Overview
- King Haakon hosted the annual Storting parliamentary dinner on Thursday, October 22, and used his opening speech to honor his late father King Harald and his aunt Princess Astrid.
- Queen Mette‑Marit was absent because she is still recovering from a lung transplant performed over the summer and the royal household says she is expected to avoid official duties into mid‑2027.
- Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra made her Storting debut that evening, appeared visibly moved during speeches, and wore the Amethyst diadem from her mother’s collection as a deliberate, public gesture of continuity.
- An unscripted medical incident took place at the dinner when MP Marthe Hammer fainted and was put in the recovery position by colleagues; she has since said she is feeling well.
- The palace confirmed Ingrid Alexandra will hold her first solo audience on October 28 to receive representatives of Operasjon Dagsverk, a step that underlines a short‑term shift of ceremonial duties to the heir and a broader generational handover in the royal household.