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King Harald: "I will not abdicate"

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16th February 2017
His Majesty King Harald of Norway celebrates his 80th birthday next week. For the occasion, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen granted an interview to NTB (Norwegian News Agency) where they talked about what it is like being monarchs when they get older. The King says he has no plans to abdicate, he feels healthy and says that age is only a number. “To step back is out of the…
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Remembering King Olav V of Norway

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17th January 2017
Today it is exactly 26 years since His Majesty King Olav V of Norway died. King Olav was born as Prince of Denmark, and his parents were King Haakon VII and Queen Maud, who was the daughter of Edward VII of Britain. Olav was born on 2 July 1903 and baptised Alexander Edward Christian. He spent his first two years in England and Denmark before his father was elected King of Norway in a referendum…
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King Harald's New Year speech

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1st January 2017
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 71 years His Majesty The King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. See the entire speech in the bottom of the…
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60 royal guests to Norway in 2017

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20th December 2016
The Norwegian Royal Family goes from one jubilee-year to another year of anniversaries. Both King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrates their eightieth birthday in 2017. King Harald celebrates his birthday on 21 February, while Queen Sonja 4th of July. In the recent days, it has leaked out information to the Norwegian press about how the King and Queen will celebrate their anniversary. In the past…
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King Harald owns stocks with a value of £18

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10th December 2016
His Majesty King Harald of Norway owns stocks with a value of £18. It is the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet (English: The Daily Magazine) that can report this today. Dagbladet is one the few magazines that has a negative attitude towards the royal house in Norway. They have…
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Crown Prince Haakon reveals touching story about why he wants to fight poverty

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6th December 2016
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway concludes today a three-day long visit to New York. His Royal Highness visited New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is an organisation that the Crown Prince supports, and he has since 2003 been the organisation’s goodwill-ambassador. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide the last 50 years. On…
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