Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen. His
visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the
Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought
and forest fires that ravaged in the eastern parts of Norway. The
Crown Prince also had the chance to try to be a firefighter in the
civil defence. He got his own…
Major security breach before King Harald's visit to Oslo university
11th September 2018
Last week, the Oslo Police Department had
a major security breach before King Harald’s visit to the
University of Oslo. Only a few hours before King Harald visited the
University of Oslo last week, the police’s confidential and
detailed plan of action was openly…
On Tuesday, His Majesty King Harald of
Norway handed out the Kavli Award for 2018. This happened first in
an award ceremony which was held in the Oslo Concert Hall. Next
followed a reception and dinner with His Majesty, the winner, and
other guests in the Oslo City Hall. His…
King Harald and Queen Sonja attended golden jubilee concert at Oscar's Hall Palace
4th September 2018
Their Majesties The King and Queen of
Norway were present when the Armed Forces Music Corps performed at
an outdoor concert at Oscar’s Hall on the occasion of the King and
Queen’s golden wedding ceremony on Monday evening. The event was
free and open to the public, so that they could join in the
celebration of the royal anniversary. Significant parts of the
concert programme were taken…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway is travelling to the USA at the end of September. His
Royal Highness will be visiting New York for a few days to attend
the High Level Week of the United Nations in New York. He will stay
in the United States from 24 to 27…
During today’s Council of State in Oslo
His Majesty the King and his son, the Crown Prince, officially
approved changes in the Norwegian government. King Harald approved
the resignation of Minister of Transport and Communications, Ketil
Solvik Olsen, as well as the…
Today marks 50 years since then Crown
Prince Harald married Sonja Haraldsen, and she became Crown
Princess of Norway. The day will be celebrated today with a
service in the same church as the wedding took place 50 years ago.
However, you could not have a proper royal wedding without a
sensational cake. The Crown Prince Couple’s wedding cake was a gift
from Oslo’s Baker Society, and it was…
Crown Prince Haakon attended the International Conference of Offshore in the Northern Sea
27th August 2018
On Monday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the opening ceremony and visited
several of the exhibitors when the International Conference of
Offshore in the Northern Sea (ONS) opened in Stavanger. Before the
opening ceremony, the Crown Prince received…
In light rain, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon opened Tuesday the Nor-Fishing 2018 fair in
Trondheim. “Fortunately, we have a tent,” said a happy Crown Prince
to the press when he arrived. The Nor-Fishing fair has, since 1960,
been an important national and…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway has not always been Crown Princess of Norway.
For many years of her life, she was just an ordinary Norwegian
girl. The woman who was to become Norway’s Crown Princess, and in
the future, Norway’s Queen was born as Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
The regular girl came to this world on 19 August 1973 in
Kristiansand, as the daughter of…
