Norway

Crown Princess Mette Marit's son pursues new career as a motorcycle mechanic

In the past few years, it has been known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, has tried his hand at several different jobs. He was once editor of Tempus Magazine, a position he lost as a result of the magazine closing down.In December 2018, it was announced that he had been appointed to a new job in a property company, a role he was to hold for only a couple…
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Crown Prince Haakon visits coronavirus test station

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started an important tour on Tuesday this week, which will see him travel around large parts of Norway to observe how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Norway. The journey is partly done on board the royal yacht “KS Norge”. The…
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Crown Prince Haakon celebrated Rygge Church’s 900th anniversary

Crown Prince Haakon has celebrated Rygge Church’s 900 years anniversary. During the visit to the church, the Crown Prince saw the portal that dates the church to the year 1120. Rygge church is thus the Norway`s oldest church that is still in use.The current altarpiece in Rygge church came into place in 1740. Between 1786 and 1867 the church was privately owned by local wealthy farmers. The…
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Prince Sverre Magnus confirmed in Asker Church

On Saturday, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway was confirmed in a downscaled ceremony in Asker Church. The grand celebration originally planned had to be scaled back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the day was celebrated by the Norwegian people and the Norwegian Royal Family.Sverre Magnus has, this year, followed the confirmation teaching in Asker parish, and the…
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Leah, daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, confirmed

Leah Behn, sixth in line to the Norwegian throne, was confirmed on Saturday. The confirmation was not announced by the royal court in advance, but it was later confirmed that the entire Norwegian royal family was present during the ceremony. The event became known when Leah’s mother, Princess Märtha Louise, published photographs of her daughter with a touching greeting on her Instagram…
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