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Jul 7, 2021 · King Harald and Queen Sonja were consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral, June 23, 1991, by Bishop Finn Wagle. It was both a celebration and a folk festival in Trondheim when the royal couple was consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral in June 1991. June 23, 2021, marked 30 years since the ceremony.
Oct 28, 2019 · Embed from Getty Images. Gamma-Rapho Pool CHRISTENSEN/HORNBAK. The Danish Royal Family host their cousins King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway on this day in 1991, at the start of a three-day State Visit to Denmark, the first of their Reign just months after their accession.
(part of a wider tour, not a state visit) Colón: Governor John S. Seybold: 29–30 November 1953 Panama: Panama City: President Remón: 1 May 1954 Kingdom of Libya: Tobruk: King Idris: 24–26 June 1955 Norway: Oslo: King Haakon VII: 8–10 June 1956 Sweden: Stockholm: King Gustaf VI Adolf: 18–21 February 1957 Portugal
Below is a complete list of state visits made and received by Harald V of Norway. Four state visits are usually made each year: two visits by King Harald and Queen Sonja to a foreign head of state and two visits by another head of state to Norway.
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Oct 15, 2022 · State visit from Tanzania. Her Excellency the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, began a state visit to Norway today. Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja are the hosts of the visit, and welcomed the President to Norway in a formal ceremony at the Royal Palace.
29 August 1968. Became queen on 17 January 1991. Consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991. Children: Princess Märtha Louise and. Crown Prince Haakon. Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway.
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Birth
Prince Harald was born at the Skaugum estate during the reign of his grandfather King Haakon VII and was baptised in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 31 March 1937 by Bishop Johan Lunde. His godparents were: his paternal grandparents King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; his maternal grandparents Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden; King Leopold III of Belgium; Queen Mary and King George VI of the United Kingdom; and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark. His parents alr...
Second World War
In 1940 the entire royal family had to flee Oslo because of the German invasion. It was deemed safer for the family to split up. The King and Crown Prince Olav would remain in Norway and the Crown Princess was to make her way to Sweden with the three children. The latter party reached Sweden on the night of 10 April, but although Crown Princess Märtha was Swedish-born, they encountered problems at the border station. According to Princess Astrid and others who were present, they were admitted...
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In the autumn of 1945 he was enrolled in third grade of Smestad skole as the first member of the royal family to attend a public (state) school. Amidst this when he was only 17 years old in 1954, his mother died of cancer. The Crown Princess's death was a tremendous loss for him and his family as well as for Norway, and he named his daughter Märtha to honour her memory. Four years later in 1958 he would lose his maternal grandmother Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
In 1955 he graduated from Oslo katedralskole and in the autumn of that year, Harald began studies at the University of Oslo. He later attended the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School at Trandum, followed by enrollment at the Norwegian Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1959. On 21 September 1957 at the death of his grandfather, Harald beca...
On the death of his father on 17 January 1991, Harald succeeded automatically to the Norwegian throne. He became the first Norwegian-born monarch since Olav IV died in 1387, a gap of 604 years. Harald is the sixth King of Norway to bear that name, and the first in 855 years. The five other kings who have borne the name are Harald Fairhair, Harald G...
Titles
1. 21 February 1937 – 21 September 1957: His Royal HighnessPrince Harald of Norway 2. 21 September 1957 – 17 January 1991: His Royal HighnessThe Crown Prince of Norway 3. Since 17 January 1991: His MajestyThe King of Norway
Arms
1. Royal coat of arms 2. Royal standard 3. Royal monogram
The King is a four-star general, an admiral, and formally the Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The infantry battalion His Majesty the King's Guard are considered the King's and the Royal Family's bodyguards. They guard the Royal residences, including the Royal Palace, the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, and the Royal Mausoleum at...
King Harald is closely related to other European monarchs. He is the first cousin once removed of King Philippe of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the second cousin of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (double second cousins and double third cousins) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the second co...
