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The fake Queen of Norway and Scotland

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22nd August 2020
There are many people who, throughout history, have pretended to be royal. The desire for power and wealth have enticed many to falsely pretend to be a royal who has either died or disappeared. Not many of them are women; however, a ship once came to Norway with a woman who wanted to be the nation’s queen.That woman has been known as “False Margrete.” She was a Norwegian woman who…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit turns 47

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19th August 2020
As Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrates her 47th birthday, let’s look at the life of Norway’s future queen.Early Life[getty src=”542466382″ width=”594″ height=”381″ tld=”ca”]Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra has first day at her new high school

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18th August 2020
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway had her first day at her new school yesterday.In July, Head of Communications at the Royal Court, Guri Ofstad Varpe, confirmed to the Norwegian News Agency “NTB” that Princess Ingrid Alexandra would attend the “study specialisation line” at the popular school of Elvebakken in Oslo.The Princess will attend the school for the next three years…
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Crown Prince Haakon to hike Refugee Route

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14th August 2020
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will walk parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims to shed light on the history of the liberation.The Refugee Route is a route about ten miles long…
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King Harald contributes to a new book about himself

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13th August 2020
A new special book about King Harald will be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had not thought that the King would want to be…
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Killed in battle: King Olav the Holy of Norway

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29th July 2020
King Olav II of Norway was born in 993 at a royal farm in Ringerike, west of the present capital of Oslo. Even though neither of his parents were a king or queen, Olav was the great-great-grandchild of King Harald I, Norway’s first king.Being a decedent of King Harald was politically convenient as it gave Olav the right to claim political power and to be considered when the Norwegians…
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