An extraordinary Council of State was
held today in Norway following the political crisis that has
occurred. The meeting was announced just a few hours before it was
held in the Council of State Hall at the Royal Palace in Oslo. His
Majesty King Harald was present, along with the entire Norwegian
government. His Majesty the King has now officially, in
consultation with his son, approved that Prime…
On Thursday, the Norwegian Royal Family
concluded their summer holiday with a week-long cruise with the
royal yacht to the islands of Svalbard. Friday was, therefore, the
first official workday for the royals. King Harald met with his
government to begin the autumn’s…
The summer holiday for the Norwegian
Royal Family is now almost over. Last week King Harald, Queen Sonja
and Princess Astrid attended the funeral of former minister for
foreign affairs Thorvald Stoltenberg. Following the funeral, large
parts of the Norwegian Royal Family…
Norway's Royal Family attend the funeral of 'Norwegian political giant' Thorvald Stoltenberg
2nd August 2018
His Majesty King Harald alongside Her
Majesty Queen Sonja and Princess Astrid, King Harald’s older
sister, attended the funeral of Thorvald Stoltenberg on Thursday.
Thorvald Stoltenberg was the father of NATO’s general secretary
Jens Stoltenberg and former Minister of Defence and Minister of
Foreign Affairs in Norway. The funeral was held in Oslo Cathedral –
the main church for…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway was accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen
Søreide on Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. On behalf of
Norway, the Crown Prince announced Norway’s candidacy for a seat in
the UN Security Council for…
On Thursday this week, Queen Sonja went
on a historical tour to the south of Norway. Her Majesty went with
the royal yacht “KS Norge” to the island community of Karmøy where
she was received by Mayor Jarle Nilsen. Upon arrival, the Queen
received flowers from…
On Thursday, King Harald and Queen Sonja
completed their three-day visit to Nordland. After spending two
days traveling in northern Norway, the royal visit ended in the
Moskenes. The tour began on Tuesday when the King and Queen visited
Sørfoll and Steigen. Wednesday the two royals were in Værøy and
Røst. When the royal yacht “Norge” arrived at Moskenes, the King
and Queen received…
King Harald and Queen Sonja continued
their journey in Nordland. They started their visit on Tuesday, and
yesterday the tour continued to Værøy and Røst. The royals arrived
at Røst on the royal yacht “Norge”. This municipality has 365
islands but only 500…
On Tuesday morning, King Harald and Queen
Sonja started their annual county journey. This time the Norwegian
regents travelled to Nordland. The visit will last three days and
end on Thursday. First up was Straumen in Sørfold municipality and
Vollmoen in Steigen…
On Friday morning, His Majesty King
Harald and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited
the Huseby Leir military camp in Oslo to perform their annual
inspection of His Majesty The King’s Guard. The Huseby Leir camp is
located west in the capital of Oslo and is the headquarters of the
Royal Life Guard. Traditionally, the inspection takes place in
early June each year. Hundreds of…
