King Harald of Norway has attended a solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv Grand Ballet from Ukraine.
A packed concert hall, on April 22nd 2022, showed solidarity with the Ukrainian people during the ballet performance. The dancers from the National Ballet in Kyiv were on a European tour when…
It is not every day a diocese gets a new bishop, but that was what has just happened in Norway. His Majesty King Harald of Norway was present in the grand Fredrikstad Cathedral, southeast in Norway, on the morning of April 24th 2022, when Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg was…
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the country’s invasion of…
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in Norway.
The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homes, including Siuzanna, who showed Her Majesty a drawing she and her mum had made of the Queen.
Following the visit, the Queen said: “They are…
King Harald of Norway has extended his sick leave after contracting COVID-19 last week.
The King of Norway was scheduled to return to royal duties on Thursday, 21 March; however, this did not occur.
The head of communications at the Norwegian Royal Court informed the…
Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has met Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in her home municipality of Asker to welcome them and to find out more about how the area is working to facilitate the reception of many Ukrainian refugees in the future.
In Asker, on March…
The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed that the King and Queen of Norway will no longer be able to attend the memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. King Harald remainns sick leave after being diagnosed with coronavirus last week.
The Norwegian Royal Court made no further comment and it is not known when King Harald will be back at work.
King Harald tested positive for…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended the Norwegian Library Association’s conference in Oslo.
Her Royal Highness took part in the panel discussion “Read for life” attended by a cultural director in a Swedish newspaper, a reading researcher…
Uncertain times in Europe create the need for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st 2022 and was clear in his message…
Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April 1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha’s Fund”.
After the Crown Princess death on 5 April 1954, it was decided that the work of the fund should be continued under the name…
