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King Harald opens the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue's new centre

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9th January 2018
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway opened Monday the Norwegian “Sea Rescue Company’s” new centre at Langgrunn near the town of Horten, south of the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The centre “RS Noatun” is the company’s new school and adventure centre. His Majesty had the honour to cut the red ribbon under the supervision of Horten’s mayor, Are Karlsen, employees and volunteers…
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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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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit participate in traditional St. Lucia celebration

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13th December 2017
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated today in the traditional celebration of St. Lucia in Norway. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess chose to celebrate the day together with the elderly residents at the nursing home in Lørenskog, located just outside the capital Oslo. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess arrived at the…
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The Norwegian Royal Family’s Christmas Eve

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5th December 2017
Every royal family has its own traditions. The Norwegian Royal Family uniquely celebrates Christmas. They blend the ancient Norwegian Christmas traditions with Christmas traditions they have brought with them from their family from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In…
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Who is Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway?

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3rd December 2017
On the occasion of Prince Sverre Magnus’s birthday today, 3 December, we take a look back at the young Prince’s life. His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus was born 3 December 2005 in Oslo. When he was born, he was 52 centimetres long and weighed 3.944 grams. The name of the Prince was announced by the King and Crown Prince in the Extraordinary Cabinet meeting with the government at the…
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King Harald of Norway discharged from hospital

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20th November 2017
King Harald of Norway was discharged from hospital on Monday morning. This was confirmed by the royal court at around half past one on Monday afternoon. The announcement was confirmed by the Norwegian Royal Court, stating: “His Majesty the King is in great shape and is…
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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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