Norway

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit make surprise visit to disadvantaged Oslo citizens

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7th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, accompanied by Bishop Kari Veiteberg and Mayor Marianne Borgen, have visited the street environment in Oslo. Many of those who are drug-addicted are struggling extra hard now that so much is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the café, “=Kafe”, people struggling with drug addiction or living on the streets get the…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon celebrates Norway's volunteers

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4th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has attended a very special digital award ceremony this week. The award ceremony was held in connection with the annual “Day of the Volunteers” which, in Norway, is always held two days before the UN’s International Day for Volunteering on 5…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria updated on how Sweden is perceived abroad

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2nd December 2020
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel have held a digital meeting with representatives from the Swedish Institute. During the meeting, on December 1st 2020, the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel were given an update on the image of Sweden abroad and on the Institute’s current issues due to the pandemic. The meeting, with the Director-General of the Institute…
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Norway

Queen Sonja starts Christmas countdown at the Royal Palace

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30th November 2020
This Sunday, November 29th 2020, was the beginning of Christmas celebrations in most European nations. In Norway, the day was royally celebrated when Her Majesty Queen Sonja surprisingly published a video via the royal family’s Facebook page. The Queen did as millions of people around the world did and lit the first candle out of a total of four candles to mark the beginning of Advent, the…
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Norway

New book about King Harald sells out in record time

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27th November 2020
In October, a new Norwegian book about King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition of the book has sold…
CoronavirusSweden

BREAKING: Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden test positive for Covid-19

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26th November 2020
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have both tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, the Swedish Royal Family said that the prince and princess only have mild flu like symptoms, and that they are doing well in the circumstances. They were immediately quarantined at their home with their two children. Infection tracing has been implemented by the Swedish royal family’s doctor.
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