Most royalty have some kind of monogram. Most royals also have a personal and a family coat of arms. The monograms are for more personal use than the coat of arms, and therefore, we do not see them so often. In Norway, the case is that the King’s monogram is used by the King personally and in several instances which are closely related to His Majesty.
In this article, we will look at King…
King Harald on water pollution: "This is one of the most serious things we can experience"
21st June 2019
Last time the small town of Askøy was visited by royals was in 1611. On Thursday, King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the people at Askøy for a very special reason. To conclude the county tour of Hordaland the royals visited Askøy and the people here who have faced…
This week, King Harald and Queen Sonja are visiting western parts of their kingdom. This is the first time the queen has taken part in engagements after she had to cancel her participation during the State Visit from South Korea last week due to an infection in her leg. On…
Yesterday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was back at work following the news last week that she had an infection in the leg. Together with her husband, His Majesty the King, they started their county tour to Hordaland in the western part of Norway.
It was on Tuesday of last week that Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway fell ill, and the Norwegian Royal Court made the announcement that morning.
On Tuesday June 11th 2019, the president of South Korea started his two-day long state visit to Norway. On June 13th, the visit in Oslo was concluded in the morning before the royals and the president-couple travelled on to Bergen to visit western Norway. The day was started…
A two-day state visit from South Korea to the Kingdom of Norway got underway on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in and Ms Kim Jung–sook were met by Crown Prince Haakon at Oslo’s Grand Hotel. Together they departed for the Royal Palace where, following the short drive…
On Friday, Norway celebrated National Day – a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late in the evening, and the Royal Family has a central role in celebrating Norway and all that is Norwegian.
This is a day where the celebrations begin…
After a well earned rest day, the King and Queen of Norway have started the conclusion of their long state visit to Chile. King Harald and Queen Sonja used their day off to move further south in the country. Now, the royals have arrived in the southernmost part of Chile in…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway are currently on their state visit to Chile. They arrived in Santiago on Tuesday, and Wednesday, they were received by the President of Chile and used the day for political conversations. The state visit’s third day began with a…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have continued their state visit to Chile on Wednesday having arrived in the country on Tuesday when they were met by the Honorary Secretary and Foreign Minister of Chile, Roberto Ampuero.
At the start of their visit, the royal couple laid a wreath at the Bernardo O’Higgins Monument. The Bernardo O’Higgins Monument is an great sculpture of the Chilean…
