King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic of
Chile, Sebastián Piñera, to visit the nation on an official state
visit. The visit is planned to run from 26th to 31st March. Last
year the royals made a state visit to Argentina – now neighbour
Chile will welcome the King and Queen in just a few weeks. The
visit marks 100 years of…
King Harald of Norway has visited the
Kongsberg weapon factory. The King was warmly welcomed by hundreds
of cheering children with flags as he arrived for his visit on
Tuesday. Chairman of the Board, Eivind Reiten and CEO Geir Håøy
welcomed the King to the Kongsberg Group.
King Harald of Norway has approved
changes in his country’s government. It follows a recent
announcement by the government that it is changing from a
three-party to a majority four-party-administration. The
politicians met at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday to…
His Majesty King Harald prepares to
approve changes in the government. This happens following the
announcement from the government recently which declared that they
are close to presenting a new government to the Norwegian people.
Last autumn, the Christian People’s Party had an intern referendum
where they decided to join the current government and then create a
centrum-right majority…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer.
On Monday, Their Majesties the King and
Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Norway were all in Oslo for the presentation
of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018. The winner this year was Denis
Mukwege and Nadia Murad. In their statement, the…
Queen Elizabeth and King Harald celebrated the The Anglo-Norse Society
15th November 2018
Today was a historic day as Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth joined forces with the King of Norway in London –
the day after they all celebrated the 70th birthday of the Prince
of Wales. The King and Queen were gathered to mark the centenary of
the Anglo-Norse Society. Queen Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom and King Harald V of Norway are joint patrons, and the
Norwegian ambassador is the…
King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon participate in the NATO exercise Trident Juncture
7th November 2018
His Majesty King Harald and His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Haakon visited the Trident Juncture 2018
military exercise. The royals visited the area around Røros, an
area in Norway with mountains and plains. On arrival, the King and
Crown Prince received a broad introduction…
It was during the annual solemn
parliament dinner, held at the Royal Palace yesterday, that King
Harald spoke about both gender equality and the #MeToo movement.
His Majesty spoke about the historical high gender equality in
Norway, and said: “This year’s dinner…
On Wednesday, King Harald and Queen Sonja
left the capital of China after meeting China’s President on
Tuesday. King Harald and Queen Sonja took the train from Beijing to
Shanghai. The royals took the train to see how Chinese high-speed
train technology works. The train had a top speed of 347 kilometres
per hour for a distance of 1380 km; it took the royals 4.5 hours to
make the…
