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On this day 30 years ago: King Harald takes his oath to the Constitution

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21st January 2021
On this day, January 21, 30 years ago, King Harald took his oath to parliament. On the evening of 17 January 1991, King Olav V died. At the same time, Crown Prince Harald became Norway’s new king, King Harald V. When one monarch passes away, the next takes over at the same moment. Hence the expression “The King is dead – Long live the King”. However, the transition is also…
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The Norwegian Royal Family’s Christmas Eve

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24th December 2020
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 Norway, there are several traditions on what to eat for dinner on Christmas Eve. The eastern part of the country eats…
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Crown Prince Haakon makes digital visit to Hammerfest

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2nd December 2020
Crown Prince Haakon has started making digital visits trough video-link to other nations. Last week Crown Prince Haakon visited several nations in the Middle East, and he made a digital visit to the small Norwegian town of Hammerfest. Hammerfest had several outbreaks of…
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Shaman Durek reveals that he has King Harald's permission to propose to Princess Märtha Louise

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13th November 2020
The US edition of Vanity Fair has published an interview with Durek Verrett and Princess Märtha Louise, the daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, revealing plans for a new royal wedding for Norway. In the interview, the shaman says that since last Christmas he has wanted to propose to the princess and that he has received the blessing of King Harald and Queen Sonja. Verrett says…
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Norway's Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19

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2nd November 2020
The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in the camp had been diagnosed with the infection. The five…
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Princess Märtha Louise to have her own TV series

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26th October 2020
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, daughter of King Harald and the fourth in line to the Norwegian throne, will have her own TV series next year. Norway’s largest commercial TV-channel “TV2” will follow the Princess’s life both at work and in private. The TV channel promises a documentary series that provides “a unique encounter with a warm person like you have never seen her…
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