Norway

Crown Prince Haakon attended Entrepreneur's Market

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31st May 2018
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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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to continue as UNDP Ambassador

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23rd May 2018
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme, UNDP, where he is committed to continuing his efforts as a goodwill ambassador for their programme. The Crown Prince received UNDP’s leader, Achim Steiner, in an audience at the Royal Palace on Tuesday morning. Achim Steiner took over as head of UNDP after Helen Clark in 2017.
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Norway

King Harald hands out the Abel Prize for 2018

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23rd May 2018
His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated Monday in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize. The Abel Prize for 2018 was awarded to Professor Robert Langlands, the man behind the programme that connects representation theory and numerical theory mathematics at…
Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf reestablishes Gotland's regiment

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22nd May 2018
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the regiment occurs as a response to Russian…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum

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18th May 2018
On Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum in Gothenburg. The forum was started when Jakob Granit, Director General of the Sea and Water Authority, welcoming everyone and especially the Crown Princess. After that, Sweden’s maritime ambassador Helen Ågren spoke about the world’s ocean as a resource for global development; his speech had…
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Norway

Norway's Royal Family celebrates National Day

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18th May 2018
On Thursday, Norway observed its national day, a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late in the evening, and the Royal…
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Viking Museum

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15th May 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Norwegian Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy just outside Oslo. The reason for this visit was because the King and Queen wanted to hear more about the plans to build the new museum. The new museum will be completed in…
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja start the season for The Norwegian Royal Yacht

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15th May 2018
Monday afternoon, His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. The unique thing was the Queen also participating this year. This is not common and has not happened for many years. The Royal Court’s official calendar had also not confirmed that the Queen was to participate. During the summer season…
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