The Norwegian Royal Family are hosting King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on their State Visit to Norway from March 24-26, which is the latest in over a century of close families ties between the Belgian and Norwegian Royal Families!
The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway as they hosted the Gala Dinner for the Diplomatic Corps at the Royal Palace of Oslo on January 29th, which follows the Gala Dinner for Members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortingsmiddag) and the Gala Dinner for the Bishops of the Church of Norway.
The Norwegian Royal Family attended the annual Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. While the other Noble Prizes are awarded by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, only the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway as they held their annual Gala Dinner for the Bishops of the Church of Norway at the Royal Palace of Oslo on December 4th, just a few weeks after the annual Gala Dinner for Members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortingsmiddag).
The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway as they hosted the annual Gala Dinner for Members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortingsmiddag) at the Royal Palace of Oslo on October 23rd.
The Norwegian Royal Family hosted a State Banquet in honour of French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace of Oslo on the evening of June 23rd. The French President is on a two-day Official Visit Norway, the first since 41 years.
The Norwegian Royal Family celebrated Constitution Day, the National Day of Norway, on May 17th by greeting the annual Children’s Parade in Asker from Skaugum (residence of the Crown Princely family) and another from the balcony of the Royal Palace of Oslo.
Five Kings and Five Queens led Royal Guests and over 170 Heads of State and Government from around the World at the Funeral of Pope Francis on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on April 26th.
The Norwegian Royal Family are hosting Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason on their State Visit to Norway from April 7th to 9th, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties and their close cooperation in defence, business, and culture. The last Icelandic State Visit was in 2017.
The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Harald V of Norway at a Gala Dinner to celebrate his 88th Birthday at the Royal Palace of Oslo on February 21st, the first time in several years he has been in Norway on the date of his birthday.
Royalty from around Europe have joined Heads of State from around the World to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in Poland on January 27th. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest concentration and extermination camp during the Second World War.
Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway as they hosted a Luncheon for the Norwegian Government at the Royal Palace of Oslo on December 13th, following this year’s last Cabinet Meeting.
The Norwegian Royal Family attended the annual Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. While the other Noble Prizes are awarded by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, only the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.
The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Harald V as he hosted the annual Gala Dinner for Members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortingsmiddag) at the Royal Palace of Oslo on October 24th.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark , Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway joined the Presidents and First Ladies of Iceland, Finland and Germany to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Nordic Embassy Complex in Berlin on October 21st.
The Norwegian Royal Family are hosting President Alexander Stubb of Finland and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb on their State Visit to Norway from October 15 and 17, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties and their close cooperation in defence, business, and culture. King Harald and Queen Sonja made a State Visit to Finland in 2016.
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald V of Norway as he presided over the Formal Opening of the 169th session of the Storting (Parliament) and delivered a speech from the Norwegian Throne at the Stortingsbygningen in Oslo.
Royal Guests and Relatives are celebrating the Wedding of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett in Geiranger this weekend. The only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, Princess Märtha Louise was previously married to the late Ari Behn. Continue reading
Royal Guests and Relatives have gathered for the four-day Wedding Celebrations of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett in Geiranger this weekend. Princess Märtha Louise was previously married to the late Ari Behn and they had three daughters. Continue reading
