Norway

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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King Harald, Queen Sonja & Crown Prince Haakon attend the State Opening of Parliament

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9th October 2017
Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 26th State Opening he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 162nd time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened. Military…
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Norway

Today marks 60 years since King Haakon VII died and Olav V became King of Norway

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21st September 2017
Today, 21 September, there are two jubilees in Norwegian royal history. It is precisely sixty years since His Majesty King Haakon VII died and his only child became the next King of Norway, His Majesty King Olav V. King Haakon reigned from November 1905 until his death in September 1957 and was one of the few monarchs in history to be elected by his people. By the Norwegians today, he is most…
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