King Harald and Queen Sonja: Current events Part 1; January 2008 -

[drama.babe]

Do I only have the impression that the Queen doesn't have as many official appearances as before or is it true ??

 

[Maura724]

I don't think she has a lot but I don't think that's anything very new. I don't think she's had all that many for at least a couple years now.

 

[iceflower]

I share that impression, Maura724.

Yesterday evening she had one of those appearances and attended the Norwegian
Archaeological Society's 75th anniversary in Oslo.




** Pic ** kongehuset.no: Feiret Norsk Arkeologisk Selskap ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

Queen Sonja attended the 20th anniversary of NORCAP - the Norwegian People's Aid's emergency standby roster at the Nobel Peace Center, November 28, 2011.
kongehuset.no - Beredskapsstyrken NORCAP 20 år
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the first part of the meeting for the County Governors in the Government quarter in Oslo today, December 6. On the agenda was society's vulnerability to terrorism.
kongehuset.no - Møtte fylkesmennene
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the centennial celebration of Polar Explorer Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole in the Fram Museum today, December 14.
kongehuset.no - Unveiled South Pole monument

http://www.ta.no/nyheter/article5846285.ece
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald's New Year's speech (video included)
kongehuset.no - Nyttårstalen 2011
Google Translation

 

[marine2109]

King Harald celebrates 75-year birthday abroad

Billed-Bladet - Kong Harald fejrer 75-års fødselsdag i udlandet

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[iceflower]

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King Harald has attended the opening night of the Norway Cup in Nordic skiing in Voss yesterday, January 25, 2012.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 **


** avisa-hordaland.no: Kongen er i bygda ** translation **


** aftenbladet.no: Kongen er komen og NM opna ** translation **


Today, January 26, King Harald attended several competitions of the Norway Cup in Nordic skiing:


** kongehuset.no: NM på ski ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

Queen Sonja attended the opening of the exhibition "Painting Canada" at the National Gallery in Oslo, January 26, 2012.
kongehuset.no - Painting Canada
Google Translation

 

[Daisiesforever]

Queen Sonja does look very smart here in her charcoal grey suit and turquoise green blouse. Not certain if I like the thick black hose but then again it is very cold in Oslo at the moment. She still looks lovely though.

 

[fairy tale]

Queen Sonja does look very smart here in her charcoal grey suit and turquoise green blouse. Not certain if I like the thick black hose but then again it is very cold in Oslo at the moment. She still looks lovely though.

She is wearing boots
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehuset/96/15/storage/file.image.jpg/Scale?geometry=580x>

 

[iceflower]

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King Harald attended the consecration of Atle Sommerfeldt, the new Bishop of the bishopric
of Borg today, January 29, 2012.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** f-b.no gallery **


** nrk.no: Ny Borg-biskop: – Jeg vil snakke de utstøttes sak ** translation **


** kongehuset.no: Bispevigsling i Borg ** translation **

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended a conference on Norwegian energy policy in light of the global energy situation, February 1, 2012.
Picture

Nyheter - Norges forskningsråd
Google Translation

http://www.kongehuset.no/c26939/nyhet/vis.html?tid=96814
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald watched the women 10km and men 12,5km pursuit World Cup Biathlon event at the Holmenkollen Ski Arena in Oslo, February 4, 2012.
Here he congratulates German winner Magdalena Neuner: Picture

 

[Patra]

King Harald has always been interested in sporting events, hasn't he?

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald has been at the Holmenkollen Ski Arena in Oslo today again to watch the women and men mass start.
kongehuset.no - Skiskyting i Kollen
Google Translation
German Magdalena Neuner and Norwegian Emil Hegle Svendsen received the Holmenkollen medal today. The medal is awarded to athletes who have achieved outstanding results over several years and are an outstanding representative of their sport. Holmenkollen medal is the highest honor awarded for sports performance skiing in Norway. The medal has been awarded since 1895, but only since 2011 also the athletes in biathlon are candidates for this award.

more pictures from the weekend
http://svenskdam.se/2012/02/kung-harald-tittade-pa-skidtavling/

 

[drama.babe]

I just found this article and I have to share it with you Se kongeparet takke for bursdagsgaven - nyheter - Dagbladet.no

 

[fairy tale]

About the King and Queen's 75th birthday this year: there will be the possibility to congratulate them on their birthday (King Harald: February 21, Queen Sonja: July 4) by signing directly at the castle or electronically via internet on Kongehuset.no.
There will be no public celebration of the King's 75th birthday on February 21. Instead, the King and Queen's anniversary is celebrated together on May 31.
kongehuset.no - Gratulasjonsprotokoll
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted a reception at the Royal Palace for recipients of the King's Medal of Merit last week, among them Ingvald Jåmå who shared a room with King Harald in the army.
Picture

«Romkamerater» møttes igjen - NRK Sápmi - NRK
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald with Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, at the Royal Castle in Oslo, February 28, 2012.
Picture

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7379/8546123.jpg

 

[bojoha]

Mmemorial ceremony at Evenes Airbase

18.03.2012 - Cold Response - His Majesty The King attends the military exercise Cold Response (Troms 18 - 19 March).


18.03.2012 - Memorial ceremony - H.M. The King attends the memorial ceremony at Evenes Airbase after the plane crash at Kebnekaise. (1 pm)

This will be broadcast by NRK1 and nrk.no from 13.00 on Sunday 18 Mar

 

[fairy tale]

Today King Harald attended the memorial service at [-]Glasgow[/-] Evenes in Northern Norway. The solemn ceremony was held in memory of the five who died when the C-130J Hercules crashed at Kebnekaise.
kongehuset.no - Minnestund på Evenes
Google Translation

– Ingenting kan bringe våre kolleger tilbake - Nordland - NRK Nyheter
Google Translation

video: http://www.vgtv.no/#!id=50673

 

[bojoha]

Today King Harald attended the memorial service at Glasgow...

Not Glasgow, but Evenes in Northern Norway.

 

[fairy tale]

You are so right, Google changed it to Glasgow and I just copied the headline. Sorry. I changed the original post.

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald granted representatives of the National Rifle Association of Norway (DFS) audience on March 5, 2012, to talk about the status and work of the DFS. The DFS is a patronage of King Harald.
"The King was clearly well-informed about our activities, and expressed great appreciation for the activity in the DFS. We had originally only 15 minutes, but the king's interest was so great that the time was stretched a few minutes", says President of the DFS Vaaje stressing that it is a great honor on behalf of DFS to be allowed to meet King Harald at the Palace.
På audiens hos H.M. Kong Harald - DFS
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

King Harald attended the military exercise Cold Response in Troms yesterday, March 19, 2012.
Kongen besøker soldater på øvelse | blv.no
Google Translation

pictures: Kongen besøkte vinterøvelsen | blv.no

 

[fairy tale]

Today, March 23, King Harald gave three reporters of the Åkersposten newspaper an interview. The newspaper turns 15 years and asked the King for a meeting and an interview.
Jubileumsmøte med Kongen - Hamar Arbeiderblad
Google Translation
The three reporters were received in the best manner, and they met a happy and interested King Harald. "He interviewed us before we managed to get on with our questions", they said after the meeting.
Kongebesøk og ministerskifte - Hamar Arbeiderblad
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

On the invitation of the young people King Harald attended the closing session of the Grorud Youth Conference in Oslo today, March 27, 2012.
kongehuset.no - Kongen på ungdomskonferanse
Google Translation

 

[fairy tale]

another article with some more photos
Et kongelig møte - Groruddalen.no
Google Translation
Just to hear what young people think and talk with them was important for the King. "That's why I'm here", he said.