Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja's car attacked by protesters in Chile

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31st March 2019
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway’s final day of their state visit to Chile took a dramatic turn on Sunday after their car was attacked by protesters. After concluding their state visit, the King and Queen were in the small town of Puerto Williams when Their Majesties’ car was attacked by anti-salmon production protesters. Around 30-40 protesters surrounded the car before they…
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Crown Prince Haakon approves minister’s resignation following arrest of minister’s partner

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29th March 2019
Royal Central reported earlier this month that His Majesty King Harald approved a temporary Minister of Justice in Norway. This happened following the arrest of Minister of Justice, Tor Mikkel Wara’s partner, Laila Anita Bertheussen. Bertheussen was arrested on suspicion of setting her family’s car on fire. She was also being investigated over several other incidents, over the past four…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja leave for state visit to Chile

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21st March 2019
King Harald and Queen Sonja left Norway today. They are on their way to carry out a state visit to Chile. Crown Prince Haakon is, therefore, the acting regent of Norway until the King’s return. Although King Harald and Queen Sonja have already left Norway, they will not start their state visit to Chile until next week. The reason is to have a few days to relax before their hectic programme…
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Crown Prince Haakon to visit Tonga, Fiji and Samoa

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21st March 2019
On Wednesday afternoon, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway would visit the nations of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. The visit will be carried out from 5 April to 11 April of this year. On his tour to the Pacific nations, His…
Norway

Queen Sonja celebrates the Friends of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design's centenary

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17th March 2019
On Thursday, Queen Sonja attended a formal dinner to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Friends of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Designs. The event was held at the Oslo Military Society. The Friends of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Designs is Norway’s oldest association of its kind and was established in 1919. With around 300 members, the main goal of the association is to…
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