The King and Queen to be consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 22 August 2027

An extensive programme of events will take place in Trondheim in connection with the consecration ceremony. The King and Queen will host a gala dinner at Stiftsgården, while the Norwegian Government and the City of Trondheim will also host events during the same weekend.

Following the consecration weekend, the King and Queen will travel aboard the Royal Yacht Norge to Bergen. The programme in Bergen will include a dinner at Håkon’s Hall, which was built by King Håkon Håkonsson as a banqueting hall more than 760 years ago.

The King and Queen will undertake an extensive consecration tour of Norway over a period of two years. The tour will begin in the summer of 2027 and continue in the spring of 2028.

Royal consecration in Norway is a tradition stretching back a thousand years. The custom of undertaking an extended tour of large parts of the country in connection with the consecration also dates back to the kings of the Middle Ages.

Coronations and Consecrations in Norway

In 1814, the Constitution stipulated that the coronation of the King of Norway was to take place in Nidaros Cathedral. King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned there in 1906. A constitutional amendment in 1908 meant that this was to be the last coronation ever to take place in Norway.

When King Olav V acceded to the throne in 1957, he chose to be consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral the following year. King Harald V and Queen Sonja continued this tradition in 1991.

From the 15th century to the present day, Nidaros Cathedral has been the setting for seven coronations and two consecrations.