Norway

New book about King Harald sells out in record time

In October, a new Norwegian book about King Harald called “The King Tells”, written by journalist Harald Stanghelle, became the best-selling non-fiction book and the fourth best-selling book regardless of genre in Norway. The first edition of the book has sold out, orders are still coming in and the publisher is now waiting for new editions that have been delayed due to the corona…
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No further Covid-19 infections detected at Norway’s Royal Court

No more cases of Covid-19 have so far been discovered at the Norwegian Royal Court after an employee was diagnosed with coronavirus at the end of last week. Still King Harald, Queen Sonja and parts of the staff at the Royal Court are in quarantine. This weekend an update from the Royal Court was issued in an e-mail to the Norwegian news agency NTB.  In an email to NTB, communications manager…
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King Harald returns to work following heart surgery

King Harald has been back at work for the first time following successful heart surgery last month. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press and on November 5, the monarch was back at the Royal Palace in Oslo to receive Norway’s Foreign Minister for an audience. Queen Sonja and Crown…
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Norway's Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19

The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been diagnosed with the infection. The five…
Norway

King Harald is healthy enough to resume his duties

King Harald has recovered from his heart surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press. According to the program published…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Queen Sonja hold lunch for Norway’s Health Authorities

Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing work during the pandemic. For infection control reasons, there was a distance of two meters between everyone present at the lunch and food and drink was set up…
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