November 2011: Awarded by King Harald V to Stephen Harding - Den Kongelige Norske Fortjensorden: Knight of the 1st class.
“For outstanding service to Norway”. Investiture by the Ambassador at a special ceremony in Liverpool, March 2012, and conferred by the King at the Palace in Oslo, September 2012. “I have long been an admirer of your tireless advocacy for the case of Wirral's viking heritage, and for the Wirral itself” .. Carla Phillips, Wirhalh Skip Felag, June 2011
