King Harald and Queen Sonja are hosting President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia, who is on a State Visit to Norway from June 4th to 6th, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties.

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Kongen, Dronningen, og Kronprinsessen tok imot Slovakias President Andrej Kiska da han i formiddag innledet sitt statsbesøk til Norge. Kronprinsen ledsaget den slovakiske Presidenten fra Oslo lufthavn – Gardermoen til den offisielle velkomstseremonien på Slottsplassen i Oslo. Foto: Det kongelige hoff #kongehuset #kongen #kongharald #dronningen #dronningsonja #kronprinsen #kronprinshaakon #kronprinsessen #kronprinsessemettemarit #statsbesøk #slovakia

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#Slovakia and #Norway — close allies in #security and promising partners in #innovation. Honored to be on the firs… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Andrej Kiska (@Andrej_Kiska) June 04, 2018

In the morning, King Harald and Queen Sonja, were accompanied by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, at the Official Welcome Ceremony for President Kiska in the Palace Square, which was followed by a wreath laying ceremony at Akershus fortress.

President @Andrej_Kiska of Slovakia has arrived in Norway today for a three-day state visit. From left: Princess As… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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♔ RoyalArjan ♔ (@RoyalArjan) June 04, 2018

EXCHANGING GIFTS. The #President of #Slovakia , who is currently on a 3-day #StateVisit to #Norway exchange #gifts… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kjell Arne Totland (@TV2KjellArne) June 04, 2018

Later, the King and Queen hosted an official luncheon in honour of the President at the Royal Palace, which was also attended by the Crown Prince Couple and Princess Astrid. Afterwards, King Harald, Queen Sonja, and President Kiska attended the business seminar “Building Smarter Cities”.

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Norwegian Royal Family glitters in Uniforms, Orders& Tiaras at tonight's at the Slovakian State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Oslo:(link in Bio) 📷NTBScanpix

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THE KING’S SPEECH #KingHarald of #Norway gives his speech in honour of #Slovakia’s #president #AndrejKiska during… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kjell Arne Totland (@TV2KjellArne) June 04, 2018

That evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja (wearing Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara) hosted a State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Oslo in honour of the President, which was also attended by Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit (in her Amethyst Necklace Tiara), and Princess Astrid (wearing ). Both the King and President gave speeches.