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Queen Sonja cancels events due to illness

Queen Sonja of Norway has been forced to cancel an event due to an infection. On Tuesday evening, Queen Sonja should have opened an exhibition with her own works at Galleri Bi-Z in Kristiansand. The exhibition had been planned for three years. The Royal Court later confirmed the news and issued a short statement regarding Her Majesty`s health. “The queen has contracted an infection in the…
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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Wednesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 28th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 164th time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened. Military…
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Crown Prince Haakon hosts lunch for Nordic and South American ministers

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is one of several royals who is attending the high-level week of the United Nations in New York. The Crown Prince arrived on Sunday; on Monday, the Crown Prince had a hectic programme regarding climate change, and this continued on Tuesday with meetings with, among others, the King of Jordan and actor Alec Baldwin. On Wednesday His Royal Highness hosted a lunch at…
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Crown Prince Haakon kicks off hectic week in New York

After a hectic county tour in Norway with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon travelled directly to New York. He arrived Sunday evening, and yesterday, a hectic week started for the Norwegian Crown Prince. This week the United Nations has its “UN high-level…
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Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik opened unique Museum-building in Norway

Queen Sonja has opened the new museum building “The Twist” outside Oslo with Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark also present during the opening. Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik got a tour with investor Christen Sveaas of the new building which is located at the Kistefos Museum. The reason why also Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was present was that the architect behind the unique…
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