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The message in a royal engagement ring - Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

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18th November 2023
Theirs was an engagement announcement that threatened the monarchy’s stability, but the ring upon Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby’s ring finger symbolised nearly a century of royal love matches, and theirs would, in time, be no different. Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit met in July 1999 at a music festival and began dating afterwards. At the time, the “Cinderella from Kristiansand,”…
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Moving speeches at a birthday celebration for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway

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26th August 2023
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a joint 50th birthday party, welcoming people from all over Norway to a ‘Bakgårdsfest’ at the Royal Palace in Olso. Queen Sonja welcomed the guests with a speech, telling the crowd that for their 50th birthdays, the Crown Prince Couple had wanted to “use their anniversary year to travel around Norway and visit places, people and…
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Norway's Crown Princess turns 50

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19th August 2023
Just a few weeks after Crown Prince Haakon marked his 50th birthday, his wife, Mette-Marit, is celebrating her 50 years of life. Who is the next commoner queen who was once controversial but is now beloved by all of Norway? Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born on 19…
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The beloved Crown Princess with devastating disease

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23rd July 2023
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway is beloved in her country, and the Norwegian people were devastated to learn that she had been diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis in 2018. What is the disease, and how does it affect the Crown Princess? Pulmonary fibrosis “is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it more…
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Crown Prince Haakon steps in for King Harald to welcome Italian President Mattarella on State Visit

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13th May 2023
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway perfectly stepped in his father’s shoes to host a State Visit from the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, who arrived in Oslo accompanied by his daughter Laura.  The Italian President, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and the rest of the delegation landed on Wednesday, 10 May, and were welcomed, among others, by the Italian Ambassador to Norway and…
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