Norway

Crown Prince Haakon: "Nothing is more important for development than peace"

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13th February 2019
On Monday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway arrived for a visit to Colombia. The Crown Prince was invited to the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced by the royal court until Monday morning, for security reasons. The Crown Prince has, during his stay, attended a breakfast meeting with Colombia’s Foreign…
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Norway

King Harald visits Kongsberg weapon factory

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13th February 2019
King Harald of Norway has visited the Kongsberg weapon factory. The King was warmly welcomed by hundreds of cheering children with flags as he arrived for his visit on Tuesday. Chairman of the Board, Eivind Reiten and CEO Geir Håøy welcomed the King to the Kongsberg Group.
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Norway's lost royal monument

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12th February 2019
Today, an impressive large statue of King Karl Johan is present at the Palace Square in Oslo. It has been there since 1875 and has become a symbol, a landmark and an icon of the entire city. What is less known is that this was not the first statue there. Before the…
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway makes trip to Colombia

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11th February 2019
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is visiting Colombia from Monday to Wednesday this week. He has been invited to the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced by the royal court until Monday morning, probably for security reasons. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide for the last 50 years. HRH the Crown Prince.
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Norway

Norway’s version of “The Crown” is underway

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9th February 2019
Norwegians have, like American and British audiences, been obsessed with the Netflix series, “The Crown”. Royal history is fascinating. So now Norway is in the process making its own version of the British show – with Norwegian royal history of course. The company…
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Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon celebrate the Sami national day in Oslo

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7th February 2019
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was joined by her son, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway today when they attended the celebration of the Sami national day in Oslo City Hall. The royals were also accompanied by Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The Mayor of Oslo, Marianne Borgen welcomed the royals and more than 400 invited guests with a Sami background from the Oslo area. “It is with…
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Sweden

Stolen Swedish Crown Jewels recovered by police

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5th February 2019
The Swedish Royal Regalia which was stolen last year has been recovered by police. The Crown Jewels were found on Monday night – It is uncertain whether all or only parts of the regalia have been discovered. According to Swedish media, they were found hidden in a…
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway opens education centre

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1st February 2019
The Crown Prince of Norway has opened a new learning centre for young people in Gol. The centre, “UngInvest“ has a new department for up to fifteen young people and aims to help more people in the area complete upper secondary education. Crown Prince Haakon was greeted on arrival by the CEO of UngInvest, Ingebjørg Mæland who has led the process which has seen young people, teachers and…
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