Norway

Princess Astrid's royal role - from acting first lady to background royal

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12th February 2022
Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway was born on 12 February 1932 to then-Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha as the pair’s second child. During World War II, she spent time with her mother, older sister (Princess Ragnhild) and younger brother (reigning King Harald) in the United States, while her father and grandfather, King Haakon VII, were in exile in London. The family…
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Monaco

A look at Monaco's royal Olympians

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12th February 2022
With the Winter Olympic Games in full swing, let’s take a look at Monaco’s royal Olympians. The Monégasque delegation is always one of the smallest delegations because of the size of the country, but it also had one very famous member. Indeed, from 1988…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel get a night out at the theatre

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12th February 2022
Shortly after resuming their in-person agenda, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel treated themselves to a night out at the theatre.  On the evening of Wednesday, 10 February, the Crown Princess Couple arrived at Stadsteatern, the theatre that is part of the Stockholm Culture House complex, to attend a performance of the piece Mammorna. The show is loosely based on the homonym book by…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens exhibition about royal cars

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11th February 2022
After a long break due to the pandemic, there is again an exhibition ready under the auspices of the Norwegian royal family. On February 10th 2022, Crown Prince Haakon was gave the press a look at a new exhibition about the royal family’s cars. Historical film and photographs tell the story of meetings between king and people. They show key events where the vehicles have been in the…
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Norway

King Harald returns to work after sick leave

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11th February 2022
King Harald of Norway has been on sick leave for almost two weeks, but on February 10th 2022, he returned to work. The Norwegian monarch received three new ambassadors in a solemn audience at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The ambassadors from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bakir…
Norway

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon undertakes daring stunt

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11th February 2022
It is not every day a Crown Prince jumps from a bridge. Nevertheless, this is what Crown Prince Haakon of Norway did this week. The Norwegian Crown Prince jumped from a bridge when he visited Øygarden in western Norway on 9 February. It was on the occasion of a visit to the Dale-Oen Centre that the stunt took place. The 48-year-old action-loving royal admitted that he felt a little nervous…
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