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Queen Sonja of Norway surprises opera singer

Queen Sonja surprised a number of opera singers this week when she paid an unannounced visit to Oscarshall palace just outside central Oslo. The palace, which is otherwise one of the Norwegian Royal Family’s celebration and summer palaces, will be used this week in a special performance. On 29 August, the Metropolitan Opera in New York will broadcast live from Oscarshall. The concert at…
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Queen Sonja attends Olso Philharmonic Orchestra concert

On Wednesday evening, Queen Sonja of Norway participated in her first official engagement after her summer holiday when she was present at the opening concert of the Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra. It was a great event when Klaus Mäkelä, for the first time, led the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the Oslo Concert Hall as chief conductor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, there was only…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit turns 47

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 on 19 August 1973 in…
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ICYMI: Norwegian royals share images from trip to Lofoten

Last week, the Norwegian Royal Family shared several images from their trip to Lofoten where they ended their summer holiday. King Harald and Queen Sonja invited their son, Crown Prince Haakon; his wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit; and their two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, to join them on the royal yacht for a family trip to end their summer trip around…
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Crown Prince Haakon to hike Refugee Route

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…
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King Harald contributes to a new book about himself

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 involved in the project. In 2018 publisher Erling Kagge asked Harald Stanghelle if he would write a book based on…
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