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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Royal Family greeted the Children's parade in Oslo from the Palace Balcony in glorious spring sunshine today. Approximately 120 schools are taking part in the parade this year.

Green transformation, sustainability and urban development were on the agenda during the state visit from Denmark, and Wednesday Their Majesties King Frederik and Queen Mary got to know Oslo better - both the city and the nature surrounding the capital.

Their Majesties King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark arrived in Norway on a state visit today and were greeted in an official welcoming ceremony at Honnørbryggen in Oslo. 

Moldova's President, Her Excellency Ms Maia Sandu, began her state visit to Norway on Monday. His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen are hosting the visit, and the President was welcomed with a formal ceremony in the Palace Square.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon concluded a four-day visit to the US Thursday. The visit went to the states of California and Washington, and several hundred Norwegian business actors accompanied him on the journey.

The activities of the Royal House of Norway over the course of the year are closely aligned with the current situation in the country. 

Her Excellency the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, began a state visit to Norway today. Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja are the hosts of the visit, and welcomed the President to Norway in a formal ceremony at the Royal Palace.

You invite us all to create rich and beautiful communities - at a time when coming together is more important than ever," said the Queen as she opened Bodø as the European Capital of Culture in 2024.

On Thursday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit officially opened the Norwegian Guest of Honour Programme and the Norwegian pavilion at the Cairo International Book Fair.

The scale of suffering among civilians in Gaza is enormous, and children are especially vulnerable. On Thursday, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess met with employees of the UN and other humanitarian organisations who have recently been on humanitarian missions in Gaza or are working with these issues on the ground in Cairo.

His Majesty King Harald extends his warmest congratulations to Their Majesties King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is on an official visit to Norway. This afternoon Their Majesties The King and Queen hosted a luncheon at the Royal Palace in the President’s honour.

On Sunday, the 17-year-old twins Kiana and Ali Rahmani accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of their mother, the Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were in attendance during the award ceremony held in Oslo City Hall.

Today Their Majesties The King and Queen hosted a luncheon at the Royal Palace in honour of the 18th birthday of Prince Sverre Magnus. The Prince will turn 18 on Sunday, 3 December.

Family members, godparents and representatives of the Norwegian authorities and youth organisations are gathered at the Royal Palace today to celebrate the 18th birthday of His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus. Official photographs of the family were taken before the luncheon began.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess attended a commemoration ceremony in Berlin on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 

Energy restructuring and green industrial development were on the agenda in Hamburg today as His Royal Highness The Crown Prince continued his official visit to Germany. 

The defence industry and Norwegian literature were the key focus in Munich as His Royal Highness The Crown Prince started a four-day official visit to Germany. The visit highlights the excellent relations between Norway and Germany as well as the extensive business ties between the two countries.

Thursday evening His Majesty King Harald attended an event commemorating a tragedy from World War II that has indelibly linked Australia and Norway for more than eight decades.

Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise and Mr Durek Verrett announced today that they will marry in August 2024. Their Majesties The King and Queen, and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess extend their congratulations.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess were present at tonight's match between Norway and Jordan at Ullevaal Stadium. Before the match, Crown Prince Haakon participated in a discussion about the development of girls' and women's football in the Middle East.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess celebrated their 50th birthdays on Friday evening with guests from all over the country. It was the first “courtyard party” to be held at the Royal Palace.

Guests will begin arriving at 18.00 today for a celebration of the 50th birthdays of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Preparations at the Palace are in full swing.

On Friday morning His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon boarded the American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is currently visiting Norway with an escort of support vessels. In Oslo, the vessel is anchored in the Bunne Fjord, south of the city centre.

At exactly 10:30 am, the Royal Family took its customary place on the Palace Balcony to greet the Oslo children’s parade. This year, however, Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra did not join the others on the balcony; the Princess is graduating this year.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess accompanied His Excellency the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and the Italian First Lady on their visit in Trondheim today. The focus was Norwegian-Italian cooperation on green energy development.

His Excellency the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, began a state visit to Norway today, accompanied by his daughter, Laura Mattarella. They were greeted in an official welcoming ceremony in the Palace Square.

Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess officially unveiled Louise Bourgeois’ monumental sculpture Maman in the Palace Park. Visitors to the park will be able to enjoy the sculpture through the coming summer months.  

Sustainable use of the oceans was in focus as His Royal Highness The Crown Prince visited Bergen to take part in One Ocean Week today. 

The celebration of the eighteenth birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra was the most important event for the Royal House of Norway and the Royal Court in 2022.

On Wednesday evening, Her Majesty The Queen attended the opening of a major exhibition featuring the works of Norwegian artist Anna-Eva Bergman at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. 

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to the President of Nepal, His Excellency Mr Ramchandra Paudel.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Czech Republic, His Excellency Mr Petr Pavel.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to Her Excellency Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the Hellenic Republic.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr Vo Van Thuong.

The official visit of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to the United Kingdom celebrates the close bonds between Norway and the United Kingdom. The aim is to strengthen cooperation in energy, green industry and cultural affairs.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Republic of Cyprus, His Excellency Mr Nikos Christodoulides.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to the people of Syria and His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye.