The future kings of the United Kingdom and Norway have met again and put the environment at the heart of their conversation.
The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to Windsor Castle during an official visit by the Norwegian royals to the UK. The four had previously met when William and Kate headed to Oslo in 2018.
During their latest meeting, there were discussions around a number of issues including the environment and green energy. One of the main focuses of the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway during their visit to the UK is strengthening co-operation between the two countries in areas including green energy.
The royals were joined by representatives from leading Norwegian businesses involved in finding green energy solutions for the meeting which took place, appropriately enough, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor.
The meeting came on day two of the official visit, March 2nd 2023. At the start of their trip, the Crown Prince and Princess had travelled to Brixton to see the contribution of Norwegian company, Betongpark, in restoring Stockwell skate park to make it a valuable resource for the local community.
And ahead of World Book Day, Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a meeting for the book industry which brought together booksellers, publishers and journalists. Literature and literacy is one of the Crown Princess’ main interests. During the reception, at the Norwegian ambassador’s residence in Kensington, Crown Princess Mette-Marit said ‘‘Literature binds us together… across continents and different life experiences. Literature binds us to each other, and to ourselves.”
The Norwegian visit to the UK concludes on March 2nd 2023.
