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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon welcome Germany’s President to Norway

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5th November 2021
The Kingdom of Norway and the German Republic have developed close relations in recent decades, both through economic cooperation and military cooperation through NATO. King Harald and Queen Sonja as well as Crown Prince Haakon have received the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife at the Royal Palace in Oslo as they began a visit to the country. The German…
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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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King Harald opens Sami Parliament

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21st October 2021
King Harald has opened the ninth Sami Parliament. Crown Prince Haakon was also present at the solemn opening in the city of Karasjok. The Sami Parliament is the Sami people’s elected parliament in Norway. Every four year,s at the same time as the Norwegian…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend memorial service for those killed in Kongsberg attack

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18th October 2021
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit have attended a service in memory of those killed and in consolation for those affected after the attack in Kongsberg. Five people were killed with a bow and arrow in the Norwegian town on October 13th 2021 with another three people injured. The church service took place on Sunday, October 17th 2021. A candle was lit for each of those…
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King Harald approves new Norwegian government

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16th October 2021
King Harald of Norway has approved the new Norwegian government after Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party was ousted from power during the recent elections. On Tuesday of this week, King Harald held a number of audiences at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament

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12th October 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway were joined by Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 166th time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened. Military forces from the Navy, Air Force…
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