Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to hike Refugee Route

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14th August 2020
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will walk parts of the Norwegian Refugee Route to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway following the German occupation. His Royal Highness will walk parts of the Refugee Route from Oslo to the Swedish border from 26 to 28 August. The trip aims to shed light on the history of the liberation.The Refugee Route is a route about ten miles long…
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Norway

King Harald contributes to a new book about himself

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13th August 2020
A new special book about King Harald will be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had not thought that the King would want to be…
Norway

Details of the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus revealed

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13th August 2020
Details of Prince Sverre Magnus’ confirmation into the Norwegian church has been revealed in a short statement from the Royal Court on Thursday morning. The Prince will be confirmed on Saturday 5 September 2020.Sverre Magnus has this year followed the confirmation teaching in Asker parish, and the confirmation service will, therefore, take place in Asker church. After the confirmation…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim seen for first time since brain surgery

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12th August 2020
Prince Joachim of Denmark has been seen for the first time since undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot on his brain last month. The prince was photographed with his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik, who has spent several days in France with Joachim and his family.In a post on the official Danish royal Instagram page, the brothers are seen smiling while enjoying the summer sun at…
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Sweden

Prince Carl Philip opens photo exhibition

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12th August 2020
The summer is in full swing but the Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The exhibition, with 28 curated…
Spain

New poll shows increase in support for King Felipe VI after exile of Juan Carlos

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11th August 2020
A new poll has shown a growth in support for King Felipe VI of Spain in the days following the announcement that his father, King Juan Carlos, was going into exile.The survey, for the paper El Espanol, gives Felipe an approval rating of 64% among those asked with 29% who said they didn’t think he was doing a good job. The last such poll for the paper, a month ago, showed an approval…
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