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Norway's Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID hours after meeting the Norwegian royals

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27th January 2022
Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt has tested positive for the COVID-19 just hours after an audience with King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon on 27 January. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was in an audience with King Harald on Thursday and tested positive for the virus shortly after. Foreign Minister…
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Queen Sonja attends concert in Kongsberg

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27th January 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway has always been strongly involved in classical music. After a long break due to the coronavirus pandemic, she was finally able to appear again, alone, at an event when she enjoyed a concert at the local chamber music festival in the Norwegian town of…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra receives driver's license

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25th January 2022
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway can now drive a car on her own. On Friday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra had the eyes of all of Norway on her in connection with her 18th birthday. The 18-year-old also gave her first interview and visited the parliament, the government…
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Crown Prince Haakon sends his condolences to the King of Tonga after tsunami

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25th January 2022
Recently, the Pacific Ocean has been hit by a series of natural disasters. Tonga in particular has suffered from a major volcanic eruption which also caused a tsunami that hit many of the islands in the small kingdom. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has sent a message of condolence to King Tupou VI of Tonga after the volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami that has hit the island state…
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GALLERY: Crown Prince Couple of Norway release unseen family photos of Ingrid Alexandra

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22nd January 2022
To celebrate their daughter’s coming of age, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit have released unseen family photos of their only daughter. The images show the 18-year-old Princess throughout her childhood alongside her friends and family, relaxing at home and on holidays. She is also seen practising the sports she loves – surfing and skiing. See all of the…
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Will Princess Ingrid Alexandra follow in her father's footsteps now that she's reached adulthood?

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21st January 2022
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway will one day be Queen of Norway, and the public has set its eyes on her future since the day she was born.  Now that she has reached adulthood, at least in age, some questions are closer to being answered. Just like her Dutch counterpart Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Ingrid Alexandra will undertake official duties that are designed to prepare…
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