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Princess Ingrid Alexandra visits Norwegian Armed Forces

Princess Ingrid Alexandra continued her visits with the Norwegian Armed Forces, visiting with the Norwegian Army and Navy as she celebrates her 18th birthday year.The Norwegian Royal Court shared details of Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s visits, noting that she visited the Brigade Nord at Setermoen on Tuesday and the Navy’s main logistical base in Northern Norway last week.During her…
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King Harald hands out important award

Norway’s King Harald has chosen to highlight one of Norway’s minorities, the Samsi people.The King has awarded the Sami language Prize, and this year’s Sami language prize was awarded to the historian Aage Agnar Solbakk.The prize was awarded during…
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Crown Prince Haakon visits special kindergarten

Queen Maud’s College for Kindergarten Teacher Education in Trondheim provides training for those working in early years’ education. It is a private college organized as an independent foundation within the Church of Norway.The school is now celebrating its 75th anniversary and, to mark the occasion, Crown Prince Haakon visited the school that bears the name of his…
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Queen Sonja initiates Minnesota-visit with a focus on military and culture

Queen Sonja has visited Minnesota, where over 20 per cent of the population consider themselves Norwegian-American. Minnesota is, therefore, the American state with solid connections to Norway.The Queen’s meeting was preceded by a series of political talks. Queen Sonja met, among others, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, followed by a reception with representatives of NOREX &#8211…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja host President of Finland

The King and Queen of Norway have hosted the President of Finland at the Royal Palace.After several political meetings, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland attended a friendship lunch at the Royal Palace in Oslo, where King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon…
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Heirs to the thrones team up for visit to Kenya

In recent decades, the three Nordic monarchies have collaborated in a number of areas. They have carried out events together and thus strengthened the ties between both the nations and the royal families. This autumn, it is time for this again when Crown Prince Haakon of…
Norway

King Harald ends up in a treasure chest on visit

His Majesty King Harald has a goal of visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October 4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the list when the Norwegian monarch made his first official visit to the municipality of Flensberg, in central Norway.Flesberg municipality has 2, 710 inhabitants…
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