Current activities
News items and key elements of the official programme of the Norwegian Royal Family.
Happy Constitution Day!
The Royal Family was in attendance on the Palace Balcony when the children's parade reached the Palace Square at 10:30 this morning. From there, they could greet more than 26,000 children from 109 schools taking part in Oslo's children's parade this year.
17.05.2025
Celebrating May 17th
For more than 100 years, the Royal Family has greeted the Constitution Day children’s parade in Oslo from the balcony of the Royal Palace.
17.05.2025
The Royal Court’s Annual Report for 2024
In 2024, the members of the Royal House of Norway paid visits to 42 municipalities across Norway, including as part of their extensive county visits to Agder, Rogaland and Trøndelag. Members of the Royal House also carried out a number of official visits abroad, including to Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
24.04.2025
State visit from Iceland
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja welcomed the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, and her husband Björn Skúlason to Norway during a welcome ceremony at the Palace Square today.
08.04.2025
Nordic World Ski Championships 2025
The 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships are over. A championship on home ground spanning twelve days with 31 events, 700 athletes, 2500 volunteers - and an audience that turned out in support of the athletes regardless of the weather.
11.03.2025
Visited Joint Viking
Some 10,000 soldiers from nine countries are currently participating in the Joint Viking winter military exercise in North Norway. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon had the opportunity to meet soldiers from both Norwegian and Allied forces during his visit to the exercise.
10.03.2025
80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz
It has been 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the German concentration camp in Poland where over 1.1 million people lost their lives during World War II.
27.01.2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2024
10 December the Japanese Organization Nihon Hidankyo was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
10.12.2024
Crown Prince visits Jamaica
Sustainable solutions for the ocean, climate, and poverty are the main topics as His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon visits Jamaica this week with UNDP. The Crown Prince is a goodwill ambassador for UNDP.
18.11.2024
The King of the Netherlands in Norway
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander is in Norway to explore solutions for green hydrogen and future energy systems. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon is accompanying the King of the Netherlands during parts of the visit.
14.11.2024
