Norway

Crown Prince Haakon kicks off official visit to the United States

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7th December 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has begun a four-day official visit to the United States. The main goal of the visit is to help strengthen international cooperation, as well as the good relations between the USA and Norway. Together with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Petroleum and Energy and the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Crown Prince will during his visit…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe cancels annual Christmas journey to London

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6th December 2021
Queen Margrethe has a long held tradition of going to London each December and managing both official tasks and Christmas gift shopping for the family. However, her 2021 visit has now been cancelled. It was expected that the Queen of Denmark would travel to the UK capital while Crown Prince Frederik would have been regent of Denmark in the coming days. Now the trip has been cancelled, the royal…
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Romania

Former Prince Nicholas of Romania to be a father again

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6th December 2021
This last weekend Nicholas of Romania announced that his wife Alina-Maria is expecting a baby in the spring of next year. The message was published on the former Romanian Prince`s Facebok page. This will be the second child for the couple. The statement published to the…
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One charged after shooting of soldier at the Norwegian Royal Family’s summer residence

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3rd December 2021
One person has been charged after a soldier was admitted to hospital after a shooting at the Norwegian Royal Family’s summer residence, Mågerø. The incident occurred during a military exercise, and no royals were present on the estate at the time of the shooting. The situation has garnered a significant amount of attention in Norway, and late in the night on 1 December, it emerged…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit attends choir rehearsal

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2nd December 2021
The pre-Christmas period is hectic for choirs all over the world. Crown Princess Mette Marit was present at the Norwegian Girls’ Choir rehearsal as they prepared for Christmas. The Crown Princess, who is the choir’s high patron, wanted to get to know the…
The Netherlands

Dutch State Visit to Greece postponed

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2nd December 2021
The intended state visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Greece has now been postponed following the continued spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. In consultation with the Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the visit…
Belgium

King Philippe pays brief visit to Rome

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2nd December 2021
The new coronavirus variant has had an immediate effect on royal diaries, causing several trips to be postponed. What was supposed to be a three-day Belgian state visit to Italy this week has been delayed and instead, on December 1st 2021, King Philippe paid a brief visit to Rome. In view of the sudden deteriorating health situation in Belgium and Europe, it was decided, in consultation with…
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