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Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits the Aurora workshop

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6th May 2021
On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the Aurora workshop – a working community of artists with and without disabilities in Bærum. Ceramics, textiles, clothing and paper have been produced at the workshop, despite a pandemic and strict infection control measures.The Crown Princess said: “I am happy that the workplace has been able to stay open during the pandemic…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit speaks of fracturing her tailbone: “It is simply the worst thing I have experienced”

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22nd February 2021
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated recently in a podcast for the Norwegian state TV-channel NRK. The podcast was the first solo event that the Crown Princess participated in for almost a year. In the recording, Her Royal Highness discusses many things, including the recent fracture in her coccyx (tailbone).In the podcast, the host Else Kåss Furuseth jokingly…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit turns 47

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19th August 2020
As Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrates her 47th birthday, let’s look at the life of Norway’s future queen.Early Life[getty src=”542466382″ width=”594″ height=”381″ tld=”ca”]Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit reveals her new hobby

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12th June 2020
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has revealed some new hobbies she’s taken up since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. The Norwegian Crown Princess did so in two posts on her Instagram.On Sunday, the Crown Princess revealed her first new pastime. In the form of a post on Instagram, she showed off a custom made flower arrangement, crafted from ceramics. The post contains several…
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Ari Behn's funeral held in Oslo

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3rd January 2020
On Friday, the funeral took place for Ari Behn, the former husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, at Oslo Cathedral.Ari Behn died last week after taking his own life on Christmas Day aged 47. Many royals and members of the Behn family attended the funeral which was broadcast live on Norway’s two largest television channels.Present from the Norwegian Royal Family were King…
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