It was the meeting of two future kings at Windsor Castle this Thursday.

Prince William and Kate Middleton reconnected with their Norwegian counterparts, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, during a meeting on Thursday during the Norwegian royal couple's visit to the United Kingdom. Haakon and Mette-Marit were scheduled to visit the United Kingdom in September, but their visit was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway attended the state funeral of the late monarch at Westminster Abbey.

It was a reunion for Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, who spent time with Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit, both 49, during a visit to Oslo in February 2018, but This time Prince William is also next in line. to the throne.

The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit to the meeting at Windsor Castle, where they focused on discussing shared concerns about the environment, their office at the Palace of Wales said in Kensington. Following their meeting with the Norwegian royal couple, the four sat down with representatives from three major Norwegian companies working on green energy solutions.

Around the table at the meeting with the royal couples were Alex Grant, Senior Vice President and Country Manager of Equinor in the UK, Øivind Eriksen, CEO of Aker ASA, and Børre Jacobsen, CEO of Northern Lights JV. His Excellency Wegger Chr. They were also joined by Strømmen, Norwegian ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In 2018, Prince William and Kate bundled up for a winter tour of Sweden and Norway. Their trip included a visit to the Holmenkollen resort, home of the Holmenkollen ski jump, one of Oslo's most famous sites.

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit also visited the United Kingdom in November 2018 to attend then-Prince Charles' 70th birthday party at Buckingham Palace.

This event comes after a busy week of public engagements for Prince William and Princess Kate. On Tuesday they traveled to Wales for a series of excursions, including launching a program to build kitchen gardens to promote mental wellbeing and visiting a sports center to commemorate the good work done there and the role fitness can play in a positive mental health.

William was also announced as royal patron of the Welsh Air Ambulance, when they met at a base in Llanelli, in the west of the country.

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On Wednesday, the couple were on duty to distribute ceremonial leeks and meet soldiers and their families at the annual St David's Day parade at Combermere Barracks in Windsor.