His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
arrived yesterday at his last destination on his Pacific tour. The
Crown Prince arrived in Samoa where he was officially welcomed on
arrival in the capital, Apia. During the welcome ceremony, he
inspected an honorary guard from the armed forces. Following the
welcome ceremony, the head of state of Samoa, Tuimalealiifano
Vaaletoa Sualauvi II held an official…
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…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has
continued his visit to Fiji with a varied agenda on Tuesday. The
first event on the program was a taste of Fiji’s national sport,
rugby. The Crown Prince participated in rugby training together
with local players and Norway’s…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is
continuing his visit to the Pacific region. On Monday, he arrived
in Fiji and was received in a traditional ceremony. The Crown
Prince landed on Monday morning at Nausori airport outside Suva.
There he inspected an honorary guard of the nation’s troops
accompanied by the Chief of Defence, Viliame Naupoto. The Crown
Prince then travelled on to the capital Suva…
On Friday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
began his visit to the Pacific region. His first stop was Tonga
where he was warmly welcomed by King Tupou. During the weekend His
Royal Highness has highlighted climate change in Tonga. On
Saturday, Crown Prince Haakon and…
It was during the very first
“Environmental speech” hosted by the Worldwide Fund for Nature
(WWF) that Crown Prince Haakon talked about his relationship with
nature. The Crown Prince’s first speech is hopefully the start of
an annual tradition. Both Crown Prince…
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 the city of Punta Arenas. Punta
Arenas is the capital city of Chile’s region, Magallanes and
Antartica Chilena. Since…
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…
On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian
Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon
of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The
visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On
his tour to the Pacific nations, His Royal Highness will be
accompanied by Norway’s Minister for Development Dag-Inge Ulstein.
The purpose of the visit is to…
