Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens festival with focus on climate

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17th March 2023
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the food research institute Nofima in Bergen.Additionally, he attended the opening of the local climate festival in Bergen, Norway`s second largest city.This festival aims to set up discussions and lectures in order to make the climate debate more accessible and engaging. The festival creates a social…
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Norwegian royals are spectators at historic five mile race

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14th March 2023
The Norwegian Royal Family participated as spectators during the ski festival in Holmenkollen, just north of the capital of Oslo.King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Princess Astrid were at the Holmenkollen ski festival that is currently taking place in Oslo.King Harald and Princess Astrid had the opportunity to witness…
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Crown Prince Haakon speaks out on Princess Märtha Louise’s request for royal role

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4th March 2023
In an interview with Swedish SVT last month, Princess Märtha Louise said that she hopes that in the future, she can again do official engagements for the Norwegian Royal Family.In the interview, the Princess also had strong words for the Norwegian press and referred to herself as the most criticised person in all of Norway.Princess Märtha Louise responded to questions regarding a…
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How a birthday gift for King Harald caused controversy in Norway

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22nd February 2023
As King Harald marked his 86th birthday, debate was dominating the media about a gift he received when he turned 85 in 2022.King Harald received a valuable vase as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin just before Russia went to war against Ukraine. The king accepted the gift and sent a letter of thanks after the war had already raged for several weeks in 2022.All royal gifts in…
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