Norway

Queen Sonja grants digital audience to 11 men who skied over the mountains to catch her attention

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15th March 2021
For seven days, a group of 11 men skied from Hardanger to Oslo. The goal has been the Royal Palace in a the long trip they have called Queen Sonja’s salute march. The goal was to capture the Queen of Norway’s attention in an attempt to invite her to this year’s music festival in Hardanger. It was a tired, but happy, group that arrived at the final destination of the trip, the…
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway pays tribute to his mother Queen Sonja on International Woman’s Day

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8th March 2021
Monday marks International Woman’s Day – a global day of celebration for women around the world. In a new interview with the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land, Crown Prince Haakon pays tribute to his mother, Queen Sonja. The Crown Prince gave the interview in connection with International Women’s Day. Norway’s Crown Prince and acting regent met a reporter from Norway’s…
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King Harald and Queen Sonja receive second dose of coronavirus vaccine

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5th February 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja have received the second and final dose of coronavirus vaccine. The Royal Court presented the news in a short statement to the state TV channel NRK, which reported it on February 4th 2021. The following statement was made to NRK: “King Harald and Queen Sonja received their second dose of coronavirus vaccine this week and have thus been vaccinated. This also…
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Queen Sonja starts Christmas countdown at the Royal Palace

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30th November 2020
This Sunday, November 29th 2020, was the beginning of Christmas celebrations in most European nations. In Norway, the day was royally celebrated when Her Majesty Queen Sonja surprisingly published a video via the royal family’s Facebook page. The Queen did as millions of people around the world did and lit the first candle out of a total of four candles to mark the beginning of Advent, the…
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