Serbia

Crown Prince Alexander highlights the importance of Serbian unity

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14th February 2019
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has highlighted the importance of Serbian unity in a statement released on Wednesday, to mark the forthcoming Statehood Day of Serbia. Serbian Statehood Day takes place this Friday. It is a holiday that occurs every February 15 in Serbia to commemorate the outbreak of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, which evolved into the Serbian Revolution against Ottoman…
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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. As well as the usual flowers for the king, there was also got a very special present. This was a sweater that the king…
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FeaturesHistory

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…
Norway

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…
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 “Nordic film” will make the new TV series about King Haakon and his journey to be Norway’s monarch in 1905. “We are…
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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 rubbish bin. Sources who have spoken to the Newspaper Aftonbladet, say the orb and the two crowns have been found. The source…
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