Norway

Queen Sonja enjoys night at the opera in Oslo

Queen Sonja has attended a concert at the Oslo Opera in connection with the Queen Sonja International Music Competition. From 501 singers from 63 nations, an international jury has selected four of the 40 Norwegian soloists who were invited to participate in this year’s edition of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition. The four have thus achieved a brilliant position in…
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Princess Märtha Louise reunited with her boyfriend in Los Angeles

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is back in the US with her boyfriend, Durek Verrett. This was confirmed recently when paparazzi pictures of the two were taken in Los Angeles. Durek Verrett lives in the USA and the last time he was in Norway was over Christmas and New Year last year. It has thus been a full eight months since the couple last met each other but now they have finally…
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Queen Sonja opens new school building in downtown Oslo

Queen Sonja of Norway marked the end of her summer holiday by opening the new Ruseløkka school in downtown Oslo. In a sunny and noisy schoolyard, on August 16th 2021, she was greeted by more than 500 students, teachers and invited guests. Queen Sonja was shown around the new school by tenth graders Shawn Luke San Jose Baluyot and Christine Karin Wendel. The entourage included the rector, the…
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Norway’s Crown Prince and Princess mark special wedding anniversary with radio broadcast

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway have begun celebrations to mark their 20th wedding anniversary with a radio programme in which they talk about love, collaboration and the coronavirus pandemic. In the NRK program “Summer in P2”, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess speak about exclusion, illness and 20 years as a married couple. This summer also marks 20 years since they…
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