Romania

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway receives the Estonian President in audience

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20th November 2020
At the Royal Palace in Oslo Friday morning, the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, was received in audience by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. President Kaljulaid is has traveled to Norway on an official visit. Norway and Estonia have a close bond as politically and militarily allied nations through NATO and Nordic co-operation with the Baltics. It was originally intended for…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon attends special service in Nidaros Cathedral

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12th October 2020
Crown Prince Haakon was present as the Church of Norway marked the appointment of a new president in the Episcopal Conference, a new church meeting and a new church council with a special service in the Nidaros Cathedral The Norwegian Church’s new president, Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit, was installed during a service in Nidaros Cathedral on 10 May this year. Due to the infection control…
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Norway

King Harald’s heart surgery a success

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9th October 2020
On Friday morning, His Majesty King Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full statement from the Royal Court states…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon opens Norwegian parliament

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2nd October 2020
Today is a historic day for the Norwegian people. For the first time in 30 years, the solemn and traditional opening of the Norwegian Parliament has been made by a crown prince and not the king of the nation. In a shortened ceremony, due to the pandemic, Crown Prince Haakon opened the 156th session of the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. Queen Sonja was also present during the ceremony. On…
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Norway

King Harald discharged from hospital

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28th September 2020
King Harald has been discharged from hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The King is said to have entered his black limousine without help. Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon to open Parliament on his own for the first time

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28th September 2020
Later this week, a very special event takes place in Norway on a day that will go down in Norwegian history. Crown Prince Haakon will officially open the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, for the very first time. It will also be the first time in exactly 30 years that the opening will be overseen by a Crown Prince and not the nation’s reigning Monarch. This will happen as on September…
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