His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway will travel to the county of Vestfold next Tuesday, 17
April, to visit member companies of Norsk Bergindustri. The Crown
Prince’s visit to the Norwegian mineral industry association is in
recognition of the groups 10th anniversary, which they are marking
this year. Norsk Bergindustri is the primary industry association
for the entire Norwegian…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway has been spotted in public for the first time
after she underwent surgery. A picture of the Crown Princess has
been seen on a private holiday in Mexico, and she was photographed
together with two employees in a local…
There was another meeting held yesterday
in the form of an extraordinary Council of State in Norway
following the political crisis that occurred before Easter. The
meeting was announced just a few hours before it was held in the
Council of State Hall at the Royal Palace in…
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway has
sent his congratulations to Chinas President, Mr Xi Jinping, on the
occasion of his re-inauguration as President of China. The
congratulations were sent out from the Norwegian Royal Court on
Monday. The congratulatory message from King Harald is as follows:
HE Mr Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China,
Beijing Your Excellency, On the…
The first day of the tour was used for
political talks. Yesterday the King and Queen honoured the victims
of the dictatorship. The last day of the State Visit was used to
focus more on Norwegian-Argentinian business, but also Argentinian
culture. The King and Queen have used…
The second day of the state visit focused
on the economic ties between Norway and Argentina. Norway had a
significant trade delegation with them in which everything from
airlines to official Norway was represented. The interests of
Norwegian companies in Argentina are mainly…
King Harald and Queen Sonja have now
completed the first day of their state visit to Argentina. The
royals arrived in Argentina on Sunday afternoon and spent Monday
resting before the state visit began today. The state visit lasts
until Thursday. The King and Queen were welcomed in a grand
ceremony at the Argentinian Presidential Palace when they arrived.
After the official arrival, the King and…
His Majesty King Harald of Norway is
81-years-old today. To mark the King’s birthday, a 21-gun salute
was fired today at noon from the cannons at Akershus Fortress
in Oslo. Many people had turned up to watch the tribute in honour
of the King. It is tradition in Norway…
On Wednesday, King Harald of Norway turns
81-years-old. There will be no big celebration like last year, but
a private celebration with friends and the closest family. On the
occasion of the King of Norway’s birthday, we will look at the not
so well known history of…
The Swedish television channel SVT
reported yesterday the death of Prince Henrik like any other
European news agency that day. However in their articles, Facebook
and Twitter accounts, they did not use a picture of Queen Margrethe
together with Prince Henrik, but a picture of Queen Margrethe
together with King Harald of Norway instead. This mistake has, in
the meantime, created anger towards the…
