House Order (Royal Family Order) of Norway

The House Order (Husorden) is Norway’s version of a Royal Family Order. (In Norwegian, this is sometimes called a “Portrettnål”, which translates directly to Portrait Pin).

The House Order of each monarch is it’s own distinct honor. So, it is possible for a royal to receive multiple house honors, if they live through multiple reigns. A royal can choose if they wish to wear the all their house orders or just one.

The tradition of a Portrait Order started with King Oscar II, who was King of both Norway and Sweden¹. However, the practice of wearing the monarch’s portrait as a sign of admiration is much older.

Given to

Female members of the royal family.

Insignia

In insignia has not change much monarch to monarch, except for the portrait.

Diamond frame with portrait of the monarch. The frames will vary per recipient. The ribbon is red with a white and blue border that matches the Order of St. Olav. The same portrait is used on all the Orders during the Monarch’s reign.

Kings of Norway

For Kings of Norway & Sweden, see Sweden’s Order Portrait.

King Haakon VII (1906–1957)

King Haakon VII was the first Monarch of Norway after it gained independence from Sweden.

King Olav V (1957–1991)

King Harald V (1991-Present)

Living Recipients of King Harald V’s Order

Royal	Year	Relationship	Occasion
Queen Sonja	1991	Wife	Accession
Princess Astrid	1991	Sister	Accession
Princess Märtha Louise	1991	Daugther	Accession
Crown Princess Mette-Marit	2001	Daughter-in-law	Marriage
Princess Ingrid Alexandra	2022	Grand-daughter (Heir of Heir)	18th Birthday
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