Overview
- King Haakon hosted the traditional Storting dinner on Thursday, October 22, delivering a personal speech that publicly remembered his late father and acknowledged the family’s transition into new public roles.
- Queen Mette‑Marit did not attend because she is still recovering from a lung transplant performed in June and the palace says she is expected to avoid official duties through about next summer.
- Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra made her debut in the role, wearing the Amethyst diadem from her mother’s parure and showing visible emotion during her father’s address.
- The palace announced that Ingrid Alexandra will hold her first solo audience on October 28 to receive representatives of the Operasjon Dagsverk campaign.
- The dinner underscored how the century‑old Storting tradition is being used to re‑establish royal routines and shift day‑to‑day duties onto Haakon and the younger generation while the queen convalesces, a change that will shape public scrutiny of the monarchy going forward.