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Flashback Friday: Norwegian royals explain why Norway is the happiest country on earth

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12th January 2018
In 2017, Norway was voted the happiest country on earth by the World Happiness Report. The Scandinavian nation had ranked fourth in the previous two years but jumped three spots last year to take the crown from their fellow Scandinavian country, Denmark. To find out why it is the happiest country on the planet, CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich spoke to Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks about her disease

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20th December 2017
In late November, it became publicly known that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway suffered from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. On Tuesday of this week, the Crown Princess was interviewed on the popular radio channel P3 in Norway. Then, she commented on her…
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Norwegian royals attend awarding of Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

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11th December 2017
Their Majesties The King and Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway were all in Oslo yesterday for the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017, which was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The awards ceremony was held in the Central Hall of Oslo City Hall, and the Peace Prize Laureate was presented to ICAN…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit reveals that Princess Ingrid Alexandra should have had a different name

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1st November 2017
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway opened the exhibition “The Queen Yes” Tuesday in the city of Trondheim. During her opening speech, she came with a fun story about her daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Norway’s future queen. The Crown Princess said: “We actually intended to call Ingrid Alexandra, Tyra Eufemia, but we thought it was so special that we did not dare to do…
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Who is Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway?

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19th August 2017
Today we take a look at Norway’s future queen consort. Her Royal Highness was born on 19 August 1973 inKristiansand,Norway. She has one older sister and two older brothers. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both would eventually remarry. As a…
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Happy ending as Crown Prince Couple of Norway's dog is found safe

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10th February 2017
It was a tense day for Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and her family as one of their beloved dogs, the Labradoodle, Muffin Kråkebolle (translated to English: Muffin Sea Urchin), disappeared for several hours while the family was skiing at Furuholmen in Vestmarkanot. Denne lille nydelige damen ble borte på skitur i ettermiddag. Hvis du, eller noen du kjenner har sett henne blir vi glade…
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