Norway

Crown Prince Haakon marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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31st January 2022
During the Second World War, hundreds of Norwegian Jews were arrested and deported. Only nine of the deportees survived and returned. Crown Prince Haakon has remembered them as he took part in the national memorial ceremony on International Holocaust Day in Oslo. The ceremony took place at the memorial made by the British artist Antony Gormley, given as a gift from the Norwegian government in…
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Norway

Queen Sonja opens art exhibition

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31st January 2022
Bjørn Ransve is one of Norway`s most renowned living artists. On January 29th 2022, Her Majesty Queen Sonja opened the Ransve exhibition “State of the Art” at the Haugar Art Museum in Tønsberg. The exhibition consists of the artist’s graphic works over…
Norway

Queen Sonja gives update on King Harald's health

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31st January 2022
Concerns were raised after King Harald of Norway developed cold symptoms and decided to take sick leave for several days. The news, on January 28th 2022, came the day after Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt had tested positive for coronavirus just hours after an…
The Yorks

Canadian school changes its name to remove association with Prince Andrew

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28th January 2022
After the scandal surrounding his association with Jeffrey Epstein, several institutions, organisations and groups have begun to distance themselves from the Duke of York. Now, a Canadian school has chosen to change its name to avoid association with Prince Andrew. According to the Canadian press, a school in the province of Nova Scotia has changed its name. Prince Andrew High School’s…
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Spain

King Felipe heads to Honduras as his speech on colonialism makes international headlines

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27th January 2022
The King of Spain is currently on a visit to Central America and has just arrived in Honduras after a stay in Puerto Rico which saw Felipe VI deliver a speech on colonialsim that has made headlines around the world. The king’s decision to praise Spanish explorers for bringing civilization and European culture to America has put him on the front pages of newspapers globally. His speech in…
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Norway

Queen Sonja attends concert in Kongsberg

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27th January 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway has always been strongly involved in classical music. After a long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, she was finally able to appear again, alone, at an event when she enjoyed a concert at the local chamber music festival in the Norwegian town of…
HistorySweden

Remembering the tragedy that devastated Sweden's royals, 75 years on

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26th January 2022
The Swedish Royal Family will mark a sad anniversary on January 26th 2022. It is the 75th anniversary of the death of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, eldest son of the later King Gustaf VI Adolf. The Prince, second in line to the throne of Sweden at the time of his death, was the father of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden, and his four sisters. Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in an…
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