King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit to be consecrated

The Royal Court of Norway has announced the date for King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit’s Consecration Ceremony, to take place next year. 

Next year will be historic for Norway as the country prepares for a ceremony based on a thousand-year-old tradition. Today, the royal court announced that King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit’s Consecration Ceremony will be held at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on Sunday, 22 August, 2027.

There will be no crowns placed upon heads; however, if tradition is followed, as in past consecrations, the King’s Crown and the Queen’s Crown will be placed on either side of the high altar. Consecration is an act of intercession that occurs at the Royal Couple’s own request.

The service is being planned in collaboration between the Church of Norway and the Palace, with preparations beginning immediately. There have been seven Coronations and two Consecrations in Nidaros Cathedral from the 15th century to the present day.

In connection with the Consecration Ceremony, an extensive program in Trondheim is being planned. The King and Queen will host a gala dinner at Stiftsgården, with the Government and Trondheim Municipality also hosting events the same weekend.

After the Consecration, the Royal Couple will travel on the Royal Yacht “Norge” to Bergen. The programme in Bergen will include a dinner in Håkonshallen, which was built by King Håkon Håkonsson as a banquet hall over 760 years ago.

Their Majesties will undertake a major Consecration Tour in Norway over two years. The tour will begin in the summer of 2027 and continue in the spring of 2028. The custom of undertaking a long journey to large parts of the country in connection with the Consecration also dates back to the Kings of the Middle Ages, to 1163.