King Harald and Queen Sonja Current Events, Part 2: February 2015 - December 2020

[Muhler]

A royal yacht is so very useful, not least in Norway.

[iceflower]

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Here are some more photos of Queen Sonja's visit today:


** kongehuset.no: Historisk vandring på Karmøy **


** hnytt gallery 1: Her ankommer dronningen Avaldsnes **


** hnytt gallery 2: Dronning Sonja blir vist rundt i strålende sol **

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Originally Posted by Muhler

A royal yacht is so very useful, not least in Norway.

Yes, and both the King and Queen have actually said that they are totally dependent on Royal Yacht to perform their roles, especially in a country like Norway.

The Regent couple also used the yacht when they were on their annual County Visit last week, and as you can see in some of the photos in the thread below, she's a real beauty: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...its-44961.html

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More about the Queen's visit to Skudeneshavn and Avaldsnes today:

80 min video from much of her visit to Skudeneshavn - Karmøynytt

I had actually translated the titles on these two photo-galleries to English and everything, but I didn't had the time to post it before now, and then iceflower was here before me.

Photo gallery 1 (not 2) from her visit to Skudeneshavn - Karmøynytt:

Originally Posted by iceflower

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** hnytt gallery 2: Dronning Sonja blir vist rundt i strålende sol **

Photo gallery 2 (not 1) from her visit to Avaldsnes - Karmøynytt:

Originally Posted by iceflower

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** hnytt gallery 1: Her ankommer dronningen Avaldsnes **

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Originally Posted by iceflower

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** kongehuset.no: Historisk vandring på Karmøy **

Google translation

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The King had 4 formal audiences at the Royal Palace today, June 21:

The new Ambassador of Guatemala, His Excellency Mr Francisco Roberto Gross Hernández-Kramer:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf00448
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf00441

The new Ambassador of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mr Merga Bekana Gonfa:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf006f2
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf006f0

The new Ambassador of Mauritius, His Excellency Mr Girish Nunkoo:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf009bd
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf009be

The new Ambassador of Tanzania, His Excellency Mr Willibrod Peter Slaa:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf00c3e
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/tcf00c41

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HM also granted an ordinary audience to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and two farewell audiences to the outgoing ambassadors of Germany and Canada.
NTB is only allowed in to take pictures of formal audiences or audiences with foreign heads of states, ministers, leaders of organizations, and winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. - But they are not allowed in for other audiences, so there are no photos of it.

[Muhler]

Thanks, Royal Norway & Iceflower.

Yes, she's a beauty - the yacht.

I really appreciate the Swedish and Norwegian fondness for national and local attire. It adds something extra to such events. A more colorful note if you get my meaning.
I wish we in DK used the local attires more, but they are basically only used by traditional dancers, more or less in the background.
Greenland and the Faeroe Islands on the other hand are almost fanatical about their traditional attire. I like that.

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There is actually an exhibition at the Queen Sonja Art Stable now, where several royal bunads are exhibited, and I recommend everyone who are in Oslo this sommer to visit it (I plan to do it next week BTW).

Read/watch about it here: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...ml#post2125237

[eya]

Queen Sonja opens hanger bridge at Rjukande in Lofthus today 24 June

Dronninga opna hengebru i Hardanger - kongehuset.no

[iceflower]

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Queen Sonja attended the 950th anniversary of Bjørgvin bishopric on the island of Selja today, July 8:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** fjt.no: Her kjem dronninga til Selja **


** nrk.no gallery: Dronninga: – Det er fantastisk å vere her igjen **

[eya]

Informatons and more pictures from the Palace:

Historisk dag på Selja - kongehuset.no

[wartenberg7]

Still going strong, out and about for the country while looking youthful and fit at 81!

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The King had 4 formal audiences at the Royal Palace today, August 23:

The new Ambassador of India, His Excellency Mr Krishan Kumar:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19b2e7
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19b2f6

The new Ambassador of Germany, His Excellency Mr Alfred Grannas:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19b2e5

The new Ambassador of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr Zaheer Pervaiz Khan:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19b2e0

The new Ambassador of the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Richard Wood:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19b283

HM also granted an ordinary audience to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Queen was also be in attendance. - But as I wrote in post 250, NTB is only allowed in to take pictures of formal audiences or audiences with foreign heads of states, ministers, leaders of organizations and winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, so there are no photos of it.

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Later, The Regent Couple watched the annual Military tattoo performance of His Majesty The King's Guard at the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony:

4 twitter photos from Oskar Aanmoen

Photos from Scanpix:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19bae3
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19bb9d
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19bae5
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19ba8c
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td19ba89

Two twitter videos from Oskar Aanmoen, poor quality: video 1 - video 2

So a busy day for the King.

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Article from Oskar Aanmoen: King Harald and Queen Sonja attend military tattoo in Oslo – Royal Central

His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja watched Thursday afternoon His Majesty the King’s Guard perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the show lasting for 30 minutes.

His Majesty the King’s Guard is the Norwegian King’s lifeguard and the largest department in the Royal Norwegian Army. The Royal Guard is also a part of the city defence of Oslo and is prepared to support the police in crises. After the bombing of the government quarter in 2011, more than 700 guards were in armed action to support the police in the protections of the Government Quarter and other important buildings in Oslo.

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The Queen invited minority women for tea at the Royal Palace this afternoon, September 3.

Royal House article - translation.

There are some issues with the translations again, so use your owns.

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While The King has been busy with 5 audiences (no photos of it).

[iceflower]

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Today, September 4, King Harald handed out the Kavli Prizes 2018 at Oslo's Concert Hall and will later also attend the Government's banquet in honour of this year's Kavli laureates:


** kongehuset.no: Kongen delte ut Kavliprisen ** translation **

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Originally Posted by iceflower

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Today, September 4, King Harald handed out the Kavli Prizes 2018 at Oslo's Concert Hall and will later also attend the Government's banquet in honour of this year's Kavli laureates:


** kongehuset.no: Kongen delte ut Kavliprisen ** translation **

English article: The King presented the Kavli Prizes - The Royal House of Norway

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The King had 3 formal audiences at the Royal Palace today, September 6:

The new Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Her Excellency Ms Arusha Cooray:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f3b1
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f3ae

The new Ambassador of Macedonia, His Excellency Mr Serdjim Muhamed:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f64c
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f64a

The new Ambassador of Finland, His Excellency Mr Mikael Antell:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f780
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td22f783

HM also granted an ordinary audience to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Queen was also in attendance. No photographers allowed in.

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Later, The Regent Couple hosted a luncheon for members of the diplomatic corps, also at the Royal Palace.
No photographers allowed in.

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And this evening, the King attended the presentation of the Anders Jahre Cultural Awards at the University Hall in Oslo:
Anders Jahres Kulturpris 2018 - kongehuset.no - translation

Well, we know that he doesn't like to talk about it, but 6 engagements for a frail 81-year-old in one day???? Hmm????
Yes, most of them inside the Palace, but still.

[iceflower]

Originally Posted by ROYAL NORWAY

And this evening, the King attended the presentation of the Anders Jahre Cultural Awards at the University Hall in Oslo:
Anders Jahres Kulturpris 2018 - kongehuset.no - translation

The Palace has shared one photo of the King at the awards ceremony on Thursday via instagram:


** Instagram Photo(s) **

[iceflower]

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Today, September 20, King Harald attended the 50th anniversary celebration of The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 **

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Thanks iceflower!

First: Isn't he cute? - And yes, I know I'm talking about an 81-year-old man, but still.

Second: Universitetet i Tromsø (UiT) - Norges arktiske universitet (The University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway) is the world's northernmost university, the third largest in the country, and the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway. It was established in 1968, and opened in 1972 and is one of eight universities in Norway.
UiT's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society.

More information here.

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The Queen attended the opening of a new exhibition in Queen Sonja Art Stable today: ''Tone Vigeland. Jewellery and Sculpture.''

Tweets from TV2's Royal Expert, Kjell Arne Totland:

Yesterday: Kjell Arne Totland @TV2KjellArne
#ROYAL #JEWELS An exclusive preview! A new #exhibition of works by legendary Norwegian #jeweller & #sculptor #ToneVigeland to open in #QueenSonja’ s private #art #gallery in #Oslo later this week. Some of Sonja’ s own #silver jewels made by Vigeland are also exhibited.

Today: Kjell Arne Totland @TV2KjellArne
#ROYAL #OPENING #QueenSonja of #N opens the exhibition #ToneVigeland - #jewelry & #sculptures at her own #art #gallery in #Oslo - wearing a #silver #necklace by the artist. The corresponding #bracelet & a few other of the queen’s #jewels by #Vigeland are part of exhibition.

Information about, Tone Vigeland.

Information about the singer, Anne Grete Preus, who performed at the event.

Some photos of them and the Queen:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3048d2
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3048f1
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3048be
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3048c9
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3048c6


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No Royal House articles yet.

[iceflower]

Here are the two reports provided by the Palace

King Harald:


** kongehuset: Kongen på Norges arktiske universitet ** translation **


Queen Sonja:

** kongehuset: Tone Vigeland i KunstStallen ** translation **

[iceflower]

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King Harald disembarked the Royal Yacht Norge today, September 21. Queen Sonja was present as well:


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

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Originally Posted by iceflower

Here are the two reports provided by the Palace

King Harald:


** kongehuset: Kongen på Norges arktiske universitet ** translation **


Queen Sonja:

** kongehuset: Tone Vigeland i KunstStallen ** translation **

Thanks iceflower!

Here is an English version of the Royal House Article regarding the opening of the Tone Vigeland exhibition in the Art Stable yesterday: Tone Vigeland exhibition at the Art Stable - The Royal House of Norway

The Queen welcomed the guests to the opening this afternoon. “It is a great pleasure to welcome you into the universe of an artist whom I, along with so many others, deeply appreciate,” Queen Sonja said in her remarks to the guests, who included established goldsmiths and jewellery artists as well as young people studying to become artisans themselves.

And here's an English article from Oskar Aanmoen: Queen Sonja opens new exhibition in Queen Sonja's Art Stable – Royal Central

After being closed for a few weeks, Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the Norwegian national costumes which are privately owned by the members of the Royal Family. Now a new and more modern exhibition has taken over the old stable buildings. The new exhibition is named “Tone Vigeland, Jewelery and Sculpture”.

Tone Vigeland is an internationally recognised pioneer in jewellery design, which in the 90’s moved on to create sculptures. Metal is her favourite material, and the works combine the hard material with soft shapes and different textures. The exhibition shows jewellery from the period 1956 to 1998 and sculptures from 1998 to today.

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Originally Posted by iceflower

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King Harald disembarked the Royal Yacht Norge today, September 21. Queen Sonja was present as well:


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

Which marks the end of this year's season for the Royal Yacht.

Two more photos:
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td311201
https://scanpix.no/spWebApp/preview/editorial/td3110dc

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Earlier in the day, the King granted The Prime Minister an ordinary audience - and presided over an ordinary Council of State at the Royal Palace. The Crown Prince was in attendance during both events. No photographers allowed in.