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King and Queen of Norway attend 25th anniversary celebration of Lillehammer Olympics

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18th February 2019
It was February 1994 when the Olympic flame was lit for the 17th Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Norway was the smallest country to ever host a Winter Games, and many wondered if they could pull it off. But the impact of the event, widely regarded as one of the best Olympic Games ever, is still being felt decades later in this small mountain town. Fast forward to February 2019, when…
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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.
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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 morning, probably for security reasons. The UNDP has been fighting poverty worldwide for the last 50 years. HRH the Crown Prince.
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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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Queen Sonja highlights Sami art in new exhibition in Queen Sonja's Art Stable

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8th February 2019
After being closed for a few weeks, Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in Oslo is now open again with a brand new exhibition. It was Her Majesty The Queen who opened the brand new exhibition on Thursday evening. The exhibition shows the art from three generations of Sami artists. It is the largest presentation of Sami art in Oslo ever. Her Majesty arrived on Thursday evening from the Royal Palace, which…
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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…
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Norway’s Parliament votes on whether to keep monarchy

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30th January 2019
On Tuesday, 36 of the 169 representatives in Norway’s parliament voted in favour of replacing the country’s monarchy with a republic. It was part of the annual process considering proposals to change the Norwegian constitution. But this vote on whether to retain King Harald and his family isn’t a new thing – every year since 1972 the Socialist Left Party, SV, puts forward a…
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