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Norway’s Crown Prince and Crown Princess to visit Estonia this week

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23rd April 2018
It has been announced that Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway are undertaking an official two-day visit to Estonia starting on Wednesday this week to mark the country’s centennial. It comes as part of a larger visit to the Baltic region which began in Latvia today and will continue in Lithuania before concluding in Estonia. The three countries are of great importance to…
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King Harald visits Gjesdal and Bjerkreim

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18th April 2018
King Harald of Norway has a personal goal to visit all the municipalities in Norway. Yesterday, His Majesty visited two towns that he has never been to on an official visit. This happened the day after he handed out a cancer research award in memory of his father, King…
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King Harald handed out King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize 2018

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16th April 2018
Today His Majesty King Harald V of Norway handed out the prestigious King Olav Vs Cancer Research Prize for 2018. The award ceremony was in the atrium of Oslo University in downtown Oslo. King Harald handed out the prize dedicated in memory of his father on behalf of the Cancer Society in Oslo. Guest arrived at the ceremony from 12:30 today, and all guest had come by 12:45. His Majesty was the…
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False alarm at the camp of the Norwegian Royal Guard

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16th April 2018
On Saturday, a full terror-alarm went off at Huseby military camp in Oslo. This is the main-camp to the Norwegian Royal Guard who has the highest security responsibility of the Norwegian Royal Family. A civil car drove past the camp before it stopped outside. After this, the…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja to visit Nordland

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14th April 2018
The Norwegian royal court confirmed yesterday in a press release that this year’s annual county-tour will go to Nordland-county which is in the north of Norway. Their Majesty The King and Queen will visit Nordland from 12 to 14 June. The visit will include a visit in the…
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Spring has come to the Royal Palace in Oslo

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13th April 2018
After a long winter in Norway with a lot of snow, it is finally spring again in the castle park around the palace in Oslo. All the flowers have not yet come out of their winter sleep, but gardeners and workers at the royal court and the royal gardening-team are in the process of transforming the castle park into Oslo’s most beautiful park. The trails are restored after a hard winter. Photo…
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Norwegian Royal Court changes their guidelines following #MeToo campaign

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5th April 2018
The Norwegian Royal Court has introduced new ethical guidelines for its employees following the #MeToo campaign. The new ethical guidelines give zero tolerance for sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination among the staff of the Norwegian royal household. This was announced by the Royal Court in their annual report which was published by the Court yesterday. The Court had started to rework…
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