Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit extends sick leave amidst controversy around her family

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31st October 2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s sick leave has been extended amidst the growing scandal swirling around her eldest son Marius. In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court shared on Wednesday that the future queen will be on sick leave until 5 November “due to side effects of the medicines the Crown Princess must take for her chronic lung disease.” The Court had previously announced…
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Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

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25th October 2024
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening.  She wore a somewhat historic tiara for…
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Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

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16th October 2024
On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several…
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Norwegian royals bring favourite tiaras to State Dinner

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16th October 2024
The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, arrived in Norway on Tuesday, 15 October to begin their three day State Visit to the country. Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid all chose historic tiaras for the State Dinner.  Queen Sonja chose one of the most impressive tiaras in the Norwegian collection, the Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara.
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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 Association held its national meeting and Princes Astrid, its patron for 70 years, told them: “It has been 70 meaningful…
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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…
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Crown Prince Haakon cheers on Norwegian athletes at Paralympics

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5th September 2024
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has returned to Paris, this time to support his country’s Paralympians as they compete.  The Norwegian Royal Family has shared on social media that Crown Prince Haakon was in Paris again to see some of the Paralympic competitions. He began his day by visiting the Paralympic Village and meeting with competitors to discuss their experiences at the…
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