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April Sparkle: Norway's Best Diamonds

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4th April 2021
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

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27th March 2021
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

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26th March 2021
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

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25th March 2021
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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Royal Wedding Rewind: Olav of Norway and Martha of Sweden

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21st March 2021
It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. On this day in 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and remember the wedding…
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Queen Sonja opens art exhibition

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19th March 2021
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway has attended the digital opening of an exhibition with painter Anna Ancher at Lillehammer Art Museum. The exhibition “Anna Ancher – Skagen’s inner and outer space” is the largest collection of art from Anna Ancher…
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King Harald's sick leave extended for second time

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13th March 2021
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has been extended for a second time as he recovers from surgery. His Majesty will remain on sick leave until 11 April; Crown Prince Haakon will continue as Regent until that time.The Royal Court also gave an update on King Harald’s recovery, saying: “The King is in good recovery and continues treatment and training after the operation for…
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