It is not every day a Crown Prince jumps
from a bridge. Nevertheless, this is what Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway did this week. The Norwegian Crown Prince jumped from a
bridge when he visited Øygarden in western Norway on 9 February. It
was on the occasion of a visit to the Dale-Oen Centre that the
stunt took place. The 48-year-old action-loving royal admitted that
he felt a little nervous…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette Marit of Norway’s visit to Sweden has a new date. Due to the
global health crisis, the visit has been postponed several times,
but now a new date has been set for the royal visit. Their Royal
Highnesses will pay an…
Crown Prince Haakon reveals details about Princess Ingrid Alexandra's possible military service
10th February 2022
Crown Prince Haakon has revealed some
details about his daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s, possible
military career. In connection with his visit to the National
Logistics Operations Centre at Sessvollmoen Camp on 7 February, the
Crown Prince confirmed that…
Norwegian Prime Minister's relationship with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess up for assessment
9th February 2022
Last year, Norway got a new prime
minister after parliamentary elections. The Conservatives lost
power after eight years and the Social Democrats gained the post of
Prime Minister. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has now requested
an assessment of impartiality due to his relationship with the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess. In this connection, he gives a
description of his contact with the…
Crown Prince Haakon visits military camp before major international military exercise
9th February 2022
Crown Prince Haakon, the acting Regent,
visited the Armed Forces and the National Logistics Operations
Centre, also known as NLOGS, at Sessvollmoen camp north of Oslo on
7 February. During the visit, Crown Prince Haakon was introduced to
what NLOGS contributes to the…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have sent special greetings to the Sami
minority in Norway on the occasion of the Sami National Day or Sami
People’s Day. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway took the opportunity…
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has
been extended for a second time. The decision was announced late on
February 6th 2022. It means that Crown Prince Haakon will take over
the king’s duties between February 7th and 9th 2022 as acting
regent of the Kingdom of Norway. King Harald’s next expected
engagement will be on February 10th 2022 when he is set to receive
the Foreign…
Every year, volunteers work 800,000 hours
for the Norwegian Tourist Association. In his New Year’s speech in
December, King Harald was able to declare this year, 2022, the year
of volunteers work. On February 2 2022., Crown Prince Haakon
visited volunteers from the…
During the Second World War, hundreds of
Norwegian Jews were arrested and deported. Only nine of the
deportees survived and returned. Crown Prince Haakon has remembered
them as he took part in the national memorial ceremony on
International Holocaust Day in Oslo. The…
Norway's Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID hours after meeting the Norwegian royals
27th January 2022
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken
Huitfeldt has tested positive for the COVID-19 just hours after an
audience with King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon on
27 January. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirmed that Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was in an
audience with King Harald on Thursday and tested positive for the
virus shortly after. Foreign Minister…
