Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for The King and Queen of Norway

On Monday 23 February 2015, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove hosted a Ceremonial Welcome for Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove met with The King and Queen of Norway; and received the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Børge Brende; Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr Tord Lien; and Ambassador of Norway, Her Excellency Ms Unni Kløvstad.

Later, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted a State Lunch in honour of The King and Queen of Norway. Guests included: Mr Børge Brende; Mr Tord Lien; Her Excellency Ms Unni Kløvstad and Mr Henri Schumacher; Ms Dilek Ayhan; Mr Øystein Bø; Ms Merete Brattested; Ms Gry Mølleskog; Brigadier Nils Petter Granholt; Mr Knut Brakstad; Major Kristian Buvarp; Mr Per Otto Dyb; Ms Marit Engebretsen; Mr Vebjørn Dysvik; Mr Even Aas; Ms Sissel Solum; Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO CSC RAN and Mrs Jenny Barrett; the Honourable Bronwyn Bishop MP; Ms Liza Carroll PSM; Mr Mark Coulton MP and Mrs Robyn Coulton; Ms Joanna Johns; the Honourable Justice Susan Kiefel AC and Mr Michael Albrecht; His Excellency Mr Charles Watson Lepani and Dr Katherine Lepani; Senator Gavin Marshall; Ambassador Damien Miller; Dr Sverre Molland and Ms Samorn Sanixay; Professor Mary O'Kane; the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP; Ms Mary Porter AM MLA and Mr Ian De Landelles; Minister Lena Rebekka Risnes and Mr Ole Jakob Risnes; Professor Göran Roos; the Honourable Warren Truss MP and Mrs Lyn Truss; Mr Peter Varghese AO; Mr Alastair Walton; and Professor Michael Wesley.