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The King and Queen of Norway at Christmas service at Holmenkollen Chapel

  December 25, 2023 at 6:12 pm by

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway attended the Christmas Service in Holmenkollen Chapel today. They were accompanied by Emma Tallulah Behn, their youngest grandchild and daughter of Princess Märtha Louise and the late Ari Behn. Holmenkollen is a five minute drive away from the royal chalet Kongsseteren where the king and queen spend their christmas celebrations. A day earlier Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit for … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Royals Attend Nobel Peace Prize

  December 11, 2023 at 9:54 am by

On December 10, 2023, King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo’s city hall. The 51-year-old winner, the Iranian Narges Mohammadi, was herself absent during the ceremony. Her portrait hung on the wall and his empty chair was symbolically present on the stage. The human rights activist is currently imprisoned in Iran. Her 17 year old twin … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Royals Host Gala for Members of the Storting

  October 27, 2023 at 11:36 am by

Yesterday the Norwegian Royal Family attended a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo in honor of the members of the Norwegian parlament -or Storting. Due to a COVID infection King Harald V was absent. The King asked his son Crown Prince Haakon therefore to read the speech for him. The dinner was also attended by Queen Sonja, wearing Queen Maud’s pearl tiara, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, wearing the amythists … Continue reading →

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King Harald Opens Parliament

  October 3, 2023 at 7:29 pm by

In Oslo, King Harald of Norway opened the 168th parliamentary session with the traditional speech from the throne. Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon accompanied him. The Crown Princess was absent de to ill health. In accordance with the constitution of 1814 the King is required to open parliament each autumn. The speech is written by the Government rather than the King himself, and the King was handed the speech … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Official Visit to Denmark: June 15-16

  June 17, 2023 at 4:06 pm by

On Thursday June 15, Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja started a two-day official visit to Denmark.The King and the Queen, arrived in at the port Copenhagen with the royal ship Norge, were officially welcomed by Queen Margrethe.Following a lunch Amalienborg, in the afternoon the Royal Couple, along with Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, attended the official opening of a Danish-Norwegian business seminar at the Danish Industry … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Royals Celebrate National Day

  May 17, 2023 at 9:30 pm by

Today, Wednesday May 17, the Royal Family celebrated Norway’s National Day.The celebrations started in the morning when, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Prince Sverre Magnus attended the children’s parade outside their private Skaugum estate. One of their dogs, Molly Fiskebolle, was present as well.This year Princess Ingrid Alexandra was absent because she is currently celebrating the end of secondary school with her classmates.Later the Crown Prince Couple and … Continue reading →

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Italian State Visit to Norway Starts Without King Harald V

  May 11, 2023 at 9:22 pm by

President Sergio Mattarella arrived was welcomed in Norway this morning by members of the Norwegian royal family. The president is paying a three day state visit to the Scandinavian country. As usual he is accompanied by his daughter Laura Mattarella. After the official welcome in the palace, the president posed for photos with Crown Prince Haakon, Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Astrid. Due to an infection King Harald … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Royals Celebrate National Day

  May 17, 2022 at 4:25 pm by

Today, Tuesday May 17, the Royal Family celebrated Norway’s National Day. The celebrations started in the morning when, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, attended the children’s parade outside their private Skaugum estate. Their dogs, Molly Fiskebolle and Milly Kakao, were present as well. Later the Crown Prince Couple, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus joined King Harald, Queen Sonja on the … Continue reading →

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra Receives Congratulations from the Institutions

  January 21, 2022 at 2:52 pm by

Today, Friday January 21, was a big day for the birthday girl, Princess Ingrid Alexandra. This morning, for the first time, the Princess attended the Council of State at the Royal Palace at the presence of her grandfather, His Majesty King Harald, her father, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and members of the Government. Afterwards the Princess received congratulatory deputations from the Norwegian Institutions and the public sector during … Continue reading →

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Dutch State Visit to Norway – Day Two

  November 10, 2021 at 5:26 pm by

Today, Wednesday November 10, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima started their second day in Norway by attending a seminar at the Deichman Bjørvika library. King Harald and Queen Sonja were present as well. The seminar, attended by young people from Norway and the Netherlands, was focused on the freedom of expression, combating cyberbullying and the consequences of online hate. Then the Royal Couple was received by Norwegian Prime … Continue reading →

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Dutch King and Queen Begin State Visit to Norway

  November 10, 2021 at 2:01 am by

At the invitation of King Harald V, their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima started today, Tuesday November 9, a three-day state visit to Norway. Upon their arrival in Oslo the Royal Couple was officially welcomed by King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit with a welcoming ceremony held in the Palace Square outside the Royal Palace. King Willem-Alexander and King Harald inspected a guard of honour. Then, inside … Continue reading →

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Catherine Stuns In Alexander McQueen During Dinner In Norway

  February 1, 2018 at 8:49 pm by

The Duchess of Cambridge led the fashion stakes on Thursday evening during a black-tie dinner hosted at the Royal Palace of Olso by King Harald V of Norway in honour of the Cambridges’ official visit to the Scandinavian nation. ‘Grecian goddess’ was the term most frequently used by the media to describe Catherine’s appearance in a cream chiffon Alexander McQueen evening gown with a cape overlay and diamanté embellishment around … Continue reading →

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Queen Sonja Visits Denmark For Exhibition Opening

  November 3, 2017 at 7:51 pm by

Days after cancelling two engagements in Trondheim due to back pain, Queen Sonja of Norway’s health had improved enough for her to be able to make a short trip to Aarhus, in Denmark on Friday, where she helped launch an exhibition of her own artwork. Texture is a collaboration between the Queen and artist Magne Furuholmen (a member of the Norwegian band A-ha), a ‘thematic combination of text and nature’. Graphic prints … Continue reading →

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Queen Sonja Suffering Back Pain, Cancels Engagements

  October 30, 2017 at 3:24 pm by

A spokesperson for the Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed that due to back pain, Queen Sonja has been forced to cancel her two engagements in Trondheim on Tuesday. “This is because the Queen has been hurt and therefore has to set aside her program tomorrow. The Crown Princess steps in for the Queen,” Sven G. Gjeruldsen said to Norwegian media on Monday afternoon. He reiterated there was no cause for concern for the 80-year-old Queen’s … Continue reading →

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Emeralds and Amethysts at Gala for the Norwegian Stortinget

  October 26, 2017 at 4:36 pm by

Members of the Norwegian Royal Family welcomed the Norwegian parlement at Oslo’s Royal Palace tonight for an annual gala. During his speech the King joked that earlier this year the press agency NTB declared him dead. The gala was attended by the king, the queen, the crown princess and Princess Astrid. The crown prince was unable to attend as he is in Thailand for the cremation ceremony of King Rama … Continue reading →

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King of Norway Opens 162nd Session of Stortinget

  October 9, 2017 at 3:51 pm by

The King of Norway has opened the 162nd session of the Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament, on Monday October 9th. In his one and only visit to the Stortinget for the year, King Harald delivered the government’s aims for the coming year from the throne before declaring the session open. He spoke of the government’s aim to “develop a society that is sustainable in economic, social and environmental terms”, while also discussing … Continue reading →

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Statue of Queen Sonja Unveiled in Park of Royal Palace

  July 4, 2017 at 6:27 pm by

One of Queen Sonja’s 80th birthday gifts was unveiled today in the park of the Royal Palace of Oslo: she received a bronze statue of herself from the Norwegian Tourist Association. It depicts the Queen, an avid hiker and nature person, sitting on a rock with her hiking backpack open next to her. It was designed and sculpted by Kirsten Kokkin, who said she envisioned Queen Sonja “overcoming a challenge, and reflecting … Continue reading →

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The Queen of Norway Celebrates 80th Birthday

  July 4, 2017 at 2:00 am by

Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway today reaches a milestone birthday: she turns eighty years old. She was born in 1937 in Oslo, the youngest of Karl August and Dagny Haraldsen’s four children. Following the end of World War Two (during which both her surviving siblings left Norway for neutral Sweden), Sonja studied dressmaking and tailoring (a logical choice as her father was a clothing merchant and ran a store in … Continue reading →

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Queen Sonja Opens Ninth Momentum Biennial

  June 17, 2017 at 1:59 pm by

At the Punkt Ø in Moss on Saturday, Queen Sonja was present for the official opening of the Momentum 9 – Nordic Art Biennial, an exhibition of contemporary art which is currently in its ninth year. The Queen saw art works in the Galleri F15 and Momentum Kunsthall galleries during her visit. This year, the exhibition is showcasing artwork under the theme ‘alienation’. It will run until October 11.

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Nordic Heads of State Celebrate Finland’s 100th Anniversary

  June 1, 2017 at 6:22 pm by

On June 1, the heads of state of the Nordic countries celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of Finland’s independence. On June 1, 1917, Finland became an independent state after being controlled by theRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The heads of state in attendance were Queen Margarethe II of Denmark, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson … Continue reading →

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