Norway

King Harald dragged into political games during opening of oil fields

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6th January 2020
On Tuesday this week, His Majesty King Harald of Norway is to fly out into the North Sea with Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Oil and Energy Minister Sylvi Listhaug. There, the King will attend the solemn opening of Norway’s third largest oil field. This has created strong reactions from Norwegian and international climate politicians. “The opening of the Johan Sverdrup field is nothing to…
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Norway

Ari Behn's funeral held in Oslo

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3rd January 2020
On Friday, the funeral took place for Ari Behn, the former husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, at Oslo Cathedral.Ari Behn died last week after taking his own life on Christmas Day aged 47. Many royals and members of the Behn family attended the funeral which was broadcast live on Norway’s two largest television channels.Present from the Norwegian Royal Family were King…
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Norway

Queen Sonja cancels events following Ari Behn's death

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30th December 2019
According to the official program for Queen Sonja of Norway, the Queen should have opened a new art exhibition on Thursday of this week. The Queen’s participation in the opening has been announced for several weeks. Now, the Royal Court has removed this planned…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria cancels all her plans and travels to Norway

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29th December 2019
According to various Swedish media sources, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled all her private Christmas and New Year’s events and travelled to Oslo.The message about Ari Behns suicide was extremely sadfor Victoria, who knew him closely. She has now put her own life on hold to support her good friend Princess Martha Louise and her children. Crown Princess Victoria is close…
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Norway

That time Crown Prince Haakon was almost kidnapped

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28th December 2019
Being kidnapped is perhaps a royal’s biggest nightmare. Fortunately, this has not happened in recent times. Still, many have made plans to kidnap royals, but they have fortunately failed. A rather unknown story of a kidnapping attempt was aimed at the then 26-year-old…
Norway

Norway's Royal Family thanks public for the support after Ari Behn's suicide

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27th December 2019
The suicide of Princess Märtha Louise’s former husband, Ari Behn, was as a huge shock to the entire Norwegian population. Nearly all liked Ari Behn very well, and he had a special place in the heart of the Norwegian people.The family was open from the beginning about this being a suicide. Something that has increased the focus on mental health in Norway in recent days. Now, Ari…
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