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Queen Sonja to award Queen Margrethe with a prestigious language prize

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8th September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is awarded the Nordic Association’s language prize for her effort to strengthen the Scandinavian language community and she will receive the accolade from her good friend, Queen Sonja of Norway. The prize will be presented in a ceremony in Oslo later in September. Preparations are now being made for a large-scale celebration of the language award…
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Queen Sonja finds herself back in her old classroom

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7th September 2022
This week, Queen Sonja was able to help mark a special anniversary for her. On September 6th 2022, the Queen of Norway was present at the 100-year commemoration for Slemdal school, where she herself attended class. The queen was shown around the school grounds by…
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King Harald calls for optimism during county tour

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31st August 2022
In recent times, the King and Queen of Norway have begun their post summer holiday engagements with a visit to one of their nation’s counties. It provides an opportunity to see slightly more distant parts of Norway. On August 30th 2022, the royals started a three day long visit to western Norway and King Harald and Queen Sonja had a clear message during their visit – now is a time for…
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Queen Sonja visits Europe’s largest glacier

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25th May 2022
Queen Sonja has attended the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian Glacier Museum. The festivities were supposed to be held last year, but due to the global health crisis, they were postponed to 2022. Upon arrival, the Queen was welcomed and given…
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Queen Sonja is first recipient of new award in Norway

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10th May 2022
It is not every day that a completely new award arises but a rather special one, Honorary Craftsman, has been created in Norway. The first winner of this award was none other than Queen Sonja of Norway. The appointment of Honorary Craftsman is instituted to honour a…
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Queen Sonja opens a new centre for the preservation of antiques

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29th April 2022
One of the world’s most modern centres for the preservation of old objects is located in Norway, and this week they received a royal visit for the solemn opening. Her Majesty arrived at the conservation centre and was greeted by the chairman of the board of the Anno Museum and State Administrator Knut Storberget, the Mayor of Elverum, Lillian Skjærvik and CEO Svein Inge Sunde. Pupils…
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Queen Sonja meets Ukrainian refugees

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4th April 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in Norway. The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homes, including Siuzanna…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja cancel attendance at Prince Philip's memorial service

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28th March 2022
The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed that the King and Queen of Norway will no longer be able to attend the memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. King Harald remainns sick leave after being diagnosed with coronavirus last week. The Norwegian Royal Court made no further comment and it is not known when King Harald will be back at work. King Harald tested positive for…
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