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BREAKING: King Harald and Queen Sonja in quarantine after Royal Court employee tests positive for Covid

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19th November 2020
King Harald and Queen Sonja are in quarantine after a Royal Court employee tested positive for Covid-19. The Royal Court made the announcement on November 19th 2020. King Harald has, as a result of this, gone into self-imposed home quarantine. Queen Sonja is also in quarantine as a result of close contact with the person in question. As of now both the King and Queen are well and have shown…
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King Harald returns to work following heart surgery

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6th November 2020
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…
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Norway's Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19

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2nd November 2020
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 are in the same squad in His Majesty the King’s Guard. Two days later, another case of infection was reported.
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King Harald is healthy enough to resume his duties

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2nd November 2020
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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Norway may get a Royal “Mount Rushmore” with the face of King Harald

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27th October 2020
The Norwegian municipality of Bjerkreim and mountain-owner Arvid Mæland want to make a Norwegian Mount Rushmore, with the face of King Harald. The proposal has received support and those behind the idea are now looking at making it a reality. Farmer Arvid Mæland has recently taken over a large mountain farm in Lauperak in Bjerkreim municipality in the west-Norwegian region of Rogaland. He…
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Princess Märtha Louise to have her own TV series

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26th October 2020
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, daughter of King Harald and the fourth in line to the Norwegian throne, will have her own TV series next year. Norway’s largest commercial TV-channel “TV2” will follow the Princess’s life both at work and in private. The TV…
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Queen Sonja opens cultural exhibition

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23rd October 2020
On Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway opened a new exhibition in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer at the Maihaugen Museum. Maihaugen’s new exhibition “Impulses” shows more than 1000 cultural treasures from Norway with clear traces of influence from around the world. The exhibition covers almost 800 square meters and will be a new large year-round offer at…
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