Norway celebrates King Harald’s 25th anniversary as monarch
HELSINKI — Norway is celebrating King Harald’s 25th anniversary as monarch of the Scandinavian country with concerts, candlelight processions, children’s winter events and a gala performance at the University of Oslo.
HELSINKI — Norway is celebrating King Harald’s 25th anniversary as monarch of the Scandinavian country with concerts, candlelight processions, children’s winter events and a gala performance at the University of Oslo.
A service in the Royal Chapel included the royal family, government officials, family friends and royal visitors from Sweden and Denmark. Twenty-one-gun salutes were sounded nationwide in honour of the 78-year-old king and his wife Queen Sonja.
Many of today’s (Jan 17) events are being broadcast by Norwegian TV NRK, and the public is able to congratulate the royal couple online or sign a register at the Royal Palace, open until midnight today.
Harald became king when his father Olav died on Jan 17, 1991. The Norwegian king has a ceremonial role and is not part of the government. AP
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