Category Archives: Harald & Sonja

Harald fields retirement questions

At a press conference at the Norwegian State visit to Slovenia, King Harald was asked whether it was time to retire, now that he has passed 74. The King, who is known to be in favour of staying on the … Continue reading

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Tea time with a Muslim family

The Norwegian centre against Racism have started a campaign which they call Tea Time. Statistics have shown that Norwegians who know people with minority backgrounds also are less likely to have prejudices against them, but that a large part of … Continue reading

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Hugging the King

At the reception last night, King Harald received a huge hug from the mascot in the receiving line. Crown Princess Mette-Marit received a hug from the mascot as well.  

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Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk

From time to time, interesting picture books for children pop up on the Norwegian market. Some of the time the subject is the royal family. One such excellent book was Olavs første skitur by Tor Bomann-Larsen. A new one in … Continue reading

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The Norwegian Royal Homepage, now also for children

The Norwegian royal court has introduced a version of their website for children around the age of 10-11. The idea behind the website is to inform the children about the function of the monarchy, especially adapted to their age group. … Continue reading

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Seeking a team to support…

During the state visit to South Africa last week, King Harald, who is known to be an avid watcher of football, was asked which team he would support in the upcoming World Cup. The World cup will take place in … Continue reading

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New Three-Generation picture

The Norwegian court released a new picture of the King, the Crown Prince and the Hereditary Princess last week. The last picture of the three together like this was released in 2005, at the time of the celebrations of 100 … Continue reading

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Queen Sonja visited a Norwegian Mosque

For the first time, Queen Sonja of Norway visited the newest Norwegian Mosque, to learn more about the religion and the culture. It was opened in February, 2009. It is also the location of the Islamic Cultural Centre Norway. The … Continue reading

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Name change.

There are things the King can help with, but mostly, he’s rather powerless. That was something a six-year-old boy discovered after he wrote a letter to King Harald. The boy was not happy with his own name, and wanted to … Continue reading

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Tea Party at the Palace

Today, Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a tea party at the Palace in Oslo. The guests were 15 immigrant women, from various organizations, and the occasion was the International Women’s Day, which was yesterday. It is the first … Continue reading

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