Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit missing from Olympics trip as reports emerge of family issue

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7th August 2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has delayed her attendance at the Summer Olympics in Paris with the royal court also confirming she has been dealing with a family situation in Norway.The Crown Princess had been due to attend Olympic events with her husband Crown Prince Haakon from August 6th 2024, as announced previously by the Royal Court. However, the future king arrived solo in Paris and…
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All aboard the literature train for Norway's future queen

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17th June 2024
While The Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace wrapped up on Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has also been celebrating literature this week with the launch of her literary train for 2024.An annual event, the Norwegian Crown Princess boarded her literary train again on 11 June to visit several communities and to highlight the importance of reading.
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King Harald set to return to royal duties after two months sick leave

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19th April 2024
The King of Norway will take up his official duties again after an absence of almost two months caused by illness.King Harald, 87, hasn’t carried out any engagements since the middle of February when he was taken ill during a holiday to Malaysia.He was treated in hospital there after contracting an infection and had to have a temporary pacemaker fitted before he was well enough to…
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The romantic wedding that created a modern royal family

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24th March 2024
It was a royal wedding for the history books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to boot. In 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination while their rather glamourous wedding brought huge crowds to the streets of the Norwegian capital. Let’s rewind nine decades and remember the wedding that charmed a…
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