince held on Thursday two new
online meetings to learn more about the work being done across
Norway. The Crown…
It is different era for Europe’s royal
families – and for us all. The royals are not able to meet people
in the same way as before. Last week, Crown Prince Haakon attended
a video-conference to get a briefing from Norway’s health
authorities. On Tuesday this…
Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from Norway's health authorities
23rd March 2020
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, we
have heard a lot about King Harald and Queen Sonja. They had to
spend a long period in quarantine after having come home from their
state visit to Jordan. King Harald has also spoken to the people
via letters and on TV.
It was Thursday last week that King
Harald and Queen Sonja became two of tens of thousands of
Norwegians that were quarantined in their own homes. This happened
after the Norwegian government decided to introduce quarantine for
all Norwegians who had returned from abroad after 28 February as a
measure to reduce the risk of spread of the coronavirus in Norway,
which is severely affected by…
Today’s weekly Council of State in Oslo
was a little bit different. King Harald of Norway, who is in home
quarantine, led the Council of State for the first time in his life
by telephone, while Crown Prince Haakon was physically present in
the State Council hall of the…
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened
the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national
health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the
coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to
join too! The child’s…
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his
Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on
the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business
leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon spoke at the
opening of a major business seminar. In a speech given by the Crown
Prince at the opening of a business…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started
in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on
Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s
prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the
capital. It was followed by a busy…
Kenyan authorities cancel Crown Prince Haakon's visit following former President's death
7th February 2020
The Norwegian Royal Court announced in
December that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon would visit
Kenya and Mozambique in February of 2020. This morning, a new
statement from the royal court stated that the visit to Kenya had
been cancelled. This announcement comes…
King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly Council of State at the
Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from
the Norwegian secret services was…
