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King Harald being treated in hospital for breathing difficulties

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25th September 2020
His Majesty King Harald V has been admitted to the largest hospital in Norway, Rikshospitalet. The Royal Court has stated that the King is on sick leave and according to protocol; the Crown Prince is put in as regent of Norway. The following message was published by the royal court on Friday morning: “His Majesty the King on sick leave. His Majesty King Harald was admitted to Rikshospitalet…
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King Harald V of Norway taken to hospital

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25th September 2020
Norway’s monarch, King Harald V, has been rushed to the largest hospital in Norway on Friday morning. Harald, who is 83, was taken to the National Hospital in Oslo by ambulance on Friday morning. It is not known, as yet, what is wrong with the King. The Royal Court has…
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King Harald: "I do not think there will be any Olympics in Tokyo"

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8th September 2020
King Harald of Norway does not believe that there will be an Olympics in Tokyo next summer. His Majesty made the observation in a TV on show Sunday evening, broadcast by the state television-channel NRK. King Harald sat down this summer to talk to Karsten Warholm and his coach Leif Olav Alnes. Their conversation was shown this past weekend. Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm won gold in the 400…
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Prince Sverre Magnus confirmed in Asker Church

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5th September 2020
On Saturday, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway was confirmed in a downscaled ceremony in Asker Church. The grand celebration originally planned had to be scaled back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the day was celebrated by the Norwegian people and the…
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King Harald contributes to a new book about himself

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13th August 2020
A new special book about King Harald will be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had not thought that the King would want to be…
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Why was Queen Elizabeth II’s first state visit to Norway?

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24th June 2020
This year brings another special anniversary for the Queen’s long and historic reign. This summer marks 65 years since Queen Elizabeth’s first State Visit. It took place in June 1955 and saw the new Monarch travel to the the Kingdom of Norway. So, why was Norway the first nation that the Queen visited after her coronation? The first reason was that the British and Norwegian Royal…
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The failed attack on King Harald and Queen Sonja

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8th June 2020
The 7th of June is a special day in Norwegian history. On that day, the Norwegians celebrated both the end of the Union with Sweden in 1905 and the return of King Haakon in 1945 following the Second World War. This year, there was no celebration because of the coronavirus, despite the jubilees. During the grand celebration in 2005, the Norwegians also celebrated that it was King Harald’s…
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