Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visit Nordland - Day 1

On Tuesday morning, King Harald and Queen Sonja started their annual county journey. This time the Norwegian regents travelled to Nordland. The visit will last three days and end on Thursday. First up was Straumen in Sørfold municipality and Vollmoen in Steigen municipality. On their journey, the King and Queen are using the royal yacht “Norge.” There the royals will live on their…
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Crown Prince Haakon: "We let people steal our apples"

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Prince Daniel of Sweden attended the EAT Stockholm Food Forum in Sweden today. After holding a speech for the assembly where the Crown Prince emphasised the importance of living more sustainably, Crown Prince Haakon shared some of his own…
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King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon inspect the Norwegian Royal Guard

On Friday morning, His Majesty King Harald and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Huseby Leir military camp in Oslo to perform their annual inspection of His Majesty The King’s Guard. The Huseby Leir camp is located west in the capital of Oslo and is the headquarters of the Royal Life Guard. Traditionally, the inspection takes place in early June each year. Hundreds of…
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The Norwegian Royal Guards suffer under unusual heat wave

Southern Norway is now in an unusually warm period. A heat wave has hit the country and has lasted almost a month with temperatures of 30-32 degrees Celsius during the daytime. This is quite different from what the southern parts of Norway generally has – very low temperatures throughout the year. This heat wave has also affected the Norwegian Royal Guard. Now, measures have been taken to…
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Who is King Constantine II of Greece?

On the occasion of His Majesty King Constantine of Greece’s birthday today, we look back on the monarch’s life, his time on the throne, time in exile and return to Greece. King Constantine was born on 2 June 1940 in Athens. He was only one-year-old when Italy and…
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Crown Prince Haakon attended Entrepreneur's Market

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended on Wednesday the Entrepreneur’s Market in Oslo at the Lillo Estate and Farm. It is the second consecutive year in which the Entrepreneur’s Market is organised at Lillo Farm by the industry company, The AF Group. During the event, Crown Prince Haakon was accompanied by Oslo’s Mayor, Marianne Borgen, and Group Executive Vice…
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