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King and queen reveal their autumn project: picking their own tombs

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10th October 2024
The King and Queen of Norway are planning where they’ll spend eternity together. Harald V and Sonja are looking at settling all the details of their joint tombs – although royal officials say the project is at an early stage. The couple’s plans for eternity have been revealed in a rather more down to earth document. The Norwegian government’s proposal for the…
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King Harald oversees opening of Norway's parliament

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3rd October 2024
The King of Norway has officially opened his country’s parliament for a new year. Pomp, pageantry and tradition were all on show as King Harald took on one of his most important constitutional duties. The King of Norway, 87, was accompanied by Queen Sonja and…
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The princess who just showed being royal is a job for life

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2nd October 2024
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…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra extends military service

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20th September 2024
Princess Ingrid Alexandra, a soldier in training and a future queen, has decided to extend her military service into next year. Private Alexandra, as she is known in the military, announced her decision to extend her professional training with the Ingeniørbataljonen (Engineer Battalion) in Brigade Nord through a press conference. Her service, which had been due to end at the end of the…
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Understated elegance is the hallmark of Norway's royal brides

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31st August 2024
The royal brides of Norway have kept up an unbroken tradition of understated elegance for over a century. As Princess Martha Louise marries Durek Verrett, will this latest royal wedding gown follow tradition? Queen Maud of Norway, 1896 [getty src=”1511738023″ width=”594″ height=”446″ tld=”com”] The first modern queen of Norway, Queen Maud…
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Is Norway's slimmed down royal family at risk of running out of star power?

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30th August 2024
The Norwegian Royal Family currently has five working members: King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Are there enough members to carry the workload? The Norwegian Royal Family has a fairly high popularity rating (between 70-80% over the last decade) but finds itself in a fairly precarious position now. King…
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