On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja was present on the Norwegian ship MS Roald Amundsen in New York. There, she could announce her collaboration between her art foundation QSPA and the Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten. The Queen’s QSPA will have the responsibility for the decoration of the new ship, MS Roald Amundsen.
“The unique partnership we are gathered here today to celebrate is…
The Norwegian royal court confirmed yesterday in a press release that this year’s annual county-tour will go to Nordland-county which is in the north of Norway.
Their Majesty The King and Queen will visit Nordland from 12 to 14 June. The visit will include a visit in the…
The Royal Norwegian Court has confirmed to Royal Central that His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja will spend the Easter holidays at Prinsehytta, according to tradition.
Traditionally, the royal couple travels to the Norwegian mountains on the Friday before…
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 this day to focus on the Norwegian airline Norwegian Air Shuttle which is heavily involved in the Argentine market.
To mark…
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…
Norway shows solidarity with Denmark following the death of Prince Henrik
14th February 2018
The Norwegian Royal Family is showing their solidarity and close ties with the Danish Royal Family after Prince Henrik’s death. His Majesty King Harald of Norway has ordered that the Norwegian state flag at the Royal Palace in Oslo be flown at half-mast today and the day of Prince Henrik’s funeral, 20 February.
The Norwegian Royal Family has also sent out their formal condolences to…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today have completed their visit to the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The visit to Norway occurred after the Duke and Duchess spent two days in Stockholm. The British royals arrived yesterday morning at Oslo Airport where they were received by…
Earlier today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were received by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit at the military section of Oslo Gardermoen Airport. After two days of touring Sweden, the British royals have now ended most of their events on their first…
Every royal family has its own traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
In Norway, there are several traditions on what to eat for dinner on Christmas Eve. The eastern part of the country eats…
