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Norway and the Netherlands: the special friendship on show in past State Visits

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8th November 2021
The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a State Visit to Norway this November. Willem-Alexander and Maxima will be hosted by their friends, King Harald and Queen Sonja, for the three day event. Although it’s Willem-Alexander’s first State Visit to Norway since becoming King in 2013, it’s not the first time these two countries have shared these important moments. Here…
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Crown Prince Haakon on technology visit to western Norway

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4th November 2021
This week it was western Norway’s turn to receive a royal visit. Crown Prince Haakon visited a county with a particularly great need for restructuring since much of the country’s oil, and gas activities are located there. The first stop on the Crown Prince’s program was AutoStore, a company that makes robotic warehousing solutions for several large companies and has customers…
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King Harald attends immigration jubilee

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2nd November 2021
This year marks 50 years since immigration to Norway from Pakistan began. Last Friday, King Harald of Norway was present in Oslo City Hall to celebrate 50 years since the first labour immigrants came from Pakistan to Norway. Together with Oslo Mayor Marianne Borgen and…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja receive third dose of coronavirus vaccine

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1st November 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have received their third doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The information was shared on the evening of November 1st 2021 by the royal court. The following statement was made: “His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen have today received the third dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus. The royal couple received the first dose on 13 January…
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Norway’s Royal Family host traditional parliament dinner

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29th October 2021
The annual parliament dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been held again after a hiatus. Due to the pandemic, the traditional event had to be cancelled in 2020, but this year the tables could be covered again, for the 103rd time. King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit, as well as the king’s older sister Princess Astrid, attended the dinner. A…
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