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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament

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4th October 2022
Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway for the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in Oslo. Military forces from the Navy, Air Force and ground defence, as well as the King’s Guard, took their place on the parade street, which runs between the Royal Palace and the Parliament, ahead of the opening; roads were also decorated with Norwegian flags and…
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Queen Sonja opens trio of art displays

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4th October 2022
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo. The director welcomed the Norwegian Queen in the…
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The Laws of Succession in...Belgium

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3rd October 2022
King Philippe is nearing the end of his first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant. The laws of succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country introduced absolute primogeniture—the first-born child, regardless of sex, inherits the throne—in 1991, towards the end of King Baudouin’s reign. The…
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Special royal park closes for the year

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3rd October 2022
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced the traditional closure of the Queen’s Park, which will reopen on 18 May 2023.  The area is part of the larger Palace Park complex, which also includes ponds and museums. The Palace Park was built between 1840 and 1857, but the area that is now the Queen’s Park has served that purpose since the mid-1700s. The park was firstly acquired by the…
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The Laws of Succession in...Norway

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2nd October 2022
King Harald of Norway has comfortably reigned for 31 years and his succession is shored up by his son Crown Prince Haakon and granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The succession to the Norwegian throne is set out in the country’s constitution, in Article 6, which…
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King and Queen of Sweden to undertake state visit to Jordan

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2nd October 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a state visit to Jordan later this year, visiting the Middle Eastern country at the invitation of King Abdullah II. The Swedish Royal Court announced that the King and Queen would visit Jordan between 15 and 17 November to strengthen the friendly ties between the nations. The state visit will focus on several multilateral and local issues, such as…
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