Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway taken to hospital by air ambulance after becoming unwell on holiday

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21st April 2025
Queen Sonja of Norway has been rushed to hospital from her Easter holiday. The Norwegian royal court said she was taken there on Easter Monday for shortness of breath. The court said she ”was transported by air ambulance from the Prince’s Cabin in Sikkilsdalen, where the King and Queen spent the Easter holiday,” the brief statement read. She is now under observation at the…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra wraps up her military service with a visit from her father

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3rd April 2025
In the presence of her proud papa, Princess Ingrid Alexandra received her Military Merit Medal as the Norwegian Royal Court shares that her military training will end later this week. Crown Prince Haakon paid a visit to the Engineer Battalion in Skjold to inspect the soldiers—the first time such an inspection has occurred at the military camp—and watch his daughter and heir complete her…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in matching outfits for major sports event

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4th March 2025
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit are embracing the cold weather of the last days of winter together.  The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess chose coordinating red ski-jackets to attend the opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 at Torvet in Trondheim. They joined the thousands of crowd members to help launch the eleven day…
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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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The future queen who has to take second place to her younger brother in a different line of succession

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18th February 2025
She’s in line to be Queen of Norway one day, but Princess Ingrid Alexandra has to take a lower place in another line of succession thanks to different rules. She is one step behind her younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, in the line to the British throne. Ingrid Alexandra is second in line to Norway’s crown. Her father, Crown Prince Haakon, is first in line and she is directly behind…
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