The Royal Correspondent

On April 4, 2013, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway held an audience with the Foreign Minster at the royal palace in Oslo.  Meanwhile, Her Majesty Queen Sonja held an audience with the Norske Opera og Ballett (Norwegian Opera and Ballet).  Later in the afternoon His Majesty attended the funeral of the late Mr. Hjalmar Andersen held at the Tønsberg Domkirke.

And, finally, this morning His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway participated in the NHO Conference, Arena Global Future, held at the Næringslivets Hus in Oslo.

On April 3, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the Kirkens Bymisjons Primærmedisinsk Verksted (PMV) in Oslo.

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On March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the Ullevålsveien, a school for students with learning disabilities, in Oslo. During her visit the future queen of Norway met with staff, mingled with the students and much more.

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On Sunday, March 17, 2013, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway accompanied by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, and Princess Astrid attended the “…2013 Viessmann FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup at the Holmenkollen Ski Arena in Oslo, Norway.”

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And, finally, it was announced that Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway will visit the United States beginning on May 5-9, 2013.

The crown princely couple will begin their trip in Houston, Texas where they will attend the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference.  Then it’s off to Dallas, Texas where they will tour the Lockheed Martin factory.  The final stop will be San Francisco, California where the crown prince and crown princess will attend the Advanced Technology and Innovation seminar at Stanford University and attend a gala reception at the SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).

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On March 11, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the University of Oslo to attend the opening of the “… 2013 Forensisdagene, the law students’ annual speaker’s week…” according to the Norwegian royal court.

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On March 8, 2013, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway accompanied by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended the opening of Stemmerettsjubileet: 1913-2013 in Kristiansand.

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On Friday, March 8, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway participated in the “…Integration and Diversity (IMDI) celebration of Multicultural Women’s Day…” held at the Folketeateret in Oslo.

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Recently, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championship held at the Oslo Winter Park in Norway.  Whilst there the heir to the Norwegian throne also meet with volunteers.

And, that’s it.  

On Saturday, March 2, 2013, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway attended the 2013 World Cup Skiskyting in Holmenkollen.

On February 25, 2013, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway held audiences with the Chief of the Armed Forces Joint Headquarters and Major General Richard Nash.  His Majesty also received the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences, Ms. Kristian Overskaug, and president Kristian Fossheim, at the royal palace in Oslo.

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On February 25, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended the 2013 VelFERDkonferansen under the theme, Ressurser på Avveie (Resources Astray), held at the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo.

According to NRK, the future Queen of Norway was “…interviewed on stage alongside Mr. Johan H. Andresen by two youths from Pøbelprosjektet…” 

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On the morning of Sunday, February 10, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended the dedication ceremony of the new Nordlyskatedralen in Alta.

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On February 7, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended the opening of the 2013 Ungdommens Bystyremøte (Youth Town Council Meeting) held at the Oslo Rådhus.