Denmark

Crown Princess Mary to lead business delegation to Norway

The stage is set for a meeting between Danish and Norwegian royals in June, after it was recently announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Norway for a one day visit to lead a Danish business delegation with a focus on sustainable urban development and the health care of the future. A delegation of Danish companies and organizations will accompany the Danish Crown Princess…
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Norway

King Harald attends solidarity concert for Ukraine

King Harald of Norway has attended a solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv Grand Ballet from Ukraine. A packed concert hall, on April 22nd 2022, showed solidarity with…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon visits city close to the Russian border

The war in Ukraine continues to dominate. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Kirkenes is located in Sør-Varanger municipality, which is the only municipality in Norway that borders Russia. The Crown…
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Norway

Queen Sonja meets Ukrainian refugees

Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in Norway. The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homes, including Siuzanna…
Romania

Princess Maria of Romania visits Ukrainian border  

Princess Maria of Romania has visited the Isaccea border control station in Tulcea County near Ukraine along with representatives of the Children in Difficulty Foundation to see what is being done to help refugees as they flee the wartorn country. Over the past few weeks…
Norway

King Harald of Norway extends sick leave

King Harald of Norway has extended his sick leave after contracting COVID-19 last week. The King of Norway was scheduled to return to royal duties on Thursday, 21 March; however, this did not occur. The head of communications at the Norwegian Royal Court informed the Norwegian press that the King was still on sick leave. No further comments have been made. King Harald was set to receive…
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Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit meets Ukrainian refugees in her own home municipality

Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has met Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in her home municipality of Asker to welcome them and to find out more about how the area is working to facilitate the reception of many Ukrainian refugees in the future. In Asker, on March 25th 2022, the Crown Princess and Mayor Lene Conradi met two siblings who have been directly affected by the war – an…
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