Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Today, Maria Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work to secure democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her struggle for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Dec 10, 2025
Welcoming the Restauration to the US
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, along with a couple of thousand attendees, welcomed the sloop Restauration to New York, exactly 200 years after the vessel carrying Norwegian emigrants arrived in the United States. In 1825, they crossed the Atlantic in search of a new and better life. This voyage is regarded as the beginning of organised emigration from Norway.
Oct 10, 2025
Met with Governor Walz in Minnesota
Minnesota is one of the states in the United States where a large proportion of the population has Norwegian ancestry. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon is therefore also visiting this state and its largest metropolitan area, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, during his trip to the United States to mark the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration to the US.
Oct 8, 2025
200 years of Norwegian-American history
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the organised emigration from Norway to the United States. In commemoration of this, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon is visiting the states of Iowa, Minnesota, and New York to celebrate Norwegian-American history, alongside Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Trade and Industry.
Oct 7, 2025
Congratulations to Luxembourg
His Majesty King Harald extends his warmest congratulations and best wishes to Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.
Oct 3, 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra in Sydney
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra is set to begin her studies at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Jul 25, 2025
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.
May 17, 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.
May 17, 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.
Apr 24, 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.
Apr 8, 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.
Mar 11, 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.
Mar 10, 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.
Jan 27, 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.
Dec 10, 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.
Nov 18, 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.
Nov 14, 2024
Delegation from Easter Island
Today, The King and Queen received a delegation from Easter Island and Chilean authorities in an audience at The Royal Palace on the occasion of the repatriation of remains from the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo.
Nov 12, 2024
State visit from Finland
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja had the pleasure of welcoming Finland's presidential couple, His Excellency Mr. Alexander Stubb and Mrs. Suzanne Innes-Stubb, to Norway this morning.
Oct 15, 2024
Got to experience a fantastic day in the Olympics
Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess got to witness one of Norway's greatest days in Summer Olympic history on Saturday. Norway’s athletes ended the Games with three golds and two bronzes in a single day.
Aug 13, 2024
80th anniversary of D-Day
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marked D-Day today alongside heads of state and government from the countries that participated in the Normandy landings 80 years ago.
Jun 6, 2024