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Crown Prince and Princess of Norway Attend Memorials 5 Years After Terror Attack

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended events today to mark 5 years since the tragic terror attacks in 2011. [getty src=”149028727″ width=”594″ height=”396″] At 9:30am CEST, the Crown Prince and Princess were present at the commemoration in the government quarter of Oslo, where the first attack took place. The Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, spoke…
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Who is Crown Prince Haakon of Norway?

As the younger of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s two children, Haakon Magnus was born on 20 July 1973. He has one older sister, Princess Märtha Louise, but due to the Salic law at the time, she was not allowed to inherit the throne. This law was changed in 1990 to absolute primogeniture but only impacted those born after the ruling. He was christened on 20 September 1973, with King Olav V…
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Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Tanzania to evaluate AIDS response

Since 2003, Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been a strong advocate for empowering women and children in responding to the AIDS epidemic throughout the world. Earlier this week, she visited the United Republic of Tanzania to assess the response of youth to the AIDS response in the country and mother-to-child transmission of AIDS. The crown Princess said this of her…
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Norweigan Royal Family’s budget problems

Questions about the budget of the Norwegian Royal Family are being raised after it was discovered that the cost is almost double what has been reported in the state budget. Costs associated with the Royal Family are listed as 232,229,000 kr, but costs associated with…
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Queen Sonja of Norway speaks about devastating miscarriage 46 years ago

Queen Sonja of Norway has spoken of the devastating miscarriage of her first child 46 years ago in an upcoming TV documentary celebrating the 25-year reign of King Harald V. The miscarriage happened when then Crown Princess Sonja was 32-years-old. It was the night of 2 July 1970, following birthday celebrations on board the royal yacht for her father-in-law, King Olav V. They had only just shared…
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