Norway

King Harald 'appalled' by bow and arrow attack which has left five people dead

King Harald and the Norwegian Royal Family have offered their condolences following a bow and arrow attack in the Norwegian city of Kongsberg. At the time of publication, it has been confirmed that five people were been killed in the attack on Wednesday evening by a 37-year-old Danish national. Several of the killings are said to have taken place inside a grocery store. Many more are injured…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip visits Östergötland to see post pandemic recovery

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited Gotland over the weekend to see how they have handled the Covid-19 pandemic. The prince then travelled onwards to the region of Östergötland to draw attention to recovery efforts in connection with the global health emergency of the past 18 months. The prince’s visit took place in Linköping and Norrköping and Governor Carl Fredrik Graf and his wife…
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Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri takes part in poignant World War II commemoration ceremony

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg attended two events to commemorate the German invasion of Luxembourg during World War II. The celebrations are always held in mid-October and are organised with a joined effort from the Luxembourg Commemoration Committee, the Luxembourg Luxembourg Resistance Commemoration Committee, the Army and various government entities.  For 2021, the selected date…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip visits Gotland

The Swedish royals have been travelling around Sweden to learn more about how the nation has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Last Thursday, Prince Carl Philip visited Gotland County to draw attention to efforts in connection with the global health emergency. The…
Norway

King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway were joined by Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 166th time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened. Military forces from the Navy, Air Force…
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