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On the occasion of His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus’s confirmation, the Prince and the Royal Family posed for photographs at Skaugum Estate.

His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus was confirmed today in a ceremony at Asker Church, where he had received his confirmation instruction.

“Building back cleaner, greener and better” was the focus as His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon opened this year’s Norfund conference.

On 29 August the Metropolitan Opera in New York will be broadcasting live from Oscarshall: the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen is giving a concert in the summer palace on the peninsula of Bygdøy.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic, Mr. Michel Aoun.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the Republic of Poland, His Excellency Mr Andrzej Duda.

“The most important room in the world” was a gift to the United Nations from Norway in 1952. On Friday evening, Her Majesty The Queen introduced the digital exhibition on the design of the UN Security Council Chamber.

Today marks 75 years since the day King Haakon returned home after World War II. Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians welcomed the King and the family of the Crown Prince as they came ashore.

The Royal Family marked Norway’s Constitution Day in both Asker and Oslo, and was present on the Palace Balcony as the whole country sang the national anthem of Norway at 13:00 pm.

For more than 100 years, the Royal Family has greeted the Constitution Day children’s parade in Oslo from the balcony of the Royal Palace. 

“75 years have passed since one of the happiest days in the history of our country: We could finally rejoice that we had regained our freedom after five gruelling years of war,” said His Majesty The King in his speech at Akershus Fortress today.

The global vaccine alliance CEPI hopes a COVID-19 vaccine can be ready by the end of this year. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess met online today with two individuals spearheading the effort to develop vaccines, medicines and tests.

On Thursday His Royal Highness The Crown Prince opened a worldwide digital effort to combat COVID-19 called The Global Hack. "We need your ideas," he said in his greeting to the participants.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Hellenic Republic, Her Excellency Ms Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou.

Surrounded by sandstone cliffs, halfway between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, lies the ancient city of Petra. Their Majesties The King and Queen concluded their state visit to Jordan at one of the world’s “new” seven wonders.

Refugee integration and interreligious cooperation were important areas of focus today for Their Majesties The King and Queen. King Harald praised Jordan’s efforts to promote dialogue and cooperation.

Today Their Majesties the King and Queen were welcomed to Jordan by Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. It is the first state visit to the Middle East for King Harald and Queen Sonja.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of Uruguay, His Excellency Mr Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince had a busy programme in Mozambique today. Business and trade opportunities, women’s role in the peace process and access to electricity were key areas of focus.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon began a two-day visit to Mozambique upon landing in Maputo yesterday evening. His agenda includes the oceans and the environment as well as business, energy and social inclusion.

Seventy-five years have passed since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince and Prime Minister Erna Solberg represented Norway during the ceremony in Poland yesterday evening.

This afternoon, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Regent laid a wreath on behalf of Norway at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. Monday marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

More than 850 children from schools in Oslo city centre helped to move 6 000 books from the former main library at Hammersborg to the new Deichman Bjørvika library today. Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess was present to welcome the children at Bjørvika.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said, the Sultan of Oman.

The Royal Family has received many warm wishes that have provided comfort during the past Christmas holidays.

The funeral service of Ari Mikael Behn was held this afternoon in Oslo Cathedral. Bishop of Oslo Kari Veiteberg officiated at the service in a church filled with family and friends.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received the Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo City Hall. The King and Queen and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were all in attendance during the formal ceremony.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Argentine Republic, His Excellency Mr Alberto Fernández.

Research, sports, beekeeping and music. Norway and Slovenia share a wide array of interests, and today the King and Queen and the Slovenian President, Borut Pahor, gained insight into several of them.

Today Their Majesties The King and Queen welcomed the President of the Republic of Slovenia, His Excellency Mr Borut Pahor, to Norway. This is the first State Visit to Norway of a Slovenian President and King Harald and Queen Sonja are his hosts.

“Today we remember all those who contributed to the liberation of East Finnmark,” His Majesty The King said today. Seventy-five years have passed since the residents of Norway’s far north were able to welcome their Soviet liberators.

Congratulations are presented from His Majesty King Harald to the new president of Tunisia, His Excellency President Kaïs Saïed.

What can the global community do to promote cleaner oceans and sustainable use of resources? The Crown Prince attended the conference Our Ocean 2019 that concluded in Oslo this afternoon.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon represented Norway at a ceremony in Tokyo today to mark the enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito as successor to His Majesty the Emperor Akihito.

With 2,000 people in the hall, 7,500 exhibitors in position and attendance expected to reach 300,000, it was finally time for Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess to open the massive Frankfurt Book Fair.

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess’s literary train has embarked on its first international tour. Today the train rolled out from a platform in Berlin en route to the Frankfurt Book Fair.  

Sunday evening, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit spoke to an audience numbering roughly 1 000 people and another 500 000 radio listeners about Norwegian literature and her personal relationship to reading.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are travelling through Germany to promote Norwegian literature. On Saturday they visited the capital city of Berlin, stopping at the Pankebuch book shop, which specialises in Norwegian and Nordic literature.

On Friday evening the exhibition «Edvard Munch gesehen von Karl Ove Knausgård» opened in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were in attendance, and Crown Prince Haakon formally opened the exhibition.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to His Excellency the President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron.

The commitment and contributions of young people in the fight against climate change were in focus for His Royal Highness The Crown Prince on his final day at UN High-level Week in New York City.

The UN High-level Week continues. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince is Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and on Tuesday he attended the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit.

The nations of the world are currently gathered for a week of dialogue at the highest level. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince has a busy programme, as do Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the other representatives from Norway.

“If there is one piece of advice I would give you today, as King, godfather and grandfather, it is this: Be yourself,” said His Majesty The King in his speech at the luncheon celebrating the confirmation of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed today in the Palace Chapel, just as her father, grandfather and great-grandfather were before her.

New official photographs were taken in the White parlour at the Royal Palace today, on the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra's confirmation. 

On Saturday, 31 August, Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be confirmed in the Palace Chapel. Norway’s young princess is growing up.

On the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s confirmation, an official register of congratulations will be set up at the Royal Palace and an online congratulatory message register will be opened on this website.

The Queen Sonja International Music Competition has reached the final stage. Her Majesty The Queen will be in attendance when the six finalists compete onstage at the Oslo Opera House this evening.

Congratulations are presented today from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia.