Norway

The farmhouse that became the setting for the start of a very important royal story

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21st February 2022
Skaugum Estate is a farmhouse that lies just outside Oslo, Norway, and it is currently the home of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, though it has a storied history that dates back to the Middle Ages and is known as the birthplace of King Harald, in 1937. Originally a church property, Skaugum belonged to the Church of Mary and the Convent of Nonneseter. In 1909, a Norwegian…
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Norway

Who is King Harald?

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21st February 2022
King Harald is the first King of Norway born on Norwegian soil in 567 years. He was born at Skaugum estate on 21 February 1937 and is the son of King Olav of Norway and his wife Martha, who was Crown Princess of Norway and Princess of Sweden. King Harald grew up at the…
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How the royals celebrated Olympic success in Beijing

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21st February 2022
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games concluded on Sunday evening, so let’s look back at how the royal families in Europe congratulated their Olympians. United Kingdom The Queen shared a message on the final day of the Winter Olympics, congratulating the women’s and men’s curling teams for winning the only medals for Team Great Britain this time. The Queen’s message read: “I send…
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Spain

Olympics and royal love stories: Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin

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20th February 2022
Infanta Cristina of Spain is the middle child of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos and his wife, Queen Sofia, who was a Greek princess by birth. She’s also the older sister to Spain’s current monarch, King Felipe. She was on the sailing team representing Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, and was given the honour of carrying the Spanish flag for the opening…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel focuses on young entrepreneurship

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19th February 2022
Prince Daniel of Sweden has worked to promote Swedish business and opportunities for young people for many years. On Thursday, His Royal Highness participated in a digital meeting with employees at the Young Entrepreneurship organization. Young Entrepreneurship educates…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria makes surprise statement denying ''impending divorce''

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19th February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have taken to social media to deny that their marriage is in crisis. The brief statement, accompanied by a new photo of the couple, took many by suprise. In the message, posted on the official Swedish royal Instagram on February 19th 2022, Victoria and Daniel said ”It has come to our attention that there are widespread negative rumours about…
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