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Norway’s Royal Family host traditional parliament dinner

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29th October 2021
The annual parliament dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo has been held again after a hiatus. Due to the pandemic, the traditional event had to be cancelled in 2020, but this year the tables could be covered again, for the 103rd time. King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit, as well as the king’s older sister Princess Astrid, attended the dinner. A…
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Crown Prince Haakon meets young people struggling with dyslexia and dyscalculia

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19th February 2021
On Wednesday, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway digitally met with four young people with learning disabilities to learn about the challenges they face. About five percent of people have dyslexia, and just as many have dyscalculia and other specific language difficulties. In the meeting, His Royal Highness said: “It’s not about intelligence at all. It is a disability. If we can manage to…
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Princess Astrid of Norway makes rare public statement

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8th December 2020
Princess Astrid of Norway has made a rare public statement in support of a cause close to her heart. The 88-year-old Norwegian princess is the daughter of the late King Olav V and the older sister of Norway’s current monarch, Harald V. She is also a patron of 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 involved in the project. In 2018 publisher Erling Kagge asked Harald Stanghelle if he would write a book based on…
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The Royal Escape from Oslo: 9 April 1940

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9th April 2020
This year, in 2020, marks 75 years since World War II ended. It is also the 80th anniversary of war coming to the Monarchies of Norway and Denmark. While the Danish royal family was taken prisoner by the Nazis, the Norwegian royal family managed to escape and carry on the…
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Norway’s royal family cancels event due to coronavirus

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6th March 2020
Due to the coronavirus, the Norwegian Royal Family has cancelled its participation at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival this weekend, the Royal Court said in a press release on Friday afternoon. The full release stated the following: “Unfortunately, the Royal Family finds reason to cancel their presence at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. This is in line with the decision made by the authorities…
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