King Harald and Queen Sonja Current Events, Part 2: February 2015 - December 2020

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Yesterday, August 19, Queen Sonja attended the finissage of the exhibition "Where Queens Meet" at the Royal Palace:


** kongehuset: Markerte Dronningmøter **

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Queen Sonja was present at the vocal masterclass given to semi-finalists of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition at Oscarshall yesterday afternoon, August 20:


** kongehuset: Dronning Sonja Internasjonale Musikkonkurranse **

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Yesterday evening, August 21, Queen Sonja attended a performance of the opera Aida at Oscarsborg Fortress:


** kongehuset: Aida på Oscarsborg **

[eya]

Queen Sonja attend tonight at the finale of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition

https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...1355&sek=26939

[iceflower]

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Queen Sonja opened the new Tungestølen Tourist Cabin in Luster today, September 6:


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** nrk.no article with gallery: Dronning Sonja opna turisthytta på Tungestølen ** translation **

[polyesco]

the location looks beautiful

article and pics from the NRF
https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...2738&sek=26939

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, September 16, King Harald attended the banquet of the National Rifle Association of Norway and received a Medal for Merit:


** kongehuset: Mottok Det frivillige Skyttervesens fortjenstmedalje **

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Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Frederik opened a new addition to the Kistefos Museum, called the Twist, today, September 18:


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** nrk.no: Dronninga opna «The Twist» **


** kongehuset: Åpnet «The Twist» på Kistefos-museet **

[eya]

Queen Sonja was today in the evening celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Oslo Philharmonic with music from the "anniversary years" 1919 and 2019 in the Oslo concert hall.

https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...3472&sek=26939

https://www.instagram.com/p/B27XTa8osr4/

King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Bo Municipality today 30 September


https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...3514&sek=26939

Queen Sonja visited the Tøyen Committee today 3 October


https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...3602&sek=26939

[Rudolph]

“King Harald is currently in the #UK on a private visit to watch the #Manchester United and @LFC football match at Old Trafford. He is a guest of honor at @ManUtd and their Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar #Solskjær.”

Via Oskar Annmoen Twitter

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This year Queen Sonja is the high protector of state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast and attended the broadcast today.

https://twitter.com/OAanmoen/status/...047311/photo/2

King Harald is in Karasjok today, where he participates in marking the Sami language week.


https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...4193&sek=26939

King Harald with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Norway's Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide participates in a celebration that today it is exactly 75 years since Norwegian and Soviet forces liberated East-Finnmark from German occupation during World War II.

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos...94?s=2048x2048
https://media.gettyimages.com/photos...16?s=2048x2048


https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2...ch_results_adp

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Here's some information provided by the Palace including the King's speech:


** kongehuset: Feiret freden i nord ** translation **


** kongehuset: Frigjøringen av Øst-Finnmark: 75-årsmarkering (Speech) ** translation ***

[eya]

The King and Queen hold a reception at the Royal Palace for recipients of the King's Merit Medal


https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Sc3LWJd49/

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Queen Sonja presented the Queen Sonja School Award 2019 to the Stigeråsen school in Skien municipality today, December 2:


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** kongehuset: Skoleprisen til Stigeråsen skole **

[eya]

Queen Sonja with Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen at the New York Metropolitan Opera on last night


https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...4988&sek=26939

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Queen Sonja paid a Christmas visit to the Bredtveit Prison Service, Custody and Supervision Unit for female prisoners in Oslo today, December 12:



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[eya]

Pictures by the Palace


https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html...5150&sek=26939

[maria-olivia]

Could not hear the Kings Speach

[Muhler]

King Harald was scheduled to visit an off shore oil-rig Tuesday. But that has been cancelled, ostensibly due to the death of Ari Behn.

The court has declined to comment further.

https://www.bt.dk/udland/den-norske-...ng-af-oliefelt

- I guess he is focusing on looking after his three granddaughters as well as his daughter.
Now that it's back to normal so to speak, I think a delayed reaction is setting in in earnest now.

[Moonmaiden23]

I guess there will be a period of unofficial Court mourning, where we will not be seeing much of the NRF for a few weeks or days?

If everyone is clearing their calenders to concentrate on the children i think that is great.

I hate to be maudlin but i cannot stop feeling awful for them. I lost my own father years ago during the Christmas season and i was a zombie for weeks.

But i was an adult. And my Dad didn't commit suicide.