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King Harald and Queen Sonja host dinner for Norwegian athletes

Sport is important for all nations and, as a former Olympic athlete in sailing, it is perhaps particularly important to King Harald. Along with Queen Sonja, the Norwegian monarch has hosted a dinner for his country’s participants in the last Olympics and Paralympics which took place in Tokyo this summer. The royal couple invited the participants to dinner at the Palace to celebrate since…
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Norway’s Crown Prince Couple continue county visit

Crown Prince and Crown Princess visited Våler and Moss on their second day of the county trip to Østfold in the region of Viken. The Crown Prince started the day by meeting several of the village’s volunteers at Bergtunet. At the stands were the Scouts, Østfold model boat club and KNA Varna, who told about their work. The Bergtunet is a collection of older houses and objects, and…
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Norwegian Royal Family returns to work after eventful summer

This week, the Norwegian Royal Family concluded their summer holiday with a week-long cruise on the royal yacht along the Norwegian cost. Next week will therefore be the first official working week for the royals after their break. King Harald is set to meet with his government on Friday for the first council of state after the holiday. Weekly councils of state will be held at the Royal Palace in…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit open centre dedicated to priest Hans Nielsen Hauge

On Thursday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway opened the visitor centre dedicated to the memory of Hans Nielsen Hauge outside the city of Fredrikstad. Hans Nielsen Hauge was a Norwegian lay preacher, industrial founder and community builder. A memorial “is located on the farm in Rolvsøy where Hauge was born 250 years…
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