Official calendar for OCTOBER 2005
3.10
14.00 Medal ceremony
4.10
20.00 The King and Queen gives a gala dinner for the bishops
5.10
The Crown Prince Couple is present at a concert to raise funds for the telethon “Dream Catcher” Pictures here and here
6.10
11.15 The King has Audience with the New Ambassador from Croatia
14.00 Medal ceremony
20.30 the Crown Prince is present at the opening of the 15th international “Movies from the South” festival in Vika-Oslo. Pictures here
7.10
10.15 The King Recieves in Audience Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
11.00 The King preside State Council
14.00 Lunch for Diplomats
10.10
12.00 Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends event to mark World Mental Health day in Oslo. Pictures
here
19.00 The King and Queen attends Nansens memorial lecture, Oslo
11.10
11.30 Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the opening of the exhibition "A Princess is born" The International Musum of Childrens Art. Pictures
here
13.00 The solemn opening of Stortinget. The King, The Queen and Crown Prince. Pictures here
13.10
13.00 The King is present for the 150 anniversary for technical education. Borre. Pictures here
16.00 The Queen is present for the exhibition "Edward Munch and die Brücke" Munch museum - Oslo. Pictures
here
The Crown Prince is present for an arrangement at the Oslo University Aula to mark the "World Sight Day"
14.10
12.45 The King recieves outgoing Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
13.00 The King Preside state council for outgoing goverment
13.30 The King meets with Party Leader Jens Stoltenberg (our new Prime Minister)
16.10
19.00 The Crown Prince is present for a dance performance to mark 100 years of relations between Norway and India
17.10
10.00 The King and Crown Prince recieves Party Leader Jens Stoltenberg to recieve the list of the new Minister
11.00 The King and Crown Prince presides extraoridnary State Council for outgoing goverment
13.00 The King and Crown Prince presides extraoridnary State Council for incomming goverment
19.10
09.00 The Crown Prince is recieved by Governor Pawlenty in Minnesota Capitol- Pictures
here
10.00 The Crown Prince visits Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, Minneapolis
13.00 The King opens the Sami Council, The Queen also attends. Pictures
here
15.00 The Crown Prince attend service and Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, Minneapolis
18.00 The Crown Prince attends a reception and the Norwegian-American group, Landmark Center Minneapolis
20.00 The Crown Prince attend the Norwegian Operas "Peer Gynt" Ordway center, Minneapolis
20.10
10.45 The Cown Prince visit St. Olaf College, Minneapolis
11.45.The King recieves in audience the new ambassador of El Salvador
11.45 The King recieves in audience the new ambassador of Guyan
21.10
11.00 The King presides state council
22.10
19.30 the King attends Tele Nors 150 anniversary, Oslo Spektrum. Pictures
here
23.10
The Crown Prince attends the official opening of the Telthon "Dream Catcher" The Peace Center, Oslo. Pictures
here
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25-27.10
Official Visit from Norway to UK.
a special thread for the visit can be found here
The activities of the Norwegian royals are as follows
25.10
The King and Queen of Norway and The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, accompanied by The Princess Royal and Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence, will travel in the Royal Yacht "Norge" to Millbank Pier. The party will then travel by car to Horse Guards Parade. The Norwegian national anthem will be played before the guests leave in a carriage procession with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry. On arrival at Buckingham Palace, Their Majesties will be welcomed by The Queen and The Duke of Ediburgh. The King will then be invited to inspect a Guard of Honour.
Afternoon, The King, Queen and Crown Prince couple will view an exhibition of Norwegian items from the Royal Collection in the Picture Gallery. Then The King and Queen and The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway gives a Press Conference at Buckingham Palace.
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway will meet with the Prime Minister at No 10 Downing Street.
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey.
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend a Reception with Military Veterans to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Norway.
In the evening, The Queen will give a Banquet for The King and Queen with The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway.
26.10
The King of Norway with The Crown Prince, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the UK-Norway Oil and Gas Collaboration Conference at the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
The Crown Prince of Norway will visit the London School of Economics to attend a lecture given by the new Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr Jonas Gahr Støre.
The King of Norway with The Crown Prince will attend a luncheon given by the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard.
The Queen of Norway accompanied by The Duke of Gloucester will visit the Royal Institute of British Architects to attend a discussion entitled "the architectural legacy of Sverre Fehn's and new Norwegian architecture".
The Queen of Norway and The Crown Princess of Norway, will attend a lunch at the Groucho Club launching an anthology of contemporary Norwegian writers.
The King and Queen of Norway, accompanied by The Crown Prince of Norway will visit the Palace of Westminster, where a reception will be held with members of of Parliament and other invited guests, at which His Majesty will give a speech.
The King of Norway will tour the Trading Floor of Lloyds of London and attend a seminar on Shipping and Finance.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will visit The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway and Princess Astrid Mrs Ferner will attend a reception and banquet at Guildhall hosted by the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of London.
27.10
The Crown Prince will visit the Science Museum to attend a "Biobanks for Health Seminar".
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway and Princess astrid Mrs Ferner, accompanied by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Norwegian Ambassador's Residence for the unveiling of The Queen Maud Statute and Blue Plaque.
The King and Queen with The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway and Princess Astrid Mrs ferner will host lunch for The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on the Royal Yacht "Norge". (Also Princess Astrid)
The Program comes from http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4456.asp
In addition the King and Queen will also give a reception at the ambassadors residense at Palace Green also attended by the Crown Prince Couple and Princess Astrid
More details here:
http://www.norway.org.uk/royalvisit/...tprogramme.htm
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28.10
11.00 The Crown Prince presides state council
30.10
The Queen visits and opens the exhibition "The King and the cat" at Preus photo museum, Horten. Pictures here
31.10
11.30 The King recieves in audience General inspector for the airforce
12.30 The King recieves in audience the Navy war veteran society represented by J.Ørner
12.45 The King recieves in audience K,Grønvold Bache
13.00 The King recieves in audience ambassador J.D.Ong
The King is present in Oslo Military society