Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit returns from sick leave amid family stress

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway joined her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, for an engagement following an extended sick leave. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a dinner at their residence, Skaugum. The theme of the evening was youth mental health. In addition to being joined by the Council for Mental Health, the royal couple was joined by 22 individuals…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit extends sick leave amidst controversy around her family

Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s sick leave has been extended amidst the growing scandal swirling around her eldest son Marius.In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court shared on Wednesday that the future queen will be on sick leave until 5 November “due to side effects of the medicines the Crown Princess must take for her chronic lung disease.”The Court had previously announced…
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Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening. She wore a somewhat historic tiara for…
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Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several…
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Norwegian royals bring favourite tiaras to State Dinner

The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, arrived in Norway on Tuesday, 15 October to begin their three day State Visit to the country. Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid all chose historic tiaras for the State Dinner. Queen Sonja chose one of the most impressive tiaras in the Norwegian collection, the Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara.
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The princess who just showed being royal is a job for life

Despite the controversies swirling around the Norwegian Royal Family these days, Princess Astrid is showing how the commitment to duty is lifelong with a new message to one of her patronages she’s held since 1954.Over the weekend, the Norwegian Women’s Sanitary Association held its national meeting and Princes Astrid, its patron for 70 years, told them: “It has been 70 meaningful…
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