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Queen Sonja of Norway leaves hospital after air ambulance dash from holiday

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22nd April 2025
Queen Sonja of Norway has been discharged from hospital after a dash by air for treatment after she fell ill on holiday.The Queen of Norway, who is 87, was taken to hospital in Oslo by air ambulance on the afternoon of Easter Monday after developing shortness of breath.She was treated overnight before being allowed home the following morning.The royal court says Queen Sonja will now…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway tackles important first as a royal

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8th April 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is making big steps into her life as a working royal after completing her military training. The second in line to the throne joined her grandparents, King Harald and Queen Sonja, and her parents, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, to take part in her first incoming State Visit. Princess Ingrid Alexandra stepped out with her parents to help…
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Norway's royals welcome Ukraine's President Zelenskyy

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21st March 2025
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway have received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a private audience. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess received the Ukrainian President at the Royal Palace in Oslo on March 20. The couple welcomed the President of Ukraine back to Norway and chatted in English before taking a photograph together. President Zelenskyy…
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King Harald cold delays start at ski championship

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28th February 2025
The Norwegian Royal Family is set to celebrating skiing over the next week, but they’ll start without their monarch: King Harald has come down with a cold.The Royal Court announced on Wednesday, ahead of a week chockful of engagements in Trondheim and Granåsen for the…
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An historic royal love story that changed a monarchy is now starring on the small screen

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23rd February 2025
While The Crown has stolen the spotlight for the last decade as the royal period drama, another love story is taking centre stage in a brand new period drama! King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway are now well loved in their country and have just marked thirty four years on the throne. They continue to carry out royal engagements even in their late eighties. However, their future together was…
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