Today’s weekly Council of State in Oslo
was a little bit different. King Harald of Norway, who is in home
quarantine, led the Council of State for the first time in his life
by telephone, while Crown Prince Haakon was physically present in
the State Council hall of the Royal Palace. In addition to the
King, six of the ministers were absent as they are also in
quarantine after returning to…
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened
the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national
health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the
coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to
join too! The child’s…
Due to the coronavirus, the Norwegian
Royal Family has cancelled its participation at the Holmenkollen
Ski Festival this weekend, the Royal Court said in a press release
on Friday afternoon. The full release stated the following:
“Unfortunately, the Royal Family finds…
King Harald of Norway begins his
three-day state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian Head of
State and his wife, Queen Sonja, have been in Jordan since
Wednesday last week on a private holiday. On Sunday evening, they
were warmly welcomed at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman,
Jordan. The state visit is the first major event after a difficult
few months for the Norwegian royals as they…
Shaman Durek comments on his relationship with Princess Märtha Louise
24th February 2020
The boyfriend of Norway’s Princess Märtha
Louise has told a newspaper that their relationship is strong
following reports in two European publications of a possible rift
between the pair. German newspaper, Bild, and Swiss paper, Swiss
Blick, have both speculated…
Princess Astrid of Norway was joined by
the King of Sweden this weekend in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.
There the two royals attended the Ski Tour 2020. They spent
Saturday and Sunday watching the various ski sports and meeting the
Norwegian and Swedish participants.
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his
Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on
the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business
leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon spoke at the
opening of a major business seminar. In a speech given by the Crown
Prince at the opening of a business…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started
in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on
Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s
prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the
capital. It was followed by a busy…
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the
National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020.
Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s
Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia
Research Award was Anders…
King Harald of Norway has ordered the
declassification of secret spy documents. This was made public by
the Norwegian government last Sunday and reported by Norwegian
media. This is very rare and has only happened a few times in
recent history. It was during the weekly Council of State at the
Royal Palace in Oslo on January 10 2020 that graded documents from
the Norwegian secret services was…
