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Princess on duty: Norway's future queen stars in military birthday portrait

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22nd January 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 21 on Tuesday and the Norwegian Royal Court shared a new portrait of their future queen on duty with the military. The royal has been training with the Engineering Battalion in Troms, where she serves as Private Alexandra in Brigade North. Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, born on 21 January…
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Queen Sonja released from hospital

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12th January 2025
After an evening spent in Lillehammer Hospital with atrial fibrillation, Queen Sonja has been discharged with a normal heart rhythm. The Queen of Norway had been admitted following a skiing trip where her heart rate was elevated, though the Norwegian Royal Court shared at…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Fashion Hits of 2024

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29th December 2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit loves pastels, floral patterns, long sleeved dresses and princess gowns and she made sure to hit every single one of her style musts this year! As the curtain closes on 2024, let’s take a look back at some of her sartorial hits this year. Regal red in new official portraits Photo: Dusan Reljin / Det kongelige hoff The Norwegian Royal Court surprised us all…
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King Harald leads Norway's royals at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

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11th December 2024
The Nobel Peace Prize is always presented in Oslo and this year King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit at Oslo City Hall for the ceremony.  The Norwegian king awarded the prestigious prize to a Japanese group, Nihon Hidankyo, that is working towards a nuclear-free planet.  The group, whose full name is the Japan Confederation of A and…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit's elder son remanded in custody after being accused of rape

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21st November 2024
The elder son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Marius Borg Høiby, is in police custody after being charged with two counts of rape. Borg Hoiby, 27, has been remanded for one week. He was arrested on November 18th 2024, close to his home at Skaugum on an allegation of rape. During the investigation, police found evidence of another alleged assault. On November 20th, a court hearing…
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