Kronprins Haakon: Veien til et Kongerike is a new documentary from NRK about, well, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.
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Category Archives: Norwegian Royals
HM Queen Sonja of Norway Opens Her Own Art Exhibition.
On Saturday, July 13, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and their daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra, arrived at the Galleri Nicolines Hus in Kragerø to officially open Her Majesty’s own art exhibition.
According to NRK the exhibition consists of “…32 works, 12 of them produced in 2012, were inspired by nature…”
To learn more about Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway’s art exhibition please visit the official website of Galleri Nicolines Hus here.
Click here to view photos from NRK.
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TMs King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden Visit Tromsø, Norway. (VIDEO)
On June 19, 2013, Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden continued their visit to northern Norway and this afternoon Their Majesties accompanied by Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway visited the city of Tromsø.
After disembarking from the K/S Norge the reigning couples were warmly greeted by the mayor of Tromsø, Mr. Jens Hjort, as well as by other local officials. Soon, Their Majesties visited the Polarmuseets where they watched a presentation about “…climate change in the Arctic…” From there they visited the University of Tromsø, toured the Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden, visited the Nordnorsk Kunstmusem, and took a walking tour of the town center in Tromsø.
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Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden Visit Northern Norway. Day One (VIDEOS)
On June 18, 2013, Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Harstad to begin their two-day official visit to northern Norway at the invitation of Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen economic and bilateral ties between to two countries.
Anyway, today the reigning couples visited the energy company, Staoil, where they met with company officials and attended a presentation. Then they visited the Stanges School where they met with faculty and students. Soon, it was time for lunch at the Røkenes Gård. Several hours later Their Majesties attended the festival exhibition entitled, Pioneer Voices, and attended a reception on the K/S Norge.
And, that’s it. Until tomorrow. 🙂
News Regarding Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway.
On June 12, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway accompanied by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended a performance this afternoon to celebrate the life of author, Ms. Camilla Collett. Afterward, Her Majesty and the crown princess arrived at the Slottsparken where Her Majesty placed flowers at the statue of Camilla Collett.
If you are interested in learning more about the life of Camilla Collett please click here and/or here.
Click here and here to view photos.
By the way, if you are wondering why there is a photo of a sleeping dog in the last link, well, the crown prince couple’s cute dog, Milly Kakao, is pregnant. I have absolutely no idea why the editors of the newspaper decided to add a photo of a pregnant Milly Kakao in their article about Ms. Camilla Collett.
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Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway Visit Åfjord. (VIDEO)
On June 6, 2013, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway arrived in Åfjord in the county of Sør-Trøndelag for a one-day visit.
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway Visit Osen and Roan. (VIDEOS)
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway visited Roan and Osen in the county of Sør-Trøndelag.
The Royal Correspondent 