# List of honours of Norway awarded to heads of state and royalty

This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by Norway, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.

## Monarchies
### Norwegian Royal Family

See also decorations pages (mark °): Harald, Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Ingrid Alexandra, Mârtha Louise, Astrid
| Decoration | Harald V | Sonja | Haakon | Mette-Marit | Ingrid Alexandra | Astrid | Märtha |
| Norwegian orders ||||||||
| Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav° | V | V | V | V | . | V | V |
| Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav° | . | . | . | . | V | . | . |
| Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit ° | V | V | V | . | . | . | . |
| Royal Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway° | . | . | . | . | . | V | . |
| Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway° | . | V | . | . | . | V | V |
| Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway° | . | V | . | V | V | V | V |
| Norwegian awards ||||||||
| The Royal House Centenary Medal° | V | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| Haakon VIIs Commemorative Medal 1. October 1957° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Haakon VIIs Jubilee Medal 1905–1955° | V | . | . | . | . | V | . |
| Haakon VIIs Centenary Medal° | V | V | . | . | . | V | V |
| Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991° | V | V | V | . | . | V | V |
| Olav Vs Jubilee Medal 1957-1982° | V | V | V | . | . | V | V |
| Olav Vs Centenary Medal° | V | V | V | V | . | V | V |
| Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991-2016° | V | V | V | V | V | V | V |
| Defence Service Medal with three stars° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch° | V | . | V | . | . | . | . |
| National Service Medal with three stars° | V | . | V | . | . | . | . |
| Krigsdeltakerforbundet Badge of Honour° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Norwegian Red Cross Badge of Honour° | V | V | . | . | . | . | . |
| Norwegian Reserve Officers Federal Badge of Honour° | V | . | V | . | . | . | . |
| The Naval Society Medal of Merit in gold° | V | . | V | . | . | . | . |
| Norwegian Shooting Society Badge of Honour° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| The Norwegian Confederation of Sports Centenary Medal° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Norwegian Shooting Society Commemorative Medal in gold° | V | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Oslo Military Society Badge of Honour in Gold° | V | V | V | . | . | . | . |
| The Nansen Medal° | . | V | . | . | . | . | . |

#### Norwegian citizens

* Magne Hagen, former secretary to the King: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2000)
* Carsten Smith, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2003)
* Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2004)
* Lars Petter Forberg, Master of the Royal Household : Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2004)

### British Royal Family

* Elizabeth II: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav (1955)
* Charles, Prince of Wales: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav (1978)
* Prince Andrew, Duke of York: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1988)
* Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1973)
* The Duke of Kent: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav

### Swedish Royal Family

* Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav (1974)
* Queen Silvia of Sweden: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1982)
* Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1995)
* Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2005)
* Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2005)
* Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1992)
* Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1992)

### Danish Royal Family

See also official pages, click on "Decorations" (mark °): Margrethe, Henrik, Frederik, Mary, Joachim, Benedikte
* Margrethe II of Denmark: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1958) °
* Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1990)
* Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2005)
* Prince Joachim of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1991) °
* Princess Benedikte of Denmark: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav (1974) °

### Dutch Royal Family

* King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1996)
* Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1986)
* Princess Margriet of the Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
* Pieter van Vollenhoven: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit

### Belgian Royal Family

* King Philippe: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2003)
* Queen Mathilde: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (2003)
* King Albert II: Grand Cross (1964) with Collar of the Order of St. Olav
* Queen Paola: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1997)
* Princess Astrid: Grand-Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2003)
* Prince Lorenz: Grand-Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2003)
* Prince Laurent: Grand-Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2003)
* Princess Claire: Grand-Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2003)

### Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family

* Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1964)
* Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross (1996) with Collar (2011) of the Order of St. Olav
* Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1996)

### Spanish Royal Family

* Juan Carlos I of Spain: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1982)
* Queen Sofía of Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1982)
* Felipe, Prince of Asturias: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1995)
* Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1995)
* Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav (1995)

### Jordanian Royal Family

* Abdullah II of Jordan: Knight Grand Cross with collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (4.4.2000)
* Queen Rania of Jordan: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (4.4.2000)
* Princess Alia bint Al Hussein, daughter of Queen Dina of Jordan, half-sister of Abdullah II of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, Princess Alia's 2nd husband: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Princess Zein bint Al Hussein, daughter of Princess Muna of Jordan, full sister of Abdullah II and Princess Aisha's twin: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Sayyid Majdi Al-Saleh, Princess Zein's husband: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia of Jordan, half-brother of Abdullah II of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein son of Queen Noor of Jordan, half-brother of Abdullah II of Jordan: Knight Grand Cross with collar of the Order of St. Olav
* Prince Talal bin Muhammad, elder son of Muhammad bin Talal: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Princess Ghida Talal, Prince Talal's wife: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (4.4.2000)
* Prince Hassan bin Talal, youngest brother of King Hussein I of Jordan: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

### Thai Royal Family

* Queen Sirikit of Thailand: Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1965)

### Japanese Imperial Family

* Emperor Akihito: Grand Cross (1953) with Collar (2001) of the Order of St. Olav
* Empress Michiko: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001)
* Crown Prince Naruhito: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001)
* Crown Princess Masako: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001)
* Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko): Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2001)

## Former Monarchies
### Greek Royal Family

* former King Constantine II of Greece: Grand Cross (1962) with Collar (1964) of the Order of St. Olav

### Iranian Imperial Family

* former Empress Farah Pahlavi: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1965)

## Republics
### Austria

* President Heinz Fischer: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2007)

### Brazil

* President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2003)

### Bulgaria

* President Georgi Parvanov: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2006)

### Croatia

* President Ivo Josipović: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2011)

### Estonia

* President Arnold Rüütel: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2002)

### Finland

* President Martti Ahtisaari: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1994)
* President Tarja Halonen: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2000)
* President Sauli Niinistö: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2012)

### France

* President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (when Minister of Finance): Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1962)
* President Jacques Chirac (1995-2007): Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2000)

### Germany

* Marianne von Weizsäcker: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1986)
* President Horst Köhler: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2007)

### Iceland

* President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1982)
* President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1998)

### Latvia

* President Guntis Ulmanis: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1998)
* President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2000)

### Lithuania

* President Valdas Adamkus: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1998)
* President Dalia Grybauskaitė: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2011)

### Poland

* President Lech Wałęsa: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1995)
* President Aleksander Kwaśniewski: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1996)

### Portugal

* President António Ramalho Eanes: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (1978)
* President Jorge Sampaio: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2004)
* President Aníbal Cavaco Silva: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2008)

### Romania

* President Emil Constantinescu: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1999)

### Slovakia

* President Ivan Gašparovič: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2010)

### Slovenia

* President Danilo Türk: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2011)

### Turkey

* President Abdullah Gül: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2013)