Royal Visit 2011

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja are in the United States October 13-22, 2011. In Minnesota and Iowa, the Royal Couple will meet with representatives from the state governments and visit Norwegian-American environs and institutions. In New York, the King and Queen will be among the Honorary guests at the American Scandinavian Foundation’s Centennial Ball. In addition, Their Majesties will visit Ground Zero and Norwegian-American environs, and they will attend several cultural events.

The King's Speech at the Grand Dinner, Oct. 16, 2011

News and events // Last updated: 10/17/2011 //

On Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, around 8:00 p.m., the King and Queen of Norway attended a Grand Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. In attendance were VP Walter Mondale and his wife, Joan, MN Gov. Mark Dayton, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Erik Paulsen, and Rep. Martin Olav Saebo. Follwing is the text of the King's remarks:

Craig Dykers, HM Queen Sonja, HM King Harald, and Blaine Collins.

News and events // Last updated: 10/20/2011 //

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja attended the presentations of the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce Trade Award to Moods of Norway, and Achievement Award to Aktiv Mot Kreft and Jack Waitz, at at Luncheon in New York on October 20th.

News and events // Last updated: 10/17/2011 //

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway attended a student service in Augsburg Chapel, at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, on Sunday, Oct. 16.

News and events // Last updated: 10/14/2011 //

King Harald of Norway spoke at St. Olaf's College in Northfield, MN on Oct. 14, 2011. Following is the text of his speech:

News and events // Last updated: 10/14/2011 //

On Thurs., Oct. 14, 2011, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visited St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. They took a tour of the campus and attended a Norwegian class with St. Olaf students.

News and events // Last updated: 10/14/2011 //

On Wednesday, Oct. 13, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visited the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA.

News and events // Last updated: 10/13/2011 //

Today, His Majesty King Harald spoke at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Following is the text of his speech.

Links to Coverage of the Royal Visit

News and events // Last updated: 10/13/2011 //

Following are some images from the Royal Visit, along with links to coverage in national and regional media.

August 25, 2010: King Harald (second from left) and Queen Sonja (far right) host a dinner at the Royal Palace on the occasion of Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess' 10th anniversary. .
Photo: Gorm Kallestad / Scanpix.

News and events // Last updated: 10/4/2011 //

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will pay an official visit to the Midwest and New York October 13-22, 2011. In Minnesota and Iowa, the Royal Couple will meet with representatives from the state governments and visit Norwegian-American environs and institutions. In New York, the King and Queen will be among the Honorary guests at the American Scandinavian Foundation’s Centennial...

News and events // Last updated: 10/21/2011 //

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja and the Heads of State from Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark were at The National September 11 Memorial in New York at a flower ceremony on the morning of October 21st.

Glenn Lowry, MoMA Director, Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, H.M Queen Sonja, and H.M King Harald.

News and events // Last updated: 10/21/2011 //

The Museum of Modern Art has acquired architectural drawings and models by the Norwegian firms Snøhetta (a partnership between Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen), and Helen & Hard (a collaboration between Siv Helen Stangeland and Reinhard Kropf) marking the firms’ entry into MoMA’s collection. The artifacts were presented to MoMA by Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway at a...

Royal Visit 2011

The King's Speech at the Grand Dinner, Oct. 16, 2011

Their Majesties at the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce Award Luncheon

Student Service at Augsburg College

The King's Speech at St. Olaf's College, Oct. 14, 2011

King Harald and Queen Sonja Attend Class at St. Olaf College

King Harald and Queen Sonja Visit the Vesterheim Museum

The King's Speech at Luther College, Oct. 13, 2011

Links to Coverage of the Royal Visit

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja to Visit the Midwest and New York, Oct. 13-22, 2011

Nordic Visit to The September 11 Memorial

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja at MoMA

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