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Crown Prince Haakon highlights the importance of preserving the rainforest

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18th February 2019
Last week Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited Colombia in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Dvelopment Programme. In his last day in the country, the Crown Prince wanted to learn more about environmental issues in the country and a short film was later published by the Norwegian Royal Court. In it, Crown Prince Haakon says: “Now we are in the rainforest of Colombia and…
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King Harald visits Kongsberg weapon factory

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13th February 2019
King Harald of Norway has visited the Kongsberg weapon factory. The King was warmly welcomed by hundreds of cheering children with flags as he arrived for his visit on Tuesday. Chairman of the Board, Eivind Reiten and CEO Geir Håøy welcomed the King to the Kongsberg Group. As well as the usual flowers for the king, there was also got a very special present. This was a sweater that the king…
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway makes trip to Colombia

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11th February 2019
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is visiting Colombia from Monday to Wednesday this week. He has been invited to the country because he is a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Program (UNDP). The visit to Colombia was not announced by the royal court until Monday…
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Norway’s version of “The Crown” is underway

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9th February 2019
Norwegians have, like American and British audiences, been obsessed with the Netflix series, “The Crown”. Royal history is fascinating. So now Norway is in the process making its own version of the British show – with Norwegian royal history of course. The company…
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Norwegian and Swedish royals reunite on the slopes

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9th February 2019
Norwegian and Swedish royals have reunited on the slopes in Åre, Sweden. The Crown Prince Couple of Norway and the Crown Princess Family of Sweden, who are very close friends, are in Åre for the Alpine World Cup, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway posted two images with her husband, Crown Prince Haakon and their Swedish counterparts on the slopes.View this post on…
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway opens education centre

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1st February 2019
The Crown Prince of Norway has opened a new learning centre for young people in Gol. The centre, “UngInvest“ has a new department for up to fifteen young people and aims to help more people in the area complete upper secondary education. Crown Prince Haakon was greeted on arrival by the CEO of UngInvest, Ingebjørg Mæland who has led the process which has seen young people, teachers and…
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