Crown Prince Haakon has stepped in for
his ill father on Liberation Day. King Harald was unfortunately ill
during this year’s Liberation Day, but Crown Prince Haakon was
ready to take over the task of participating in the ceremonies. The
Norwegian monarch was admitted to hospital on 8 May. The King has
been diagnosed with an infection that needs to be treated in
hospital and will remain…
It is not every day that a Crown Prince’s
working day consists of scooping ice cream, but that was the case
for Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on Tuesday at the opening of
Cousin’s café in Oslo. The Crown Prince participated in making ice
cream at the small…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Prince
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited the Scouts on an important
charity day in their anniversary year. Their Royal
Highnesses were informed of the Norwegian Scout Association and the
Norwegian Refugee Council’s collaboration on…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the food research
institute Nofima in Bergen. Additionally, he attended the opening
of the local climate festival in Bergen, Norway`s second largest
city. This festival aims to set up discussions and lectures in
order to make the climate debate more accessible and engaging. The
festival creates a social…
The future king of Norway has found
himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants
to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a
replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual”
and ”not good…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway participated in NATO exercises consisting of more than
20,000 NATO soldiers in Norway for an extensive winter exercise.
The King and Crown Prince received a briefing on the winter
exercises in the north, and for the first…
Norwegian Sami people have taken their
protests against illegal wind turbines to the country’s Royal
Family. It is rare for protests to be held at the Royal Palace in
Oslo but the demonstrators took their campaign to its gates as
Crown Prince Haakon a regular meeting with the country’s government
there. In the past weeks, the protesters have blocked Norwegian
government…
In an interview with Swedish SVT last
month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the
future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian
Royal Family. In the interview, the Princess also had strong words
for the Norwegian press and referred to…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
one of the largest new construction sited in the capital city of
Oslo and met employees in the building and construction industry.
He learned about the future of housing construction during the
visit. Oslo is expected to…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway are set to undertake an official visit to the
United Kingdom in March. The pair will visit London from 1 – 2
March to celebrate the strong relationship and history of ties
between Norway and the United Kingdom. It is expected that Norway’s
Crown Prince Couple will meet King Charles III and Queen Camilla
during the visit…
