The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Haakon VIII of Norway as he took an oath to the Norwegian Constitution at the Stortinget in Oslo on September 1st, following the following the passing of King Harald V and the Accession Cabinet of King Haakon VIII.
Following the passing of King Harald V at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo, a Cabinet Meeting, and Transfer to the Royal Place of Oslo, the Coffin of the late King Harald V of Norway has been transferred in a Procession through the State Rooms of the Royal Palace of Oslo to the Palace Chapel on August 31st.
Following the passing of King Harald V at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo, a Cabinet Meeting, and Transfer to the Royal Place of Oslo, King Haakon VIII of Norway has delivered a Speech to the Norwegian People from the Royal Palace of Oslo on August 29th, the 58th Wedding Anniversary of King Harald and Queen Sonja.
Following his passing at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo, the remains of the late King Harald V of Norway were transferred in a Procession to the Royal Palace of Oslo on August 28th, where they will lie-in-state until the Funeral. Earlier, there was extraordinary Cabinet Meeting at the Royal Palace of Oslo.
Following the passing of King Harald V of Norway, the new King Haakon VIII of Norway convened an extraordinary Cabinet Meeting at the Royal Palace of Oslo to proclaim his Accession to the Norwegian Throne on August 28th.
Royal Ladies wore spectacular Heirloom Tiaras at the Wedding of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby at Oslo Cathedral, as Six Kings, Eight Queens, Seven Heirs and numerous Princes and Princesses joined the Norwegian Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding.
Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family for a magnificent Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm to celebrate the 80th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on April 30th, which follows a Dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm and a series of celebrations earlier in the day.
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.
