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On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway participated in a roundtable discussion entitled, Women’s Health, during the first full-day of the 3rd Women Deliver Global Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Participants in today’s discussion included the Director of Women and Health Initiative at Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Ana Langer, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Foundation, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Vice President and Medical Director of the nonprofit international health organization, Jhpiego, Dr. Harshad Sanghvi, and CEO of Global Health Corps, Ms. Barbara Bush.

The purpose of the 3rd Women Deliver Global Conference is to “…serve as a global platform for ensuring that the health and rights of girls and women remain top priorities on the global population and development agenda.”

Here is a brief video of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway speaking at a tourism seminar held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA last week.  Basically, he’s reminding his audience just how freaking amazing his native country is.   🙂

On May 8, 2013, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway was at Akershus Festning to celebrate Frigjøringsdagen and Nasjonale Veterandagen.

During today’s event His Majesty presided over a medal ceremony in which he:

“…present[ed] the War Cross with Sword to Lieutenant Lars Kristian Lauritzen and Major Kristian Bergh Stang.  Lieutenant Lars Kristian Lauritzen received the War Cross with Sword for his outstanding bravery and courage during combat operations in 2007. Major Kristian Bergh Stang was awarded the War Cross with Sword for his outstanding courage and leadership during the fighting in 2008. War Cross with Sword is the highest decoration the official Norway can provide. The king also placed a wreath at the National Monument prior to the medal ceremony.”

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According to the Norwegian royal court His Majesty King Harald V of Norway visited the Yanomani people living deep in the Amazon rainforest last week.  It has been a “…long-held dream [of His Majesty to visit].”  He spent four-days with the Yanomani people learning about their culture, traditions and much more.  The trip took place “…at the invitation of the Rainforest Foundation Norway.”

LISTEN UP!! If you are offended by indigenous people wearing their natural clothing and/or offended by seeing brief shots of women topless do not watch the video above, okay?

Now, for more information about His Majesty’s visit as well as to learn more the Rainforest Foundation Norway please visit their official website here.

Last Friday Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway attended the 2013 American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Spring Gala held at The Pierre in New York City.

According to the official website for the ASF proceeds from the gala “…[benefitted] the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s continuing initiatives to promote educational and cultural exchange between the U.S. and Scandinavia.”

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Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway arrived at the Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America in New York City on April 24, 2013, to inaugurate the new exhibition entitled, Munch/Warhol and the Multiple Image.  According to the official website for Scandinavia House this special exhibition features:

“…two of the 20^th century’s most prolific and inventive printmakers – Norwegian Edvard Munch and American Andy Warhol. Co-curated by Dr. Patricia G. Berman and Pari Stave and organized in honor of the 150^th anniversary of Munch’s birth, the exhibition closely examines four graphic images produced by Munch at the turn of the century – The Scream, Madonna, The Brooch. Eva Mudocci, Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm – and later revisited by Andy Warhol in a little-known but extraordinary series of prints from 1984. 

Comprising over 30 original works from private and museum collections – some of which will be seen for the first time – the exhibition reveals remarkable affinities between the two artists: a preoccupation with themes of anxiety and alienation, ideal beauty, sex and mortality, and an ability to skillfully mine the iconic power of the image to craft their own mythic identities in self-portraits and in life.”

If you are interested in viewing Munch/Warhol and the Multiple Image the exhibition will be open to the public on April 27 – July 27, 2013 at the Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America.  For more information please click here.  If you would like to pre-order the exhibition catalog please click here.

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