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Crown Prince Haakon to undertake digital visit to San Francisco

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will virtually visit San Francisco, California, on April 27 and 28. The visit to San Francisco is Norway’s first major virtual visit abroad, and many have the opportunity to follow this official visit digitally. The Crown Prince will be digitally accompanied by Norway’s Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide; Minister of Trade and Industry, Iselin Nybø…
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Prince Philip's last visit to Norway

During his life, Prince Philip visited Norway a number of times. He was in the country both on official tours, but he also visited his Norwegian relatives and friends privately on several occasions. The last time the Duke of Edinburgh visited Norway was in 2001. Even though…
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King Harald returns to work after months of sick leave

King Harald of Norway`s sick leave is officially over and he will resume his constitutional duties from April 12th 2021. King Harald’s sick leave has been extended several times since an operation earlier this year and there was great interest in whether it would…
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King Harald sends condolences to Queen Elizabeth II

King Harald of Norway has sent his condolences to Queen Elizabeth II following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh today at the age of 99. The King of Norway said: “Our thoughts are with Queen Elizabeth and the rest of her family. We also send our condolences to the British people.” The flag at the Royal Palace in Oslo is now flying at half-mast today and will fly at half-mast on…
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April Sparkle: Norway's Best Diamonds

Today, let’s look at some of the Norwegian Royal Family’s best diamond jewellery! Diamond Daisy Bandeau [getty src=”154430473″ width=”421″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Diamond Daisy Bandeau on her wedding day, 25 August 2001, a small diamond bandeau tiara featuring a row of diamonds fashioned into…
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King Harald releases Easter message

While remaining on sick leave, King Harald of Norway released an Easter message to the Norwegian people on Friday. Norway is in its third wave of the pandemic, and the King began his message by saying: “There are probably no more words that help right…
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Norway’s Royal Family reveals plans for Easter

Norway begins its Easter holiday on Friday while the country is in the third wave of the pandemic, and everyone is living under strict infection control measures. However, people are allowed to travel to private holiday homes; this was not allowed during Easter of last year.
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit launch Easter emergency preparedness

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened the Red Cross’s Easter emergency preparedness drive on Thursday at Semsvannet in Asker. The Crown Prince Couple spoke with Red Cross personnel based all over Norway as they prepare for the Easter holidays. The Royal House notes that Crown Prince Haakon, who has been acting as regent for King Harald for most of the year so far, spoke…
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