Norway

Queen Sonja opens NOR-Fishing 2022

Queen Sonja of Norway has opened the NOR-Fishing 2022 fair in Trondheim. During the opening ceremony, the Queen and others assembled heard Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran speak and were also able to witness the presentation of the Norwegian Innovation Award. Queen Sonja later visited several exhibitors, including the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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Sweden

Another prince quietly starts school

Another young prince has quietly started school. Prince Alexander, the first child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, has begun preschool. His first day was Thursday, 18 August, and he was accompanied by his parents as he began his educational journey. Alexander, 6, is attending Djurgårdsskolan in Djurgården in Stockholm; it’s a small school with only 94 students. It is one…
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Denmark

Team Australia comes out victorious in royal battle

Team Australia has come out victorious in a royal water battle off Copenhagen. Aussie-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and her Australian teammates defeated her Danish husband, Crown Prince Frederik and the Danish team during the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix. The day before the competition, the Crown Prince Couple visited Team Denmark to wish them well, but by Saturday afternoon…
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Norway

Princess Astrid sends message as the International Music Prize which bears her name takes place

Despite being 90 years of age, Princess Astrid of Norway is still one of the hardest members of the Norwegian Royal Family. Throughout her life, the Princess has always been very interested in music. Since 1956, Her Highness has been patron of a music award which is named in her honour. The Princess Astrid Music Prize is the longest-running music competition in Norway, and this week, it once…
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