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Concluded in Oslo

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall concluded their official visit to Norway today with a visit to the exhibition “Royal Journeys 1905-2005”, accompanied by Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja.

March 22, 2012

The Prince of Wales began the day with meetings with representatives of Norwegian trade and industry at the Residence of Her Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador, while Queen Sonja and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Cancer Clinic at Oslo University Hospital.

Cancer care

The Queen and the Duchess were given a guided tour of the clinic’s facilities at Ullevål, including the radiotherapy suites and activity centre, as well as an introduction to the clinic’s activities.

The Duchess of Cornwall is deeply committed to the cancer cause and holds the position of President of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres. Maggie’s works to create a network of cancer caring centres that provide advice and support programmes for patients and their families and friends, both during and after the various stages of illness.

Maggie’s strives to combine exceptional support with exceptional building design at its centres, and has commissioned the Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta to design the new Maggie’s Centre in Aberdeen. The Queen and the Duchess concluded their visit at the hospital with a meeting with Snøhetta architects to discuss the Anglo-Norwegian cooperation.

Royal Journeys

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall concluded their official visit at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. Accompanied by King Harald and Queen Sonja, the Prince and Duchess viewed the exhibition entitled “Royal Journeys 1905-2005”, which is part of the Norwegian Government’s gift to the King and Queen in honour of their 75th birthdays in 2012.

Today’s visit naturally focused on the British components of the exhibition, which highlight the close ties between the British Royal Family and the Norwegian Royal Family. The exhibition presents journeys made by Queen Maud, formerly Princess of Wales, as well as the time spent in London by King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav during the Second World War, where they led the Norwegian government in exile.


The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will now travel to Sweden and Denmark in continuation of their tour of Scandinavia.

Queen Sonja and Duchess Camilla spoke with doctors, nurses and patients during their visit to Oslo University Hospital's cancer ward (Photo: Heiko Junge / Scanpix)
Queen Sonja and Duchess Cornwall on a guided tour of the Ullevål Cancer Clinic (Foto: Heiko Junge / Scanpix)
The 1/3-scale Cadillac Roadster, was a Christmas present for Crown Prince Olav of Norway from his grandmother Queen Alexandra of Great Britain in 1912 (Photo: Erlend Aas / Scanpix)
King Harald, Queen Sonja, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla leave the exhibition. From here, Their Royal Highesses leave for Sweden - the next stop on their Scandinavian tour (Photo: Erlend Aas / Scanpix)

United Kingdom 2012

20 - 22 March The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were on their first official visit to Norway. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit welcomed Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla at Gardermoen (Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / Scanpix)
Prince Charles in front of the National Monument at Akershus (Photo: Berit Roald / Scanpix)
Prince Charles during the ceremony at Akershus fortress (Photo: Berit Roald / Scanpix)
Prince Charles meets Lars Hjetland, one of the survivors of the tragedy at Utøya 22 July (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix)
King Harald and Prince Charles in conversation with (from the right) Khamhajiny Gunaratnam, Kristoffer Nyborg, Lars Hjetland, Bård Flaarønning and Eskil Pedersen - survivors of Utøya 22 July (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix)
Prince Charles at the Nobel Peace Centre, where a picture of flowers layed down in memory of the victims of 22 July dominates one of the walls (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix)
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla during a music session at Nobel Peace Centre (Photo: Lise Aserud, Scanpix)
Queen Sonja and the Duchess of Cornwall applaud Mikhael Paskalev during a music session at the Nobel Peace Centre (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix)

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