Organisations under the patronage of HM The Queen

Royal patronage serves to raise public awareness of an organisation or a specific event that supports a worthy cause. Royal patronage is generally granted for a period of five years.

Her Majesty Queen Sonja is the patron of:

Elverum Music Festival
Norwegian Broadcasting Boys’ Choir (Sølvguttene)
The MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women
The National Association of Folk Music and Dance
The Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association
The Norwegian Horticultural Society
The Norwegian Institute in Athens
The Norwegian Institute in Rome
The Norwegian museums association
The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
Oslo Chamber Music Festival
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Red Cross Nordic United World College
The Royal Norwegian Society for Development
The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments
The Norwegian Youth Orchestra Association (UNOF)