Norway

Norway's royal court announces 111% increase in electricity spending and delays in security project

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27th April 2022
The Norwegian royal court has released its annual spending report, and two surprising things were revealed. First, electricity bills have doubled, and second, the work on securing royal properties against terror attacks has been far more expensive than initially thought. Last year, the Norwegian royal house saw an increase of 111% in electricity costs compared to the previous year. For 2021…
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Norway

King Harald attends solidarity concert for Ukraine

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25th April 2022
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 the Ukrainian people during the ballet performance. The dancers from the National Ballet in Kyiv were on a European tour when…
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Norway

Queen Sonja meets Ukrainian refugees

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4th April 2022
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, who showed Her Majesty a drawing she and her mum had made of the Queen. Following the visit, the Queen said: “They are…
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Romania

Princess Maria of Romania visits Ukrainian border  

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1st April 2022
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

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1st April 2022
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…
Sweden

Sweden’s Royal Family teamed up to arrange seminar on children’s safety in Ukraine

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30th March 2022
The entire Swedish royal family is now doing a lot to try to help with the situation in Ukraine. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Sofia have attended a meeting with aid organizations working in Ukraine or its neighbouring countries. The meeting was arranged in the Bernadotte Library at Stockholm Royal Palace, to which representatives from 22…
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