King Harald and Queen Sonja: Current events Part 1; January 2008 -

[fairy tale]

If I understand it right King Harald has been on a regatta in Germany today with his boat "Sira" but crashed with another boat and had therefore to give up the race.
Kong Harald kræsjet : Seilas.no
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Kongens feil : Seilas.no
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Kong Harald i båtkrasj - Side2
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[fairy tale]

Happy birthday Her Majesty!
Queen Sonja, who turns 74 today, celebrated her birthday already on saturday. The party was held at the royal couple's private summer resort Mågerø with closest friends and family. Obviously the CP Couple wasn't there due to their presence at the Monaco wedding. They will probably celebrate together today.
Dronning Sonja feiret bursdagen på forskudd - VG Nett om Kongehuset
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[marine2109]

Queen Sonja's brother died in boating accidents

Billed-Bladet - Dronning Sonjas bror omkom i bådulykke

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[fairy tale]

Billed-Bladet - Dronning Sonjas bror omkom i bådulykke

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This happened in 1936, Sonja never got the chance to meet her brother. She was born in 1937, a year after the boating accident.
Dronning sonja - Sonjas bror omkom i båtulykke - Seher.no Kongelige
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[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the opening of the Aqua Nor trade show in Trondheim today, August 16, 2011.
kongehuset.no - Aqua Nor 2011
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[fairy tale]

The King and Queen will attend His Majesty The King's Guard's performance in the Palace Square at August 23. Everybody is welcome as spectator.
Quite amazing video!
kongehuset.no - Se Gardens drilloppvisning
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[iceflower]

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On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Levanger King Harald attended
the official opening of Trondheim Hall yesterday, August 26. He also attended
a theatre play.


** Pic ** nrk.no: Bruker kongen krone bare på søndager? ** translation **

** kongehuset.no **

 

[IloveCP]

What's Levanger?

 

[iceflower]

It's a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway

On Friday, August 26, Queen Sonja attended the final of the Queen Sonja International
Music Competition at the Opera House and handed out the prizes to the winners.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

** kongehuset.no: Stor finale i operaen ** translation **

 

[IloveCP]

Thank you for replying.

Boy,that man looked so happy to meet her!

 

[iceflower]

You are most welcome!


Today, September 2nd, Queen Sonja and King Harald together with Queen Margrethe attended the
200th anniversary of The University of Oslo at the University Hall in Oslo.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** gettyimages gallery ** daylife **

** seher.no: Hattefin dronning i Oslo ** (including a video)

 

[Adamari]

Getty has photos from the gala event, and I noticed Queen Sonja is wearing what appears to be an emerald bead necklace and earrings. Are they new? I haven't seen them before.

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, September 3rd, Queen Sonja opened the exhibition "Munch's laboratory.
Road to the Aula" at the Munch Museum in Tøyen. The exhibition is the museum's
contribution to the official celebration of the University of Oslo's 200th anniversary.


** Pic** kongehuset.no: Veien til Aulaen ** translation ** Queen Sonja's speech **

 

[iceflower]

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King Harald attended the celebration of the 75-year anniversary of the Norges
Handelshøyskoles (Norway Business school) in Bergen.


** nrk.no: Kongen markerte NHH-jubileum ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the 750th anniversary of Håkonshallen in Bergen on September 15, 2011.
http://www.kongehuset.no/c26939/nyhet/vis.html?tid=94084
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[iceflower]

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Queen Sonja inaugurated an Edvard Munch exhibition at the Centre Pompidou modern art museum
in Paris, on September 18, 2011. The show dedicated to Norvegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-
1944) will run from September 21 to January 9, 2012.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** belga gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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On September 17, Queen Sonja has already been in France and attended a reception organized by the Norwegian
Club in Paris in cooperation with the French-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, yesterday she also attended a dinner.


Here are some links with pics from both days, September 17 and 18, the Figaro article also includes an interview
with Queen Sonja about the Munch exhibition.


** kongehuset.no: Munch i Paris ** translation **

** svenskdam.se: Drottning Sonja på fransk visit ** translation **

** lefigaro.fr: Munch, la Norvège et la reine Sonja ** translation **


Today, September 19, King Harald attended an event in rememberance of 15-year-old
Benjamin Hermansen who was killedd in Holmlia in Oslo 26 January 2001.


** kongehuset.no: Ikke glem! ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the opening of "Iskosset" - a new part of the Ski Museum. Princess Astrid and Johan Martin Ferner were also guests at the opening.
kongehuset.no - Iskosset
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[IloveCP]

I don't know if anyone posted this but,Sonja did an interview in Paris:

Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway in Paris, France. Plus, News About the Upcoming Official Visit to the United States. | The Royal Correspondent

 

[iceflower]

I did It's quoted from the same article I've posted, see post 215 above!

 

[IloveCP]

Oh good.At least you don't need to hit the translate button!

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the inauguration of Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien as president of the Episcopal College during the Norway Bishops' Conference in Nidaros Cathedral, October 2, 2011. Byfuglien is the first female leader of the Episcopal College.
kongehuset.no - Første kvinnelige preses
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video: vl.no

 

[Daisiesforever]

King Harald certainly looks very jolly here. Many say that he does have quite a sense of humor.

 

[iceflower]

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King Harald has opened the Fridtjof Nansen Exhibition at the Fram Museum at Bygdöy, outside Oslo,
October 10, 2011. It celebrates the 150th anniversary since Fridtjof Nansen was born. Nansen was
a scientist, humanitarian, explorer and diplomat and received the Nobel Peace Prize for his
humanitarian work in 1922.



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** kongehuset.no: Nytt på Frammuseet ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the unveiling of the Veteran's Monument in Bardufoss, October 26, 2011.
kongehuset.no - Avduket monument over krigsveteranene
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his speech: kongehuset.no - Veteranmonumentet i Andselv: Tale ved avdukningen
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[fairy tale]

Queen Sonja has her debut as an artist. There will be an exhibition in Helsingborg, Sweden, one of the largest exhibitions of graphic art ever in Scandinavia where she'll set out eight of her own prints. Queen Sonja's pictures are prints based on photographs she took during a trip to Svalbard in 2006.
The fact that the Queen has now chosen to exhibit her own art has also something to do with her desire to improve conditions for artists. The surplus goes into the fund of the Queen Sonja scholarship.
Her er dronning Sonjas egne kunstverk - kultur - Dagbladet.no
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Dronning sonja - Her er dronning Sonjas egne bilder - Seher.no Kongelige
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[fairy tale]

The NRF published some pictures on their website. They show Queen Sonja working with the prints together with Kjell Nupen, Trykker Gunnar Holmgren, Ørnulf Opdahl and Ole Larsen.
kongehuset.no - Photo album for the press

http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/84/16/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=800>x600>
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/84/15/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=800>x600>
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/84/14/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=800>x600>
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/84/13/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=800>x600>
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/84/12/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=800>x600>

 

[iceflower]

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On Sunday, November 6, King Harald attended the Armed Forces Memorial Day at the Akershus Fortress in Olso.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** kongehuset.no: Markerte Forsvarets minnedag ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the Norwegian Football Championships, the men's final, at Ullevål Stadium, November 6, 2011.
Picture

King Harald and Queen Sonja are on holidays right now. Meanwhile CP Haakon will act as Regent. The King has his next engagement on Friday November 18.
Kong harald - Kongen reiser på privat ferie - Seher.no Kongelige
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[iceflower]

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King Harald has attended the centennial of the steamship D/S Hestmanden in Kristiansand today, November 22, 2011.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **

** kongehuset.no: Møte med krigsseilere ** translation **

** nrk.no: Stor dag for krigsseilerne ** translation **