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Category Archives: Harald V
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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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.
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
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
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
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
King Harald in Bergen
Today was the installation of Halvor Nordhaug as the new Bishop of Bjørgvin diocese. He is taking over from Ole D. Hagesæther, and is the 35th bishop in the history of the diocese, which goes back to the reformation. As … Continue reading
King Harald at Northumbria University
I was fortunate enough to be able to see King Harald in person when he visited Northumbria University last year. Here are some pictures and a video I took of the event. Pictures and video here.