The King and Queen to be consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 22 August 2027
His Majesty King Haakon VIII and Her Majesty Queen Mette-Marit will be consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on Sunday 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.
10 November 2026
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. This follows the terminology used by the Royal Court’s English-language account, which describes the custom as “undertaking a tour of the country in connection with the consecration” and traces it back to the Middle Ages.
Since the 15th century, seven coronations and two consecrations have taken place in Nidaros Cathedral.