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More details of Dutch State Visit to Norway are revealed

At the invitation of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November. The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the Netherlands and the two royal houses. More details on the upcoming visit have now been published. The visit will begin with an official welcome ceremony at the…
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Monaco

Prince Albert of Monaco travels to France to reopen a museum in a village close to his heart

Prince Albert II of Monaco travelled to France last week to officially reopen a museum showcasing the history of Ferrette – a small village in the Alsace region. Ferrette has historic ties with the Principality of Monaco. Since 1777, the Sovereign Prince has also held the title of Count of Ferrette after Prince Honoré IV of Monaco married Louise d’Aumont, the niece of the Count of…
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Sweden

Sweden's king grants audience to NATO Secretary General

Sweden is not a member of the international military alliance NATO. Nevertheless, Sweden is this week the host nation for a major conference between the NATO nations. On that occasion, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted an audience to NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. The audience lasted just under 15 minutes and Stoltenberg was able to tell the press that he and the Swedish monarch…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon kicks off his annual youth conference

For the ninth year in a row, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has brought together young Norwegian leaders and talent to the conference SIKT. This year’s event is taking place at Nord University in the city of Bodø. After last year’s digital edition of the annual conference, Northern Norway and the cultural city of Bodø are the arena when the SIKT conference brings together almost 200…
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