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March 17, 2021
NORWAY’S THIRD CORONA INFECTION WAVE was crashing over the country on Wednesday, as the highest numbers of confirmed virus cases ever rolled in. A total of 1,156 cases were registered during the past 24 hours, with areas like Haugalandet on the West Coast now being hit hard.
“These are high and disturbing numbers,” Jarle Nilsen, the mayor of Karmøy, told state broadcaster NRK. Fully half of all cases in neighbouring Haugesund now involve children and youth. In Oslo, the number of new confirmed cases hit 495 in a just a 24-hour period. That’s 214 more than on Wednesday last week. Numbers were also high in Drammen, Bergen and Tønsberg.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway feels ashamed for being sick
At the time of her engagement to Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, Mette-Marit was a single mother to a son she shared with a convicted felon.
February 24, 2021 07:32 GMT
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway recently opened up about dealing with a chronic illness while being in the spotlight as a senior royal, and revealed that she felt ashamed of being sick.
The Norwegian royal appeared in a podcast for the national TV-channel NRK, the first solo event that she participated in, in almost a year. In the programme which was aired on Saturday, she discussed the difficulties she faced in her initial days as a royal, reports Royal Central.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit has spoken candidly about her early days as a member of the Norwegian royal family, describing some of her first engagements as making her want to throw up .
She also admitted to experiencing great shame and feeling inadequate in her royal role.
Mette-Marit, 47, made the comments during a podcast with Norwegian state TV channel NRK.
Norway s Crown Princess Mette-Marit (centre, holding flowers) has taken part in a podcast with broadcaster Else Kass Furuseth (right). (Instagram/kaassolini)
It was the first time the royal has been active in her official duties for nearly a year, due to a series of health issues and coronavirus pandemic lockdowns across Europe.