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Atlantic Crossing - Fact vs Fiction - a series full of mistakes that many viewers will simply accept as facts

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7th May 2021
Royal Central’s Senior Europe Correspondent Oskar Aanmoen, who is based in Oslo, talks us through the inaccuracies contained within Atlantic Crossing – an eight-part series looking at the plight of the Norwegian Crown Princess during World War II. Atlantic Crossing is now airing on PBS in the United States and Canada. It is an eight-part mini-series, looking at the Crown Princess of…
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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…
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Crown Prince Haakon holds virtual meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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29th April 2021
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway’s digital visit to California continued on Wednesday. On Tuesday, His Royal Highness met with California’s governor as well as students from Californian Universities. On Wednesday, the Norwegian Crown Prince held a conversation with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Speaker Pelosi represents California, and has been strongly committed to…
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Crown Prince Haakon launches digital visit to California

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28th April 2021
On Tuesday this week His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started his two-day virtual visit to San Francisco, California. The trip is Norway’s first major virtual visit abroad where the public get the opportunity to follow the official visit digitally. The…
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Princess Martha Louise denies royal wedding with Durek Verrett is imminent

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7th April 2021
Questions of a possible royal wedding have arisen after Princess Martha Louise of Norway confirmed she is planning to move to the US with her three children to spend more time with her boyfriend in Los Angeles. The princess was asked if she was planning to move, to which she replied: “Right now it is Covid and difficult to plan, but we plan to move with time. The children will of course…
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King Harald leads mourners at funeral of Erling Lortentzen at Asker church

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22nd March 2021
The funeral of Erling Lorentzen has taken place at Asker church outside Oslo. Erling Lorentzen was the husband of Princess Ragnhild, the son-in-law of King Olav and the brother-in-law of King Harald. The Norwegian Royal Family was among the congregation with King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid all paying their…
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