Norway

Queen Sonja's jewels for the State dinner: a tiara from a lost Empire

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10th November 2021
One of the most awaited moments of any State Visit, especially those that include Monarchs, is the State Dinner.  Coming usually at the end of the first day, the State Dinner is a glittering affair, with fancy clothing (gala uniforms or white tie for men, ballgowns for women) and the best jewellery one owns. This latter point includes tiaras for royal women, which are always a great point of…
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New photos released as Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg is set to turn 40

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10th November 2021
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has released new images of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume as he is set to celebrate his 40th birthday on 11 November. Two photos were released of the heir to the Grand Ducal Throne by himself, and two images feature Guillaume with his wife, Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie and their son, one-year-old Prince Charles. © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima touch down in Oslo for State Visit to Norway

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9th November 2021
Following almost two years of restrictions and shutdowns, life is beginning to go back to how it was before, albeit with some remanence of the trauma we collectively lived through.  State visits are starting to reappear on heads of states’ calendars, and on 9 November, the Dutch state visit to Norway began.  King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and the outgoing Dutch Minister of Foreign…
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Crown Prince Haakon leads tributes on Armed Forces Memorial Day

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9th November 2021
Norwegian Armed Forces Memorial Day has been marked with Crown Prince Haakon placing a wreath at the national veteran monument at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. At the ceremony at Akershus fortress, on Sunday November 7th 2021, Chief of Defence, General Eirik Kristoffersen gave the memorial speech before he asked the Crown Princeacting as Regent, to place the wreath. Guardsmen from His Majesty the…
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