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King Harald and Queen Sonja attend dinner in Amman ahead of state visit

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2nd March 2020
King Harald of Norway begins his three-day state visit to Jordan on Monday. The Norwegian Head of State and his wife, Queen Sonja, have been in Jordan since Wednesday last week on a private holiday. On Sunday evening, they were warmly welcomed at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.The state visit is the first major event after a difficult few months for the Norwegian royals as they…
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Crown Prince Haakon’s visit to Mozambique – Day 2

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14th February 2020
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his  Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon spoke at the opening of a major business seminar.In a speech given by the Crown Prince at the opening of a business…
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Crown Prince Haakon's visit to Mozambique - Day 1

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13th February 2020
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the capital. It was followed by a busy…
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Kenyan authorities cancel Crown Prince Haakon's visit following former President's death

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7th February 2020
The Norwegian Royal Court announced in December that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon would visit Kenya and Mozambique in February of 2020. This morning, a new statement from the royal court stated that the visit to Kenya had been cancelled. This announcement comes just one week before the Crown Prince was scheduled to travel to Africa.The statement from the royal court said: “The…
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King Harald on his health: ''better and better''

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5th February 2020
On Tuesday, His Majesty presented the National Association for Public Health Research Prizes for 2020. Ulrik Wisløff received the National Association for Public Health’s Heart Research Award today. This year’s winners of the Dementia Research Award was Anders…
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King Harald appears in public for the first time after illness

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3rd February 2020
After a long period of tragedy and illness, King Harald appeared in public for the first time since 3 January, when Ari Behn was buried. Since then, the King has been on sick leave and for a week, the King was hospitalised. Now a fresh monarch was out to show his support for Norwegian skiing in which he is strongly involved.It was a happy crowd who welcomed the King. On arrival, His Majesty…
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