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Norwegian royal properties will be secured against terror for £55 million

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25th May 2018
Several Norwegian royal properties will be secured against terror for £55 million in the next years, and the building of the security-facilities will soon begin. The project has met criticism, as it has taken too long to put in place. But now it happens seven years after the worst terrorist attack on Norwegian soil in peacetime; the royal properties will finally be secured. The Norwegian…
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Crown Prince Haakon to continue as UNDP Ambassador

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23rd May 2018
On Tuesday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme, UNDP, where he is committed to continuing his efforts as a goodwill ambassador for their programme. The Crown Prince received UNDP’s leader, Achim…
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King Harald hands out the Abel Prize for 2018

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23rd May 2018
His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated Monday in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize. The Abel Prize for 2018 was awarded to Professor Robert Langlands, the man behind the programme that connects representation theory and numerical theory mathematics at…
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Foreign royals set to attend Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday celebration

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23rd May 2018
Various royal houses have announced the attendance of their members at the 50th birthday celebrations for Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark this weekend. The Crown Prince will turn 50 on 26 May. Photo released for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th. © Photographer Steen Evald Just last year the royals all travelled to The Netherlands to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday and…
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Norway's Royal Family celebrates National Day

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18th May 2018
On Thursday, Norway observed its national day, a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late in the evening, and the Royal…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Viking Museum

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15th May 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the Norwegian Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy just outside Oslo. The reason for this visit was because the King and Queen wanted to hear more about the plans to build the new museum. The new museum will be completed in…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja start the season for The Norwegian Royal Yacht

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15th May 2018
Monday afternoon, His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway announced the season opening for the Norwegian Royal Yacht “DS Norge”. The unique thing was the Queen also participating this year. This is not common and has not happened for many years. The Royal Court’s official calendar had also not confirmed that the Queen was to participate. During the summer season…
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King Harald marked the day of liberation

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8th May 2018
On Tuesday, His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated in the events in memory of the Liberation Day and the National Veterans Day at Akershus fortress in Oslo. Every year, 8 May is a day where Norway honours all veterans, from World War II and up to today’s…
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King Harald back at work following medical leave

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30th April 2018
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway is today back at work as monarch of Norway again after he had to take a few days of medical leave last week as a result of pain in the foot. Even though His Majesty is back to work today, he has no official duties before Thursday. Nevertheless, it is right to assume that although the King has no official duties before Thursday, some paperwork is expected for the…
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