Norway

King Harald ends up in a treasure chest on visit

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5th October 2022
His Majesty King Harald has a goal of visiting all the Norwegian municipalities at least once during his reign. The long list is getting shorter and shorter and on October 4th 2022, the King was able to cross another municipality off the list when the Norwegian monarch made his first official visit to the municipality of Flensberg, in central Norway.Flesberg municipality has 2, 710 inhabitants…
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Queen Margrethe issues statement after drama surrounding her granchildren's titles

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5th October 2022
After a week of controversy amidst her decision to strip titles from her grandchildren, Queen Margrethe has released a second statement apologising to Prince Joachim’s family for how it was handled.In a statement released via the Danish Royal Court on Monday, Queen Margrethe said: “There have been strong reactions in recent days to my decision to the future use of titles for Prince…
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Norway

Queen Sonja opens trio of art displays

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4th October 2022
Opening exhibitions is not unfamiliar for Europe’s royalty, but opening three displays on the same evening is probably rarer. However, Queen Sonja did just that when she made the trip to the new Munch Museum in Oslo.The director welcomed the Norwegian Queen in the museum’s Grand Hall. Her Majesty officially opened three new exhibitions, which in the future will adorn the vast new…
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Denmark

Princess Marie says family relationship with Crown Prince and Princess is "complicated"

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3rd October 2022
Princess Marie of Denmark has said their family’s relationship with the Crown Prince Family is “complicated.”During an interview she and her husband, Prince Joachim, gave to BT, the couple spoke about Queen Margrethe’s decision to strip royal titles from Joachim’s four children.Prince Joachim stated that his children (Princes Nikolai, Felix, Henrik and…
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