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Crown Prince Haakon marks Norway's entry to the UN Security Council

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7th January 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has participated in a digital meeting with the team that will lead the Norwegian efforts in the United Nations Security Council for the next two years. From the Skaugum Estate in Norway, Crown Prince Haakon attended the digital meeting on January 6th 2021 with the Norwegian UN team in New York and Foreign Minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, in Oslo. Earlier in the day…
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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon visit victims of landslide

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4th January 2021
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon have marked the beginning of the new Norwegian royal year in a sad way. The three royals visited the people of Gjerdrum after the catastrophic quick clay landslide that started on December 30th 2020. So far, seven people have been confirmed dead, while three people are still missing. Another ten people are injured and still more than 1.000 are…
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King Harald: "Hope will carry us all into 2021"

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31st December 2020
King Harald of Norway has delivered his New Year’s Eve speech telling Norwegians that hope will get them through.The King’s address was televised on NRK from the Royal Palace in Oslo and focused on the pandemic and the impact it has had on all Norwegians. He…
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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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