Members of the press may apply for accreditation for the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Mr. Ari Behn at the Foreign Ministry’s accreditation web site. The address is: www.akkreditering.mfa.no.

Deadline for accreditation: 20 April

Programme details:

Wednesday 22 May: a private gathering in the evening

Thursday 23 May: gala concert hosted by the City of Trondheim, followed by a reception hosted by the Norwegian Government

Friday 24 May: wedding in Nidaros Cathedral at 16.00, followed by the wedding banquet at Stiftsgården.

Further details of the programme for 22-24 May will be issued at a later date.

In connection with the wedding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will establish a press centre at the Quality Hotel Augustin, Kongensgate 26, Trondheim. The centre will open from 22 May to 25 May.

The Ministry has reserved a certain number of rooms for journalists at the Quality Hotel Augustin and the Comfort Hotel Park, in Trondheim. These can be reserved through Bennett BTI, per.brekke@bennettbti.com, tel: + 47 908 39 256. Those who wish to reserve a room are requested to provide the following information: name, number of rooms, arrival and departure dates, and credit card number, as a guarantee for the reservation. Please note that cancellations after 22 April will be charged with NOK 3795.- .