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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament

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3rd October 2019
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Wednesday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 28th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 164th time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened.Military…
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Crown Prince Haakon concludes UN trip to New York

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27th September 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has had a hectic week in New York. He arrived on Sunday evening and has had a hectic programme through the week; Thursday was his last day before returning to Norway. On Monday, the Crown Prince attended events regarding…
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Crown Prince Haakon hosts lunch for Nordic and South American ministers

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26th September 2019
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is one of several royals who is attending the high-level week of the United Nations in New York. The Crown Prince arrived on Sunday; on Monday, the Crown Prince had a hectic programme regarding climate change, and this continued on Tuesday with meetings with, among others, the King of Jordan and actor Alec Baldwin.On Wednesday His Royal Highness hosted a lunch at…
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Crown Prince Haakon kicks off hectic week in New York

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24th September 2019
After a hectic county tour in Norway with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon travelled directly to New York. He arrived Sunday evening, and yesterday, a hectic week started for the Norwegian Crown Prince. This week the United Nations has its “UN high-level…
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Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik opened unique Museum-building in Norway

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19th September 2019
Queen Sonja has opened the new museum building “The Twist” outside Oslo with Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark also present during the opening. Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik got a tour with investor Christen Sveaas of the new building which is located at the Kistefos Museum. The reason why also Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was present was that the architect behind the unique…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit talks about her difficult childhood in new book

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4th September 2019
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit revealed on Tuesday her brand new book together with the author, Geir Gulliksen. The new book from the Crown Princess is the anthology “Homeland and other stories” published by Aschehoug publishing house.The book reveals, among other things, that Mette-Marit shaved off all her hair in year three in high school, and that her family just…
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