Crown Prince Haakon of Norway toured a
ship building factory and christened a new ship, the Yara
Birkeland, during a visit to Porsgrunn. Accompanying the
Crown Prince was the Mayor of the city and a State Minister, as
well as local factory officials. Yara Birkeland is the
world’s first electric and self-propelled ship – a pioneering
design that will replace up-to 40,000 trucks…
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of
Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear
how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the
country’s invasion of…
Uncertain times in Europe create the need
for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military
exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold
Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st
2022 and was clear in his message…
Mortensrud is a district in Norway’s
capital of Oslo that, in recent years, has struggled with increased
crime and a bad reputation. The majority of the people who live
here are different groups of non-western immigrants. Now a good
part of the district’s young people have wanted to do something
about its reputation, so they invited Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit to…
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Norway have invited the environment-panel of children aged 11 to 15
to the Skaugum Estate to hear more about their commitment to caring
for nature and the planet and fighting climate change. The
Children’s Climate Panel…
An extraordinary Council of State has
been held in Oslo, attended by both King Harald and Crown Prince
Haakon. The public was informed of the extraordinary Council of
State only hours before it was held on March 7th 2022 at the Royal
Palace in Norway’s capital. It comes…
King Harald makes first public appearance outside royal palace for months as he joins family at ski festival
7th March 2022
The traditional Holmenkollen Ski Festival
is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, and with glorious
sun and blue skies, the event became a great sports festival. Crown
Prince Haakon was present during the women’s three mile cross
country ski competition on March 5th 2022, and the winner, Therese
Johaug, was praised for her fantastic sports career that she drew
to a close this…
Crown Prince Haakon visits humanitarian organizations supporting the people of Ukraine
3rd March 2022
Crown Prince Haakon has been briefed on
the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, in a meeting with general
secretary of Save the Children, general secretary of the Norwegian
Refugee Council and the foreign chief of the Norwegian Red Cross.
During the briefing, on March 2nd…
Crown Prince Haakon cancels holiday after the invasion of Ukraine
25th February 2022
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
has cancelled his holiday abroad and returned home on Friday. This
is in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Norwegian
Crown Prince and Crown Princess return to Norway so that the Crown
Prince’s Regent can take care…
After a long break due to the pandemic,
there is again an exhibition ready under the auspices of the
Norwegian royal family. On February 10th 2022, Crown Prince Haakon
was gave the press a look at a new exhibition about the royal
family’s cars. Historical film and photographs tell the story of
meetings between king and people. They show key events where the
vehicles have been in the…
