Happy Birthday to King Harald V of Norway, who turns 87 today! The popular third King of an independent Norwegian Dynasty who grew up in the United States during WWII and has reigned for over three decades, during King Harald’s Reign, the ladies of the Norwegian Royal Family have worn the symbolic insignia of the Royal Family Order of King Harald V!
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Tanzanian State Visit to Norway
The Norwegian Royal Family are hosting the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, on a State Visit to Norway on February 13 and 14, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties and mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Norway and Tanzania.
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2023
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.
Prince Sverre Magnus’ 18th Birthday Lunch at the Royal Palace of Oslo
The Norwegian Royal Family celebrated Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway’s 18th Birthday with a Lunch at the Royal Palace of Oslo on December 1st, ahead of his Birthday on December 3rd. Prince Sverre Magnus is the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit and the third in line to the Norwegian Throne.
Danish and Norwegian Openings of Parliament 2023
The Danish and Norwegian Royal Families both presided over their Openings of Parliament in Copenhagen and Oslo on October 3rd, which we are combining into one article, which highlights the differences between the two ceremonies. Continue reading
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Banquet
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Scandinavia have joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee this week, with the festivities culminating with a spectacular Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, following last night’s Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre and a Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden becomes the first Swedish Monarch to celebrate his Golden Jubilee today.
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Scandinavia have joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee this week, with the festivities continuing with a Jubilee Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm, following last night’s Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden becomes the first Swedish Monarch to celebrate his Golden Jubilee today.
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Gala
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Scandinavia have joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee this week, with the festivities beginning with tonight’s Gala Performance of the Swedish Royal Opera at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre. Continue reading
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 50th Birthday
The Norwegian Royal Family are celebrating Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway’s 50th Birthday with a Celebration at the Royal Palace of Oslo on August 25th, which is their 22nd Wedding Anniversary. Continue reading
King Harald and Queen Sonja in Denmark
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway are being hosted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the Danish Royal Family on an Official Visit to Denmark on June 15th and 16th. The visit marks the historical ties and the close neighbourly relationship between Denmark and Norway and between the two Royal Families, in addition to the King and Queen heading a Norwegian Business Delegation focusing on areas of Danish-Norwegian cooperation within, among other things, green solutions.