On October 11, 2021, King Harald V of Norway chaired the formal opening of the 166th session of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) on the occasion of the start of the new working year of the Parliament. At the opening ceremony, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon accompanied the King. Last year, King Harald could not attend the opening of the Norwegian Parliament because he was ill, and for this reason, Crown Prince Haakon had chaired the opening of the Storting.
