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On This Day in 1940: King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were almost killed in a bomb attack

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28th 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 and the US for the next five years. Crown Princess Martha left Norway with Prince Harald, Princess Ragnhild and Princess…
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Royal History Mystery: How were Norway's royal jewels smuggled out of the palace?

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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 and the US for the next five years. The Royal Palace in Oslo was abandoned quickly; there was no time to take all the…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit thank Oslo City Mission

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3rd 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 Thursday the Crown Prince was joined by his wife Crown Princess Mette Marit for an video-conference with the Church`s City Mission. The corona crisis has led to major changes in the way the Church City…
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Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from the Norwegian army

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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 Prince held on Thursday two new online meetings to learn more about the work being done across Norway. The Crown…
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