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Crown Prince Haakon takes part in unveiling of Utoya memorial

After the glittering celebrations for his daughter’s 18th birthday, it was back to business for Crown Prince Haakon, as he attended the sombre inauguration ceremony for a monument to the victims of the Utøya massacre.  On Saturday, 18 June, the Crown Prince made the journey to the island off the eastern coast of the Tyrifjorden lake together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre; the two…
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Sweden

The love tokens that told two famous royal romances

June is royal wedding month in Sweden and one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose the same date for her marriage to Daniel Westling in 2010. Mother and daughter wore the same tiara for their marriages and selected cream and green blooms for…
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Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday gifts

The Norwegian Royal House has shared the special gifts Princess Ingrid Alexandra received for her 18th birthday, and they range from jewellery to a new bunad and her first foreign order. King Harald and Queen Sonja added to their granddaughter’s jewel vault, gifting her…
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All the glitz and glamour from Princess Ingrid Alexandra's gala dinner

Norway was the setting for the largest royal gathering since pre-pandemic times when members of Europe’s royal families came together to celebrate the belated 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Amidst the historic nature of the event—Ingrid Alexandra will someday be Norway’s first queen regnant in centuries—the royal ladies wore their finest gowns and opened their jewel vaults…
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Norway

Princess Astrid, fairy godmother to a midsummer's royal dream

She has seen, first hand, all the reigns that have made modern Norway. And as she watched the coming of age celebrations of her country’s future monarch, Princess Astrid helped ensure that her country’s royal past became integral to its future. Astrid, sister of King Harald and great aunt to the young woman being feted at a glittering gala dinner at Oslo’s Royal Palace, is often an…
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