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To be listed as a world heritage site, a place must fulfil one of six criteria. The Mogao Caves fulfil all six. Today, Their Majesties The King and Queen were given the opportunity to visit this extraordinary place.

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja began their State Visit to the People's Republic of China today. Their visit will take place in Dunhuang, Beijing and Shanghai at the invitation of His Excellency President Xi Jinping.

Today, His Majesty The King opened the 163rd Norwegian Storting (Parliament). It is 29th time King Harald has delivered the Speech from the Throne during this solemn ceremony. 

The challenges we face are made by humans, and they can be solved by humans, The Crown Prince said today. Have faith in what you can achieve, and even more importantly, what you can do together with others. 

A women's soccer tournament is helping to shine a spotlight on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York City. Each team champions one of the SDGs - and their goals reach far beyond the soccer field.

The oceans have a vital role to play in almost all of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But as His Royal Highness The Crown Prince emphasised today, succeeding in these efforts will require achieving a good balance between conservation and sustainable harvesting of marine resources.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to His Excellency Mr Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Acting President of Vietnam.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to the President of Tanzania, His Excellency Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli.

The 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly has been formally opened in New York, and Norway is taking part in important areas during the high-level week. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon has a busy programme in the days to come.

The first Norwegian pupils arrived at the Lycée Pierre Corneille upper secondary school in the heart of Rouen, Normandy, in 1918. Today Her Majesty The Queen took part in the celebration of a century of learning.

The works of three Norwegian artists are being displayed in a special exhibition at France’s National Ceramics Museum in Sèvres. Today Her Majesty The Queen attended the opening of the exhibition, entitled “Forces de la Nature” (Forces of Nature).

Her Majesty The Queen was in attendance at the opening of “Tone Vigeland: Jewellery and Sculpture” at the Queen Sonja Art Stable today. The exhibition displays works by one of Norway’s best-known jewellery artists.

Yuwon Kim from South Korea was the winner of first prize in the Princess Astrid International Music Competition at Olavshallen this evening. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner had the pleasure of presenting the prize to the young conductor.

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess represented Norway today at the funeral of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr Annan was laid to rest in a state funeral held in Ghana's capital city of Accra.

His Majesty King Harald presented the 2018 Kavli Prizes at the Oslo Concert Hall this afternoon. The Kavli Prizes recognise scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. 

On the occasion of the golden anniversary, photographs were taken of Their Majesties The King and Queen and their family at the Royal Palace.

Today marks fifty years since Their Majesties The King and Queen were married. The golden anniversary was commemorated with a church service in Oslo Cathedral, where their wedding was held on 29 August 1968.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to the President of Indonesia, His Excellency Mr Joko Widodo.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the Hellenic Republic, His Excellency Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

King Carl Johan never had the chance to live in the Palace he commissioned. But this summer, 200 years after he became the King of Norway and Sweden, he is present as the focus of the annual exhibition.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Ine Eriksen Søreide launched Norway’s candidacy for membership of the United Nations Security Council in 2021–2022.

The exhibition "Tradition and inspiration" opened today. It shows national costumes - bunads - worn by the Royal Family along with a selection of artworks and other treasures from Norway’s cultural history.

Today His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon presented the Holberg Prize for 2018 to US legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein for wide-ranging research activities that have had a broad impact on US public policy.

Today, His Excellency President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia concluded his State Visit to Norway. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon accompanied the President for the final day of his visit, which took place in Bergen.

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson played a prominent role on the second day of the State Visit of His Excellency President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia to Norway. Norway’s eminent national poet-playwright is remembered with great fondness in Slovakia.

His Excellency President Andrej Kiska of Slovakia began a three-day State Visit to Norway today. Their Majesties The King and Queen welcomed the President in the Palace Square.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess concluded their official visit to the Baltic states today in Estonia. The day’s activities ranged from digitalisation and modern urban development to cultural heritage in Tallinn, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess travelled to Estonia today, the third Baltic country they will visit this week. But their day began in in Vilnius, Lithuania, with a defence-industry breakfast and then a business seminar.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are continuing their official visit to the Baltic states, and arrived today in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. Lithuania, like its neighbours Latvia and Estonia, is celebrating 100 years of independence this year.

It was 100 years ago that the Baltic countries declared their independence. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess are visiting Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on the occasion of the centennial anniversary, and their visit began today in the Latvian capital, Riga.

Today Her Majesty The Queen announced the launch of a cooperation between the Queen Sonja Print Award (QSPA) and the Hurtigruten cruise operator. The QSPA will curate the artworks to be displayed on the MS Roald Amundsen, a new ship to be launched next year.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Xi Jinping.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of Chile, His Excellency Mr Sebastián Piñera.

Today it was the music industry’s turn to take centre stage in Austin, Texas. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon took part in the efforts to promote Norwegian music at the South by Southwest festival.

The technology and music festival South by Southwest attracts over half a million visitors annually. This year, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon is on the guest list, along with entrepreneurs from Norway.

Their Majesties The King and Queen concluded their State Visit to Argentina today. The setting was a rural estancia (ranch estate) where they were able to experience Argentine culture in the form of history, dance, music and food.

Today Their Majesties The King and Queen visited Parque de la Memoria (the Park of Memory), along the banks of the Río de la Plata. The memorial park honours the many thousands of victims of Argentina’s 1976–1983 military regime.

His Majesty The King laid a wreath at the National Monument in Buenos Aires this morning. The wreath-laying ceremony marked the start of the three-day State Visit of Their Majesties to Argentina.

Last night marked 75 years since the historic sabotage operation targeting the heavy-water plant at Vemork. Today His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Haakon hiked the final stretch of the saboteurs’ strenuous route as part of the commemoration.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Cyril Ramaphosa.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince concluded his visit to the Olympic host city of PyeongChang today. It was a banner day for Norway, as the Norwegians competing in South Korea won three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze.

Activities on the second day of the visit to Norway of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge included serious issues as well as sports and outdoor recreation. They visited Hartvig Nissen school, where the series SKAM was filmed, rode to the top of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and roasted stick bread at Øvresetertjern forest lake.

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in Norway on an official visit. They were given a warm welcome by Their Majesties The King and Queen at the Royal Palace this morning.

This afternoon, the Royal Family was gathered by the Christmas tree in "Røde salong" for Christmas photographs. 

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the President of the Republic of Slovenia, His Excellency Mr Borut Pahor, on the occasion of his reinauguration.

The Nobel Peace Prize was presented in a formal ceremony at Oslo City Hall today. Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were in attendance when the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the award.

On 26 November 1942, the Donau left the quay in Oslo with 529 Jews from Norway on board. On Sunday evening, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit was in attendance in the Aula of the University of Oslo at the ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the deportation.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess concluded their visit to Ethiopia at the Hitsats Refugee Camp in the north of the country. Ethiopia plays a key role in the field of migration in the region.

On the second day of their visit to Ethiopia, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess focused on cooperation on health and climate issues. Ethiopia has taken a leading role in international efforts on climate change and Norway supports its activities.