On Monday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald of Norway celebrated his patronage, the Norwegian-American
Association’s 100th anniversary. His Majesty the King was present
at the celebration of the Norway-America Association’s 100th
anniversary at Akershus Fortress. Philosopher Henrik Syse held the
welcome speech at Akershus Fortress, while Charge d’Affaires from
the US, Ann…
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…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize
on Tuesday. The Abel Prize 2019 was awarded to Karen Keskulla
Uhlenbeck for her recent breakthrough in geometric partial
differential equations, gauging theory and integrable…
On Tuesday afternoon, His Majesty King
Harald announced the season-opening of the Norwegian Royal Yacht
“DS Norge”. Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar
Aanmoen was among the journalists present. The Norwegian press took
the opportunity to ask some questions about Princess Märtha
Louise’s new boyfriend. In short, the King said he thought it was
nice that his daughter…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway
participated in the events commemorating the Liberation Day and the
National Defence Day at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Every year, 8
May is a day where Norway honours all veterans, from World War II
and up to today’s international…
King Harald of Norway, together with his
son Crown Prince Haakon, approved a surprising change in the
Norwegian government on Friday morning. No changes were expected in
the government and the change was to bring back a former minister
who in 2018 was forced to resign. The…
King Harald of Norway visited the two
municipalities of Skiptvedt and Marker in Østfold County, in the
southeast of the country on Tuesday. The King began his visit to
Skiptvedt at the local kindergarten at the village of Lindormen.
Here the king was welcomed by several hundred children as well as
the local political leadership. King Harald got a short tour around
the kindergarten before the…
King Harald V of Norway handed out the
prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for 2019 on Tuesday.
The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University. King
Harald presented the prize which is dedicated in memory of his
father on behalf of the Cancer Society in…
King Harald approves new Justice Minister following the arrest of former minister’s partner
15th March 2019
In an ordinary council of state this
morning at the Royal Palace in Oslo, King Harald of Norway approved
a new temporary minister of justice. The appointment took place
following the arrest of the partner of the incumbent justice
minister. The Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is
82-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute
was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress
in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour
of the King. It is tradition in Norway to have a gun salute from 11
fortresses in Norway for the birthdays of King Harald, Queen Sonja,
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown…
