In August 1968, all eyes were on Oslo for
one of the biggest and most talked about royal weddings of recent
times. The heir to the throne of Norway, Crown Prince Harald,
finally married Sonja Haraldsen, after seeing off opposition from
those who felt a future king shouldn’t marry a non-royal. [getty
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King Harald puts a spotlight on brand new defence tools
21st November 2023
King Harald of Norway has paid a visit to
Nye Evenes Air Base, where, among other things, he got to see
first-hand the country’s newest defensive and surveillance
weapons. On Sunday, 18th November, His Majesty arrived at the
air station in the north of the country…
Crown Prince Haakon leads Norway in remembering those lost in combat
7th November 2023
In his current position as Regent, Crown
Prince Haakon has led Norway in the commemorations for Armed Forces
Remembrance Day, for those who lost their lives while serving the
country. On Sunday, 5th November, the Crown Prince Regent travelled
to Akershus Fortress in…
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince
Haakon all took part in the annual opening of Parliament ceremony,
which marks the end of the summer recess and the beginning of a new
legislative season. On 3 October, Their Majesties and His Royal
Highness arrived at the Parliament building in an open car, as
tradition dictates. The short piece of Karl Johans Gate (Oslo’s
main street) that…
Crown Prince Haakon hosts Red Cross Secretary General as Ukraine takes central stage in Oslo
26th September 2023
Crown Prince Haakon has welcomed the
Secretary General of the Ukrainian Red Cross at the Oslo Royal
Palace for an audience. On 25th September, Mr Maksym Dotsenko held
a private meeting with the heir to the Norwegian throne in the
context of his visit to the…
A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja
20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known
traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s
official visit to Denmark. On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs
boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of
the windows at…
Pearls in June for Queen Margrethe as glittering dinner sets sparkle on official visit from King and Queen of Norway
16th June 2023
The first day of King Harald and Queen
Sonja’s official visit to Denmark was brought to an end by a gala
dinner at Amalienborg Palace, in the centre of Copenhagen. The
Norwegian King and Queen were the guests of Queen Margrethe II, who
was accompanied by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
Also present were members of both Governments, as well as prominent
members of society…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has carried
out an engagement celebrating a school in one of her passions:
literature and reading. Her Royal Highness visited
Lillehammer’s Nordre Ål primary school on Saturday, 27 May. There,
she took part in an activity carried out every…
King Harald of Norway made his first
public appearance in more than two weeks following a period of
hospitalisation to treat an infection. His Majesty’s treatment
meant he was forced him to miss a number of key events, including
the State visit from the President of…
Ship Ahoy! Norway's Crown Prince Regent and Queen Sonja get the Royal Ship's sailing season underway
16th May 2023
Crown Prince Regent Haakon once again
stepped in his father’s shoes to fulfill one of the King’s
traditional duties for the month of May: the inspection of the
Royal Ship Norge ahead of the summer sailing season. Given King
Harald’s continuing recovery from an infection for which he had to
be hospitalised for a week, Crown Prince Haakon stepped in and,
together with Queen Sonja…
