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King Harald issues statement after landslide in Norway

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30th December 2020
King Harald has issued a statement after a massive landslide close to the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in the early hours of December 30th 2020. Just hours after the accident took place, His Majesty wrote:“The night’s landslide in Gjerdrum has made a deep impression on me and my family. My thoughts are with everyone who is affected, injured, has lost their home and who now lives in fear…
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The Norwegian Royal Family’s Christmas Eve

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24th December 2020
Every royal family has its own traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their family from Denmark, Sweden and the United…
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Norwegian royals share new Christmas images

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22nd December 2020
The Norwegian Royal Family has released new photographs to mark the festive season. Yesterday, the Royal Court revealed new images of the King and Queen, as well as the Crown Prince Family that were taken in the Palace Chapel at Oslo’s Royal Palace.It’s a…
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Princess Märtha Louise of Norway reveals she was offered the chance to become Queen

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17th December 2020
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has revealed to Insider Magazine that she was offered the chance to become Queen.When Princess Märtha Louise of Norway was born in 1971, women were barred from inherited the Norwegian throne. A younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon, was born two years later, and it is he who is destined to become King. However, it all could have changed in 1986.Princess…
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Princess Astrid of Norway makes rare public statement

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8th December 2020
Princess Astrid of Norway has made a rare public statement in support of a cause close to her heart. The 88-year-old Norwegian princess is the daughter of the late King Olav V and the older sister of Norway’s current monarch, Harald V. She is also a patron of the…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit make surprise visit to disadvantaged Oslo citizens

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7th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, accompanied by Bishop Kari Veiteberg and Mayor Marianne Borgen, have visited the street environment in Oslo. Many of those who are drug-addicted are struggling extra hard now that so much is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.At the café, “=Kafe”, people struggling with drug addiction or living on the streets get the…
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Crown Prince Haakon celebrates Norway's volunteers

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4th December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has attended a very special digital award ceremony this week. The award ceremony was held in connection with the annual “Day of the Volunteers” which, in Norway, is always held two days before the UN’s International Day for Volunteering on 5…
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Crown Prince Haakon makes digital visit to Hammerfest

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2nd December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has started making digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest. Hammerfest had several outbreaks of…
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Crown Prince Haakon talks about the time he will be King

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1st December 2020
The Crown Prince of Norway has revealed he talks often with his father about the moment he will become king. On Saturday evening the Norwegian TV-channel TV2 published a longer interview with Crown Prince Haakon. The interview was recorded earlier this year and the Crown Prince talked about many things that concern him.King Harald has been King of Norway since January 17, 1991, when King Olav…
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