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In the wake of the death of King Harald, some of the information on this website will need to be updated in the time to come.

Celebration of HM King Harald's 70th birthday

The celebration of the 70th birthday of His Majesty King Harald on 21 February 2007 will begin with a service in Trefoldighets Church.

21 February 2007

Later that day, a special event will be held in the Palace Gardens and the programme will conclude with a dinner at Akershus Castle. Due to space limitations, there will be press pools indoors.

Following the official celebration on 21 February, several events will take place 23-25 February to which the Heads of State of the other Nordic countries and members of other European Royal Houses are invited. On Saturday 24 February, a ball will be held at the Royal Palace.

Further details of the programme will be provided later.

Church Service in <i>Trefoldighetskirken </i> in Oslo (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen/Scanpix)
A large children's choir sang "Happy birthday" to King Harald (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen, Scanpix)
President of the Storting, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, was among the first to congratulate The King (Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum/Scanpix)