Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja arrive in Shanghai

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18th October 2018
On Wednesday, King Harald and Queen Sonja left the capital of China after meeting China’s President on Tuesday. King Harald and Queen Sonja took the train from Beijing to Shanghai. The royals took the train to see how Chinese high-speed train technology works. The train had a top speed of 347 kilometres per hour for a distance of 1380 km; it took the royals 4.5 hours to make the…
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The Netherlands

Princess Mabel of Orange launches VOW to end child marriage

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17th October 2018
Twelve million girls a year are forced to marry before the age of 18. That’s one in five women worldwide or a girl every three seconds. 650,000,000 of the women who are alive today were forced to get married as a child. Princess Mabel van Oranje, the sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander, has co-launched VOW For Girls, a new initiative to put an end to child marriage worldwide. Princess…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja highlight winter sports and welfare in Beijing

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16th October 2018
The ongoing state visit from Norway to China is going well. Following a couple of days in the city of Dunhuang, King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Beijing late on Saturday evening. In Beijing on Sunday, the King and Queen highlighted welfare development. This work continued on Monday, add a little winter sport, and you get happy Norwegians and Chinese. Monday began when King Harald and Queen…
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Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja's first day in Beijing

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15th October 2018
After several days in western China, the Norwegian King and Queen arrived in Beijing late Saturday evening. This is another stop on their nine-day state visit to China. Sunday marked the first day of engagements in the east-Asian country. Their Majesties were solemnly…
Denmark

Crown Prince Family of Denmark sends supportive message to Invictus competitors

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15th October 2018
The Crown Prince Family of Denmark has sent a supportive message to the Danish Invictus athletes in the form of a new family photo. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and their four children, 13-year-old Prince Christian, 11-year-old Princess Isabella, and seven-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine feature in an image with the 2018 Sydney Invictus Games flag. The…
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