Denmark

Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

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1st September 2020
Denmark`s social democratic minority government presented on Monday its proposal for the Danish state budget, where an increase in the salary for the Queen Margrethe was included. The Danish government’s budget proposal for next year shows that Queen Margrethe can count on almost 90 million Danish crowns in appanage. The Danish government will give 89.3 million Danish crowns in salary to the…
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Sweden

Chris O'Neill's financial difficulties easing

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31st August 2020
Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced. Nevertheless, his business is not a…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon walks the “Refugee Route”: Day 3

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29th August 2020
Crown Prince Haakon is currently walking parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims to shed light on the history of the liberation. The walk started on Wednesday when Crown Prince Haakon…
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Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway surprises opera singer

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26th August 2020
Queen Sonja surprised a number of opera singers this week when she paid an unannounced visit to Oscarshall palace just outside central Oslo. The palace, which is otherwise one of the Norwegian Royal Family’s celebration and summer palaces, will be used this week in a special performance. On 29 August, the Metropolitan Opera in New York will broadcast live from Oscarshall. The concert at…
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Norway

Queen Sonja attends Olso Philharmonic Orchestra concert

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20th August 2020
On Wednesday evening, Queen Sonja of Norway participated in her first official engagement after her summer holiday when she was present at the opening concert of the Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great event when Klaus Mäkelä, for the first time, led the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the Oslo Concert Hall as chief conductor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, there was only…
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