Norway

Norway’s Royal Family reveal plans for the National Day celebrations

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14th May 2021
Norway celebrates its National Day on May 17 and the celebration will be smaller this year due to the pandemic. However, the Norwegian royal family has now announced their plans for the special celebration of Norway’s constitution. Even without the traditional children’s parade at the Royal Palace, the royal family will be the centre of a gathering at the palace this year.The…
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History

The time Bill Clinton forgot King Harald and Queen Sonja

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18th January 2021
This year it is 30 years since King Harald and Queen Sonja became monarchs in Norway after the death of King Olav V. There will be no grand celebration this year due to the pandemic, but the King and Queen have therefore in collaboration with the state TV channel NRK made a documentary series where they talk about the 50 state visits that have been made in the last 30 years. In the first episode…
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Norway

King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon visit victims of landslide

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4th January 2021
King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon have marked the beginning of the new Norwegian royal year in a sad way. The three royals visited the people of Gjerdrum after the catastrophic quick clay landslide that started on December 30th 2020. So far, seven people have been confirmed dead, while three people are still missing. Another ten people are injured and still more than 1.000 are…
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Norway

BREAKING: King Harald and Queen Sonja in quarantine after Royal Court employee tests positive for Covid

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19th November 2020
King Harald and Queen Sonja are in quarantine after a Royal Court employee tested positive for Covid-19. The Royal Court made the announcement on November 19th 2020.King Harald has, as a result of this, gone into self-imposed home quarantine. Queen Sonja is also in quarantine as a result of close contact with the person in question. As of now both the King and Queen are well and have shown…
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