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Crown Prince Haakon takes online coronavirus briefing from Norway's health authorities

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23rd March 2020
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, we have heard a lot about King Harald and Queen Sonja. They had to spend a long period in quarantine after having come home from their state visit to Jordan. King Harald has also spoken to the people via letters and on TV. However, little has been heard about Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit. On Friday, the Norwegian people could hear from…
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Crown Prince Haakon opens conference that was cancelled only hours later

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12th March 2020
On Tuesday, Crown Prince Haakon opened the Statped Conference in Oslo. This occurred despite the national health advice to avoid events with large crowds because of the coronavirus. The theme for this year’s conference is “I want to join too! The child’s voice and participation – for better learning and life skills in kindergarten and school. ” During the opening of…
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Crown Prince Haakon’s visit to Mozambique – Day 2

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14th February 2020
On Thursday His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon had a tight schedule for the second day of his  Mozambique-visit. Business opportunities first appeared on the agenda. After a breakfast attended by ministers and business leaders from both countries, Crown Prince Haakon…
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Crown Prince Haakon's visit to Mozambique - Day 1

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13th February 2020
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has started in his visit to the African nation of Mozambique. On arrival on Tuesday evening, the Crown Prince was welcomed by the nation’s prime minister, who escorted the royal guest on his visit to the capital. It was followed by a busy…
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Kenyan authorities cancel Crown Prince Haakon's visit following former President's death

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7th February 2020
The Norwegian Royal Court announced in December that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon would visit Kenya and Mozambique in February of 2020. This morning, a new statement from the royal court stated that the visit to Kenya had been cancelled. This announcement comes just one week before the Crown Prince was scheduled to travel to Africa. The statement from the royal court said: “The…
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King Harald approves changes to the Norwegian government

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24th January 2020
On Friday, an ordinary Council of State was held in Oslo following the exit of the Progress Party from the Norwegian government. This happened only one day after it became clear that King Harald has been declared healthy after being sick for the past two weeks. Crown Prince…
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European royals in Jerusalem to celebrate the liberation of Auschwitz

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24th January 2020
Several European royals attended a ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The British Royal Family was represented by Prince Charles while King Felipe of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, King…
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