Monthly Archives: October 2009

Norwegian Royal House vaccinated

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Anne

The Norwegian Royal Court confirmed that the senior members of the royal house, the King, the Queen, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, as well as some members of the court, have all been vaccinated against the swine flu.

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The holiday home debate, round 2

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Anne

It looked like the last piece in the saga around Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s summer house was over and done with, when they purchased the tiny island outside of Risør. Sure, the purchase might not make much … Continue reading →

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Julemærket or the Christmas stamp

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Anne

Today Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be present at the release of this year’s Julemærke, or Christmas stamp as the English translation would be. The Crown Princess is the patron of the Christmas stamp. The world’s first Christmas stamp … Continue reading →

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Tie A Ribbon-project

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Anne

An 11 year old and her friends in Bodø, in the north of Norway, are the inspiration for the new Red Cross project, Tie a ribbon (Knytt et bånd), in Nordland county. The 11 year old sendt an e-mail to … Continue reading →

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Yearly Norwegian Charity telethon

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Anne

This year Crown Prince Haakon is the royal patron of the Norwegian charity telethon, where the money will go to the organization Care. All over Norway volunteers are walking from door to door, asking for contributions for the organizations, or … Continue reading →

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Mette-Marit continuing with her education

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Anne

Last autumn, the Norwegian court announced that Crown Princess Mette-Marit would be attending part-time master’s level courses, to further her education. The Crown Princess, who studied development studies at London School of Oriental and African studies when she was living … Continue reading →

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4 out of 10 Norwegian MPs support a republic

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Anne

The state-owned Norwegian television channel, NRK, today reports that during a questionnaire for their programme, Spekter, 4 out of 10 of the members of parliament answered that they would rather prefer a republic in Norway. 1 of 3 said that … Continue reading →

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Why isn’t Mette-Marit there?

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Anne

It is soon time for the annual opening of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget. It opens on Friday the 9th, at 13:00. Every year around the same time, I notice the same question on message-boards – where is Crown Princess Mette-Marit?

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Rania, Haakon and Mette-Marit on CNN

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Anne

Just a reminder: the programme where Rania, Haakon and Mette-Marit were interviewed by Christiane Amanpour, will air today, Friday. CNNi: 20:00 London | 21:00 Berlin Amanpour’s interviews can also (one hopes this also will be true of this one) be … Continue reading →

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