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On 10 December, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) received the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to achieve a world free from chemical weapons. Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja attended the formal ceremony at Oslo City Hall

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Prime Minister Erna Solberg represented Norway at the memorial service for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in Johannesburg today. Some 80 000 people, including dozens of heads of state and government, gathered to pay tribute to Mandela at the ceremony.

Statement from His Majesty King Harald on the passing of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela.

Yesterday His Royal Highness The Crown Prince visited the UK’s national academy of science, the Royal Society in London, where he attended a symposium together with a number of early-career scientists from Norway.

On Thursday evening, Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the exhibition “Ørnulf Opdahl Paintings and Prints” in a London currently full of artists and musicians from the Sunnmøre District in Northwestern Norway .

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit needs to have a surgery on her neck to remove the herniated disc and alleviate pressure on the nerves.

Condolences from His Majesty The King to the President of the Republic of the Philippines after the destruction caused by the typhoon Yolanda.

Their Majesties The King and Queen concluded their State Visit to Turkey on Thursday. After beginning their morning at a Norwegian-Turkish business seminar, the King and Queen had the opportunity to visit to the magnificent Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.

Their Majesties The King and Queen began the second day of their State Visit to Turkey with a Norwegian-Turkish business seminar in Ankara. The King opened the seminar which focused on renewable energy and hydropower.

Their Majesties The King and Queen started their three-day State Visit to Turkey on Tuesday. Cooperation between Turkey and Norway is expanding, and this is the first time that a State Visit between the two countries has been conducted.

Sustainable development has been at the core of the activities of His Royal Highness The Crown Prince for the past several days. Crown Prince Haakon is in Zambia in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince is in Zambia this week in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The deadline for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals is only about 800 days away.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince had a varied programme on his second day in Finland. Schools, a design company, seafood and research were on the agenda, before the visit concluded at the Finnish national gallery, Ateneum.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince started his two-day official visit to Finland today. The visit is taking place at the invitation of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Finland Mr Sauli Niinistö, and the purpose is to further strengthen the excellent ties between the two countries.

The task of NATO’s counter-piracy operation Ocean Shield is to protect merchant ships against pirates in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. Last weekend, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon visited the Norwegian troops on board the flagship HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen.

“I hereby convene the Sámediggi to its venerable task and commit its representatives to work to the benefit of the Sami people and our nation,” said His Majesty The King as he presided over the opening of the 7th Sámediggi today.

His Majesty King Harald officially opened the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) today. The 2013-2014 session of the Storting is the 158th since its inception, and the proceedings follow a fixed ceremony laid down in the Constitution.

Today Their Majesties The King and Queen welcomed Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Norway. The new Dutch Royal couple are paying a friendship visit to countries with close ties to the Netherlands.

This week, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit attends the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The organisation brings together global leaders to create and share solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Today Her Majesty Queen Sonja and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay undertook the official opening of the new Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. Maggie’s Centres provide support to people living with cancer and their friends and family.

“We are 30 years into the HIV epidemic; there has been tremendous success. Ten million people are now receiving antiretroviral therapy,” said Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit in her opening remarks at the Social Good Summit.

Today Her Majesty The Queen attended the exhibition “100 % Norway”, which presents some of the best of Norwegian furniture and interior design as part of the annual London Design Festival.

Yesterday evening Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess undertook the formal opening of “Revealing Thoughts”, an exhibition of Norwegian crafts at the "Révélations Fine Craft and Creation Fair" in Paris.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to the new President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

On Friday evening Her Majesty Queen Sonja presented the prizes to the winners of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition for 2013. First prize was awarded to the Russian soprano Kristina Mkhitaryan in this anniversary year.

Condolences from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain on the tragic rail accident near Santiago de Compostela.

15 July Milly Kakao - the Crown Prince and Crown Princess' family dog - had nine puppies. A series of photographs have now been taken of Their Royal Highnesses' family with the puppies.

This summer, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit both celebrate their 40th birthdays. A series of portraits has been taken to commemorate the occasion.

His Royal Highness The Crown Prince was served tea upon his arrival at the House of Literature in Oslo for the very last Tea Time tea party. A total of 3 500 tea parties have been held since the Tea Time campaign was launched two years ago.

On Monday, 3 June, Their Majesties The King and Queen attended the opening of the exhibition entitled “From Berliner to Buick” in Trondheim. On display are some of the vehicles from the Royal Palace’s fleet from the years 1905 to 1940.

On Wednesday, the final day of her visit to Kuala Lumpur, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited with the 12 young residents of a children’s home run by the Malaysian AIDS Council. The children and young people living at the home are either HIV positive themselves or have lost their parents to AIDS.

On the second day of her visit to Kuala Lumpur, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit took part in two panel discussions on women’s health. The Crown Princess is in Malaysia in connection with the conference Women Deliver.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon travelled to Paris on 27–28 May to visit the headquarters of UNESCO and to participate in the OECD Forum, which is held each year in conjunction with the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. This year’s forum is entitled “It’s All About People: Jobs, Equality and Trust”, and the meeting is being chaired by Norway.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit has travelled to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to take part in the global conference Women Deliver on 28-30 May. At a youth pre-conference on 27 May, the Crown Princess discussed women’s issues with young leaders.

His Majesty King Harald presented the prestigious Abel Prize on 21 May to Belgian mathematician Pierre Deligne for his important contributions to algebraic geometry.

Each year, more than 2 000 Norwegians gather in London on May 17th to celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day. This year Princess Märtha Louise participated in the activities.

True to tradition, the Royal Family is on the Palace Balcony greeting the Children's Parade in Oslo. They came out on the balcony a little before 10:30, when the Children's Parade was approaching the Palace Square. 

“I believe in young people. That is why I am here with you today,” said Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit at the formal opening of the Empowering Youth conference at Oslo Opera House on 15 May.

Their Royal Highnesses have been on a five-day official visit to the US. Much of their programme on the final day was focused on Norwegian companies that have recently been established in or near the world’s leading IT hub: Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit had a busy programme in San Francisco on the third day of their official visit to the US. Their activities focused on tourism, technology and innovation.

The second day of the official visit to the US is drawing to a close. His Royal Highness The Crown Prince visited Fort Worth, while Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess travelled directly to San Francisco, where the next several days of the official programme will take place.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have started their five-day official visit to the US, during which they will be travelling to Texas and California. The focus of the first day was on the petroleum industry.

Last week His Majesty The King fulfilled a long-held dream when he spent four days living with the Yanomami people in a remote part of the Amazon River basin.

On Wednesday evening, Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the exhibition entitled “Munch|Warhol and the Multiple Image” in New York City. The exhibition brings together the works of two of the greatest printmakers of the 20th century.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus met the press for a family photo shoot at Beitsostølen today.

On Tuesday, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince opened the High Level Meeting on Energy and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Oslo. The meeting is part of the global conversation on the United Nation’s new 2015 Development Goals.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald of Norway to the President of the Republic of Kenya.

Congratulations from His Majesty King Harald to Pope Francis as he begins his papacy.

Congratulations from His Majesty The King to The President of the Czech Republic.