Sweden

Swedish royals attend State Opening of Parliament

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25th September 2018
On Tuesday, large parts of the Swedish Royal Family attended the State Opening of Parliament in Stockholm. This falls only a few weeks after a dramatic election. On Monday, the parliament chose a new chairman and on Tuesday they voted to resign the prime minister and begin the process to give Sweden a new government. Nevertheless, before the process of negations can begin the Royal Family needed…
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Norway

Queen Sonja opens art exhibition in France

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25th September 2018
On Sunday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja began her two-day visit to France. Her Majesty Queen Sonja was present during the opening of the exhibition “Forces de la Nature” at the National Ceramics Museum in Sèvres. The display is a tribute to Norwegian creativity in modern…
Norway

Queen Sonja opens new exhibition in Queen Sonja’s Art Stable

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20th September 2018
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new show on Thursday evening. During the summer, visitors could see the Norwegian national costumes which are privately owned by the members of the Royal Family. Now a new and more modern exhibition has taken over the old stable…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon visited the Civil Defence

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20th September 2018
Yesterday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Civil Defence in Drammen. His visit was to thank them for the extraordinary efforts of the Civil Defence and emergency services during the summer’s drought and forest fires that ravaged in the…
Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik returns to work after back surgery

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18th September 2018
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is back at work. Monday evening he attended a seminar at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen. His Royal Highness had unexpected back surgery two weeks ago. The Crown Prince had to undergo surgery to cure a spinal disc herniation, and the Royal Court confirmed that the operation was successful. The Crown Prince has had significant progress in his…
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Spain

King Felipe visits a strongly divided Catalonia

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17th September 2018
On Monday, King Felipe VI of Spain visited Barcelona in the politically divided region of Catalonia. His Majesty attended the inauguration of the 30th edition of Gastech, the main meeting place for gas and Liquefied Natural Gas professionals from all over the world. The…
Sweden

Man arrested in relation to the theft of the Swedish Crown Jewels

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14th September 2018
Swedish Police have confirmed that they have arrested a person in relation to the theft of the Swedish royal regalia which was stolen six weeks ago. The detention hearing will be held on Friday. Not much more information has been released, however, the police have confirmed that the stolen regalia is still missing. The man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of theft. Prosecutors say that the…
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