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Crown Prince Haakon inspects Royal Guard at Akershus Fortress

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8th June 2019
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway inspected the Royal Guard at Akershus Fortress on Friday morning. There were two significant changes in this year’s program for the annual inspection. First, the King was not present. Secondly, the inspection was held at the grand Akershus Fortress and not at the military camp at Huseby, where the Royal Guards have their headquarters. Sven…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra to attend new school

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27th May 2019
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is changing schools this fall, according to a press release Monday from the Royal Court in Oslo. The Royal Court informed the press that the Princess and future queen would start the 10th grade at Uranienborg School in Oslo in August. From 2014 to 2019, the Princess has been enrolled at Oslo International School at Bekkestua. Earlier, from…
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King Harald hands out the Abel Prize 2019

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23rd May 2019
His Majesty King Harald of Norway participated in the award ceremony for the prestigious Abel Prize on Tuesday. The Abel Prize 2019 was awarded to Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck for her recent breakthrough in geometric partial differential equations, gauging theory and integrable…
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Norway’s Royal Family celebrates National Day

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17th May 2019
On Friday, Norway celebrated National Day – a day when Norway celebrates its constitution, which, just behind the constitution to the United States, is the oldest in the world still in use. The day was celebrated from early morning until late in the evening, and the…
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Princess Märtha Louise has no plans to give up her title

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17th May 2019
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, 47, has said she has no plans to give up her royal title. When questioned by Norway’s TV2 on Thursday about possibly giving up her title, the Princess said, “That’s not something I am considering.” The daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja appeared on TV2 Thursday alongside her American boyfriend the Shaman, Durek Verrett who she went…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosts “literature metro” in Oslo

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10th May 2019
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted the “literature metro” together with her husband, the Crown Prince. Because of her health, Her Royal Highness has this year, chosen to switch out her annual “literature train” to a more urban “literature metro”. Instead of using some of Norway’s long and remote train lines to promote…
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