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King Harald and Queen Sonja's first day in Beijing

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15th October 2018
After several days in western China, the Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening. This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country. Their Majesties were solemnly greeted by a Chinese guard of honour on their arrival. The honour guard, from China’s giant army, the People’s…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja visit the Mogao caves

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15th October 2018
Saturday His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway dedicated theta third day in China to the conservation of cultural heritage. Their Majesties started their official state visit on Thursday, and on Friday, they visited, among many places, a kindergarten…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visit Dunhuang

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13th October 2018
After a few days of duty, King Harald and Queen Sonja launched their extended state visit to China on Thursday. The royals were then officially received by local representatives and children at the west-Chinese city of Dunhuang. The official welcome ceremony was the only thing that happened on Thursday. On Friday, it was time to learn more about China and strengthen the bond between Norway and…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja officially received in China

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12th October 2018
His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway officially began their state visit to China on Thursday. Their Majesties were received in a welcome ceremony in the city of Dunhuang in the Gansu Province of Western China. The King and Queen were met at the…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja on their way to China

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4th October 2018
King Harald and Queen Sonja are on their way to China, announced yesterday by the Norwegian Royal Court. The King and Queen are travelling to China for a state visit which will begin on 11 October and continue until 19 October. The royals are visiting China following an…
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Norwegian royals perform the State Opening of Parliament

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2nd October 2018
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Tuesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 163 time that the Norwegian parliament was officially opened. Military forces…
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Crown Prince Haakon completes his trip to New York

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29th September 2018
Thursday evening, Crown Prince Haakon ended his four-day-long visit to New York. The Crown Prince was in New York from Monday until Thursday to participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations. Many European royals have travelled to participate in the markings under…
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Queen Sonja celebrated 100 years of French-Norwegian educational cooperation

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25th September 2018
It was on Sunday that Queen Sonja started her two-day long visit to France. Then she participated in the opening of a new French-Norwegian art exhibition. On Monday, there was a time for celebrations. Then the Queen was the honorary guest in the celebration of the 100 year-jubilee for Norway and France cooperation related to education and research. The Queen was received by France`s First Lady…
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