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Crown Prince Couple of Norway undertake visit to Svalbard

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24th April 2022
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic.The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday, the couple visited the Longyearbyen Public Library, where they heard a presentation from the head of the Longyearbyen Community Council, Arild Olsen, regarding the…
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Queen Sonja meets Ukrainian refugees

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4th April 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in Norway.The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homes, including Siuzanna…
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King Harald of Norway extends sick leave

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1st April 2022
King Harald of Norway has extended his sick leave after contracting COVID-19 last week.The King of Norway was scheduled to return to royal duties on Thursday, 21 March; however, this did not occur.The head of communications at the Norwegian Royal Court informed the Norwegian press that the King was still on sick leave. No further comments have been made.King Harald was set to receive…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attends library conference

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26th March 2022
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended the Norwegian Library Association’s conference in Oslo.Her Royal Highness took part in the panel discussion “Read for life” attended by a cultural director in a Swedish newspaper, a reading researcher from the University of Oslo and an advisor in the Viken County library.The panel discussed why people are reading less and…
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King Harald tests positive for Covid

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22nd March 2022
King Harald of Norway has tested positive for coronavirus.The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the king, who is 85, has the virus on the morning of Tuesday March 22nd 2022.In a statement, it was stated that King Harald tested positive on March 22nd. The monarch…
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Crown Prince Haakon visits NATO exercise

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22nd March 2022
Uncertain times in Europe create the need for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st 2022 and was clear in his message…
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Princess Astrid speaks of joy at being able to continue her late mother's work

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21st March 2022
Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund provides financial support for social and humanitarian measures in organizations and associations. The fund was established on 1 April 1929 under the name “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha’s Fund”.After the Crown Princess death on 5 April 1954, it was decided that the work of the fund should be continued under the name…
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