Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja share children's drawings to mark Norway's national day

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18th May 2021
When Norway celebrated its National Day last year on 17 May, King Harald and Queen Sonja received more than 4.000 drawings from children in Oslo. As Norway marks its special day in 2021, at the request of the King and Queen, a selection of the drawings that the royals received in 2020 has now been exhibited. They will be on show in Castle Park outside the Royal Palace for the next few…
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Crown Prince Haakon to continue as an ambassador to the United Nations Development Programme

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11th May 2021
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has signed an agreement to serve an additional two years as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The Crown Prince was first appointed to be a goodwill ambassador for the programme in 2003.As UNDP ambassador, the Crown Prince works to promote the UN’s sustainability goals, with a special commitment to…
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Atlantic Crossing - Fact vs Fiction - a series full of mistakes that many viewers will simply accept as facts

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7th May 2021
Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen, who is based in Oslo, talks us through the inaccuracies contained within Atlantic Crossing – an eight-part series looking at the plight of the Norwegian Crown Princess during World War II.Atlantic Crossing is now airing on PBS in the United States and Canada. It is an eight-part mini-series, looking at the Crown Princess of…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits the Aurora workshop

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6th May 2021
On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the Aurora workshop – a working community of artists with and without disabilities in Bærum. Ceramics, textiles, clothing and paper have been produced at the workshop, despite a pandemic and strict infection control measures.The Crown Princess said: “I am happy that the workplace has been able to stay open during the pandemic…
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