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"The well-being of the Arctic is critical for our existence," His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon said in his remarks during the opening the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik today.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince is paying an official visit to Iceland this week to highlight the importance of the close relations between Norway and Iceland. His programme started with a hike to the Fagradalsfjall volcano area, accompanied by President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson.

Britain and the world at large bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II today. An epoch spanning 70 years has come to an end.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to His Majesty King Charles III.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away. The British monarch maintained close ties with her relatives in Norway throughout the course of her long life.   

The Royal Family is deeply saddened to receive the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess was in attendance as the final set of memorial cobblestones commemorating Norway’s Jewish victims of the Holocaust was laid at Akershusstranda on the Oslo waterfront today.

Today His Royal Highness The Crown Prince opened the Offshore Northern Seas energy conference (ONS 2022) in Stavanger. The theme for this year’s conference is “Trust”. 

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Mr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.

The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess and Prince Sverre Magnus were among the many people who contributed to a sea of colourful flowers and rainbow flags outside the London Pub in Oslo on Saturday.

On Monday evening Her Majesty The Queen presented the Queen Sonja Print Award 2022 to the French-Moroccan artist Yto Barrada. William Kentridge received the QSPA Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong career in art.

Roughly 200 guests were gathered at the Royal Palace on Friday evening to celebrate the 18th birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra. In her remarks, the Princess spoke about how fortunate she was to grow up in Norway and pointed out that everyone has a place and task in Norwegian society.

Family and Royals from all over Europe are gathered at the Royal Palace to celebrate the 18th birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Before dinner, new photographs were taken.

New photographs have been taken of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra in honour of the celebration of her 18th birthday.

At the gala dinner in honour of her 18th birthday, Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra is wearing a tiara that has been passed down from Princess Ingeborg of Sweden. Princess Ingeborg was the grandmother of His Majesty The King, and thus is Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s great-great-grandmother.

“Today a new building is opening up to us all, and art is gaining a new home. This is a building where dreams began from the moment when the Crown Princess and I laid the cornerstone six years ago,” said Her Majesty The Queen when she opened the new National Museum today.

We are very pleased to be able to welcome the public back to our cultural outreach activities this summer. At the same time, the exhibition “Open Doors” at the Queen Sonja Art Stable is opening, featuring works from Her Majesty The Queen’s own art collection.

Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise and Mr. Durek Verrett announced their engagement today. 

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon returned home today after crossing the Greenland ice sheet on skis with kite assistance. The expedition was organised by UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon embarked yesterday on a journey across the Greenland ice sheet. He is participating in an expedition aimed at disseminating knowledge about polar history and the critical scientific research taking place in the Arctic.

After two years with pandemic restrictions Norway was finally able to celebrate the 17th of May in the traditional way again. This included the Royal Family who greeted 130 Oslo schools from the Palace balcony.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Yoon Suk-yeol, President of the Republic of Korea.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to Her Excellency Ms Katalin Novák, President of the Republic of Hungary.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel travelled today to Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port. Green mobility was in focus during the last day of the official visit.

Business issues, the health of the oceans, young people, entrepreneurship and digital culture. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess covered a wide range of topics in the programme for their second day in Sweden, but the theme of the day was Norwegian-Swedish cooperation.

Today the Crown Prince and Crown Princess began an official visit to Sweden. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are the hosts for the visit, which is intended to further strengthen the close ties between the countries.

Yara Birkeland is the world’s first autonomous electric container ship. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince celebrated the christening of the unique ship along with its two 12-year-old "godmothers" and 500 other young people on Friday at the port in Brevik, on Norway’s south-eastern coast.

The impacts of climate change are evident in Svalbard, and the archipelago is the hub for a great deal of important research activity. Today the Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited the Svalbard Satellite Station, SvalSat, which collects crucial data from around the world, and the Crown Prince visited Norway’s last coal mine.

Today the Crown Prince and Crown Princess drove a dog sled team across the magnificent landscape of Svalbard. But the first item on the programme was a meeting with children and young people in Longyearbyen.

On Thursday, Her Majesty The Queen opened the Nordic-Sámi art exhibition in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, the biennial celebration of contemporary art held in Italy.

Every year, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess travel to different places in Norway to visit local communities and the people living there. Today, Their Royal Highnesses arrived in Longyearbyen for a three-day visit to Svalbard.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of the Republic of Armenia.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Gabriel Boric Font, President of the Republic of Chile.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince Regent and Crown Princess attended a church service for peace in Ukraine this evening at Trinity Church in Oslo. Religious communities and organisations around the world are joining in prayer for Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country.

“Welcome to ‘The King’s Cars’. This is an exhibition we have very much looked forward to,” said His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon as he opened the new exhibition in the Queen Sonja Art Stable on 10 February.

Congratulations from His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Regent to His Excellency Mr Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince has sent the following message of condolence to His Majesty Tupou VI, King of Tonga, following the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano and the subsequent tsunami.

On the occasion of her 18th birthday today, Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra received congratulatory deputations from Norwegian officials in the Small Ballroom at the Royal Palace.

Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 18 today, and was invited to observe the meeting of the Council of State, led by His Majesty The King, to learn more about how the Council is conducted.

Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra visited the Storting, the Government and the Supreme Court today. The Princess celebrates her 18th birthday tomorrow, and will attain the age of majority.

Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra will celebrate her 18th birthday on Friday, 21 January. The Princess now has a personal office at the Royal Palace, which is where these photos were taken.

His Majesty King Harald sends this greeting to all as the Christmas holidays begin:

The Royal Family gathered together this week for the traditional Christmas photographs. This year the photographs were taken at Bygdø Royal Farm.

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov received the Nobel Peace Prize today for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, respectively. Their Majesties The King and Queen and His Royal Highness The Crown Prince were in attendance during the award ceremony at Oslo City Hall.

On the final day of Norway’s official visit to the US, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

After two days in New York City, HRH Crown Prince Haakon is now in Washington, D.C., for the third day of Norway’s official visit to the US.

The second day of the Crown Prince’s visit to the US and New York City began with a visit to Equinor, where he officially opened Equinor’s new wind power office in Industry City in Brooklyn.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon began a four-day official visit to the US today. The main purpose of the visit is to expand international cooperation and further strengthen the excellent bilateral relations between the US and Norway.