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King Harald becomes patron of Norwegian TV charity broadcast

28th April 2020

Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast. Last year, it was Queen Sonja. It’s just been announced that in 2020, King Harald will take on the role.The NRK TV charity campaign of 2020 will support the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for Nature) and its efforts to combat plastic in the sea. One third of the plastic in…

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra supports her classmates during home-schooling

By Oskar Aanmoen

27th April 2020

Home-schooling is unfamiliar to most students, and it can be difficult to find motivation, and most of the students miss their classmates. To show some compassion and support for her fellow students during this time, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and the other student council…

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Royal History Mystery: How were Norway's royal jewels smuggled out of the palace?

By Oskar Aanmoen

26th April 2020

It has been 80 years since the German invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian royal family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed to escape and lived in exile in the UK…

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Crown Prince Haakon highlights international cooperation to tackle coronavirus

By Oskar Aanmoen

17th April 2020

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon has over the last weeks been the most active working member of the Norwegian Royal Family. The Crown Prince is working from his home, the Skaugum Estate, to help the Norwegian people get through the coronavirus pandemic.In a video meeting with representatives from the United Nation`s development program, the Crown Prince on Thursday heard more about the…

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Major royal children's event cancelled in Norway

By Oskar Aanmoen

15th April 2020

Oslo Municipality’s national day committee met on Tuesday evening and concluded it won’t be possible to carry out the annual national day celebration in the Norwegian capital as usual.The parade is the most iconic part of Norway’s grand national…

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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit thank Oslo City Mission

By Oskar Aanmoen

3rd April 2020

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Crown Prince Haakon continues to stay busy while hosting video conference with three cleaning workers

By Oskar Aanmoen

1st April 2020

Crown Prince Haakon has, over the last few weeks, held several video conferences and video meetings with the authorities and other occupations who are heavily affected by the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the Crown Prince was briefed via video on the working life of three cleaners during the COVID-19 pandemic.His Royal Highness started the conference by saying: “The work you do in hospitals, in…

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How the Norwegian Royals will mark a very different Easter

By Oskar Aanmoen

30th March 2020

The Royal Norwegian Court has confirmed to Norwegian press that the country’s Royal Family will have a different Easter holiday this year, due to the spread of the corona-virus. King Harald and Queen Sonja are in voluntarily isolation at the King’s cabin just…

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Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from the Norwegian army

By Oskar Aanmoen

27th March 2020

Since the outbreak of corona virus made the working day different for most royals, Crown Prince Haakon has stepped up his activity when it comes to getting online briefings on important issues around fighting the virus. For the third time in less than two weeks, the Crown…

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The special relationship between Queen Sonja and Boris Yeltsin

By Oskar Aanmoen

26th March 2020

The fact that Europe’s queens and princesses have good relationships with each other is well known. But it’s more perhaps more unusual to hear about friendships between Europe’s royals and Russian politicians. et this was exactly what happened when Queen Sonja first met the first democratically elected leader of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. The free-spirited former Communist managed to…

King Harald becomes patron of Norwegian TV charity broadcast

Princess Ingrid Alexandra supports her classmates during home-schooling

Royal History Mystery: How were Norway's royal jewels smuggled out of the palace?

Crown Prince Haakon highlights international cooperation to tackle coronavirus

Major royal children's event cancelled in Norway

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit thank Oslo City Mission

Crown Prince Haakon continues to stay busy while hosting video conference with three cleaning workers

How the Norwegian Royals will mark a very different Easter

Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from the Norwegian army

The special relationship between Queen Sonja and Boris Yeltsin

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