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.”

Click here  and here to view photos.  Click here to watch a brief video news report.

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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