Monthly Archives: May 2009

Danish referendum on law of succession

June 7 – the Danish population go to the voting booths. On the table, other than the election for the European Parliament, is the law of succession to the Danish throne. I was reminded of this last week, when I … Continue reading

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Moving into the Palace

Earlier this year, in an effort to combat the financial crisis, the Norwegian government set out an emergency financial package. Part of that package was 12.6 Norwegian Kr to renovate the exterior of the residence of the Crown Prince, Skaugum. … Continue reading

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Queen Sonja visited a Norwegian Mosque

For the first time, Queen Sonja of Norway visited the newest Norwegian Mosque, to learn more about the religion and the culture. It was opened in February, 2009. It is also the location of the Islamic Cultural Centre Norway. The … Continue reading

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The Norwegian National Day, pt. 2

Aftenposten has a series of pictures from the Palace balcony as well as from earlier in the day. Public events to this length might be too long for someone Ingrid Alexandra’s age, without anybody else to play with up there. … Continue reading

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Norwegian National Day pt. 1

It is the National day of Norway today, and in true fashion, the Crown Princely family started the day by greeting the children’s parade in Asker. However, unlike previous years, they weren’t doing it from the front steps of their … Continue reading

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Prince Albert of Monaco in Stavanger

First, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway started the Hydrogen Rally… and in Stavanger, Prince Albert II of Monaco was ready to welcome the winners. Later in the day, he went to the conference area, and tried out one of the … Continue reading

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His Royal Rallydriverness

Crown Prince Haakon was scheduled to be the map reader for Norwegian race car driver, Henning Solberg, but ended up as the driver of the car. The occasion was the opening of the Hydrogen Road along the southern coast of … Continue reading

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The Scandinavian Heirs to go to Greenland

Last year, the three heirs to the Scandinavian thrones, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, travelled to Svalbard on the occasion of the International Polar Year. They apparently enjoyed the … Continue reading

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King Olav making waves after his death

According to this article a football team in Norfolk, England, could lose their rights to play on their home ground, 21 years after the death of the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. I’m not sure if the clause mention … Continue reading

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What to do

With the arrival of Le Petit Prince here in Denmark, the journalists are speculating what can he do with his life. Apart from being a prince and in the line of succession that is. The odds are small that he … Continue reading

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