Norway

Crown Prince Haakon and Queen Sonja hold lunch for Norway’s Health Authorities

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30th October 2020
Crown Prince Regent Haakon, together with his mother Queen Sonja, have received leaders of the Norwegian health authorities at the Royal Palace in Oslo. The royals invited them to lunch on October 29th 2020 to thank them for their ongoing work during the pandemic. For infection control reasons, there was a distance of two meters between everyone present at the lunch and food and drink was set up…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia's Brother, Walther Sommerlath, has died

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30th October 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil.The…
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Denmark's Crown Prince and Princess step out as Queen Margrethe steps back

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29th October 2020
The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark both took on high profile public engagements as the Royal House revealed that Queen Margrethe has cancelled all public audiences for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus pandemic.On October 28th 2020, Crown Prince Frederik visited the Food Nation Visitor Centre in Aarhus, a newly-opened centre that aims to “showcase where visitors can…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe records her very first podcast

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28th October 2020
For the first time in her life, Queen Margrethe of Denmark has taken part in a podcast. Queen Margrethe has previously been involved in a great number of books and TV productions and, in recent times, has been featured heavily on the Danish Royal Household’s social media, including Facebook and Instagram. However, it is now a podcast the 80-year-old is a part of.Queen Margrethe is…
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Norway

Norway may get a Royal “Mount Rushmore” with the face of King Harald

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27th October 2020
The Norwegian municipality of Bjerkreim and mountain-owner Arvid Mæland want to make a Norwegian Mount Rushmore, with the face of King Harald. The proposal has received support and those behind the idea are now looking at making it a reality.Farmer Arvid Mæland has recently taken over a large mountain farm in Lauperak in Bjerkreim municipality in the west-Norwegian region of Rogaland. He…
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