On Thursday evening, Her Majesty Queen
Sonja of Norway handed out the Queen Sonja Print Award 2018 to Emma
Nishimura in the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The artist Emma
Nishimura was born in 1982 and lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Her work includes both traditional etching, drawings and art
installations. Works by Nishimura are found both in public and
private collections and have been…
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…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will
be the godmother of the brand new Norwegian research ship “Crown
Prince Haakon.” This was announced on Friday by the Director of the
Norwegian Polar Institute, Ole Arve Misund to the Norwegian press.
The ship will be baptised by…
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the funeral of one of Norway’s
greatest war heroes from the Second World War, Joachim Rønneberg.
The funeral was held in clear, sunny weather in Aalesund in the
western part of Norway where Rønneberg came from. Joachim was
99-years-old and died of old age at his local retirement home on 21
October. He leaves behind a…
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…
Norwegian politicians and doctors thank the Crown Princess for openness regarding her illness
25th October 2018
Norwegian politicians and celebrities
have flocked to the media to express their sympathies to the Crown
Princess and thank her for her openness about her illness. It was
announced on Wednesday that the Crown Princess of Norway,
Mette-Marit, has been diagnosed with chronic…
Norway's Prime Minister releases statement regarding Crown Princess Mette-Marit's illness
24th October 2018
On Wednesday evening, it was announced by
the Norwegian Royal Court that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
had been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis. Now Prime
Minister Erna Solberg has published an official statement regarding
the Crown Princess. Prime Minister Solberg said to the Norwegian
media: “Today, I send warm thoughts to Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Now it is important that…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway launched the yearly SIKT Conference in Norway yesterday. The
conference started with a breakfast at the Nutrition Association in
Stavanger where His Royal Highness met with 45 young leaders from
the Stavanger region.
The ongoing state visit from Norway to
China is going well. Following a couple of days in the city of
Dunhuang, King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Beijing late on
Saturday evening. In Beijing on Sunday, the King and Queen
highlighted welfare development. This work…
After several days in western China, the
Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening.
This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday
marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country.
Their Majesties were solemnly greeted by a Chinese guard of honour
on their arrival. The honour guard, from China’s giant army, the
People’s…
