Consecration of King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit of Norway

The Norwegian Royal Court has announced that King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit of Norway will be Consecrated at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on August 22, 2027, following the King’s Accession to the Norwegian Throne in August.

King Haakon VIII will be consecrated by the Bishop of Nidaros at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The service will follow the example of the previous Consecrations, which replaced the lavish coronation with a simpler service that used to be a part of the coronation rituals.

His Majesty King Haakon VIII and Her Majesty Queen Mette-Marit will be consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on Sunday, August 22, 2027.

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In connection with the Consecration ceremony, there will be an extensive program in Trondheim. The Royal Couple will invite to a gala dinner in Stiftsgården, and the government and Trondheim Municipality will also host events that weekend.

After the Consecration weekend, the Royal Couple will travel on the Royal Ship Norway to Bergen. The program in Bergen will include a dinner in Håkonshallen, which was built by King Håkon Håkonsson as a banquet hall over 760 years ago. The Royal Couple will undertake a major Consecration tour in Norway over two years. The Consecration tour will begin in the summer of 2027 and continue in the spring of 2028.

The royal Consecration ceremony is based on a thousand-year-old tradition in Norway. The custom of undertaking a long journey to large parts of the country in connection with the signing ceremony also dates back to the kings of the Middle Ages.