Norway

Norway's Crown Prince cuts important overseas visit because of health problems of Crown Princess Mette-Marit

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29th May 2026
Norway’s Crown Prince is cutting short an important overseas visit as concerns grow over his wife’s health. Crown Prince Haakon is set to head to Japan on June 1 for a trip focused on economic and social ties but the royal palace in Oslo has just announced that the long planned visit is being shortened with immediate effect over worries for the health of Crown Princess…
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Norway's royals give update after princess admitted to hospital

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28th March 2026
Norway’s royals have given an update after one of the most popular members of the family was admitted to hospital. Princess Astrid, 94, was taken to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo on March 27 with her brother, King Harald, 89, seen visiting soon afterwards. The princess hadn’t been seen in public for several weeks and missed the State Visit by the King and Queen of the…
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Courtroom cameras banned as Norway’s high-profile royal-linked rape trial set to begin

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2nd February 2026
When Marius Borg Høiby enters Courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court on Tuesday morning, it will be one of the most watched appearances in modern Norwegian legal history – but also one of the least seen. For the next seven weeks, the public will be denied any images of the 29-year-old defendant, both inside the courtroom and outside its doors. Judges have imposed a sweeping ban on…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra begins her university exams in Australia

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21st November 2025
A future queen has started her university exams! Princess Ingrid Alexandra has begun her first year of university exams and the Norwegian Royal Court shared snaps of the future queen studying hard at the University of Sydney. “According to Australian superstition, if you haven’t already started reading before the jacaranda trees are in full bloom, it means trouble in your exams,” the…
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