Norway

King Harald discharged from hospital – what next for Norway's monarch?

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29th September 2020
King Harald was discharged from hospital on September 28th, having spent three nights being treated and monitored following a scare over his breathing. However, what happens to the Norwegian king now? After the King left hospital, he was transported back to Bygdøy Royal Estate. This is a larger farm located right on the outskirts of Oslo city centre on the Bygdøy peninsula. The property has been…
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Norway

King Harald discharged from hospital

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28th September 2020
King Harald has been discharged from hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The King is said to have entered his black limousine without help. Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
Norway

Queen Sonja comments on King Harald's health

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25th September 2020
There was great interest in Queen Sonja’s visit to Lillehammer on Friday. It was unclear in the morning hours whether the Queen would attend the event as planned following the hospitalisation of King Harald. Finally, the county governor of Innlandet made a statement that the Royal Court confirmed that the visit would continue, without the King present. This was the first time anyone in…
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Norway

King Harald V of Norway taken to hospital

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25th September 2020
Norway’s monarch, King Harald V, has been rushed to the largest hospital in Norway on Friday morning. Harald, who is 83, was taken to the National Hospital in Oslo by ambulance on Friday morning. It is not known, as yet, what is wrong with the King. The Royal Court has stated that the King is on sick leave and according to protocol, the Crown Prince is put in as regent of Norway. The…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim promoted to Brigadier General

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23rd September 2020
Prince Joachim of Denmark has been promoted to the military rank of Brigadier General. The event happened in a small ceremony in the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris on September 21st 2020. It was Ambassador Michael Starbæk Christensen who presented the Prince with the…
Sweden

Prince Daniel praises the work of Swedish energy giant

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22nd September 2020
Prince Daniel of Sweden has attended a major anniversary for one of Sweden’s largest and most important producers of electricity and research on energy. In a visit on September 21st 2020, the prince helped mark the 120th anniversary of ABB’s operations in Ludvika and the Hitachi ABB Power Grid joint venture ceremony. Hitachi ABB Power Grids is one of the country’s biggest…
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