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| Duke and duchess greeted by royals in Norway | Duke and duchess greeted by royals in Norway |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Norway for the second leg of their Nordic tour. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Norway for the second leg of their Nordic tour. |
| Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit were at the snow covered airbase outside Oslo to greet the British royal couple. | Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit were at the snow covered airbase outside Oslo to greet the British royal couple. |
| Staff had cleared the runway for the private chartered plane but a blanket of snow covered the surrounding area. | Staff had cleared the runway for the private chartered plane but a blanket of snow covered the surrounding area. |
| The duke will meet entrepreneurs and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen during the visit. | The duke will meet entrepreneurs and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen during the visit. |
| William and Kate have flown in from neighbouring Sweden, where they spent two days in Stockholm. | William and Kate have flown in from neighbouring Sweden, where they spent two days in Stockholm. |
| The couple are due to meet innovative Norwegian start-ups, such as reMarkable, Play Magnus, No Isolation and Motitech, which all work towards tackling issues such as the environment, mental health and well-being in original and engaging ways. | The couple are due to meet innovative Norwegian start-ups, such as reMarkable, Play Magnus, No Isolation and Motitech, which all work towards tackling issues such as the environment, mental health and well-being in original and engaging ways. |
| The duke will also meet Norway's chess grandmaster Carlsen and take part in an interactive game of Kahoot. | The duke will also meet Norway's chess grandmaster Carlsen and take part in an interactive game of Kahoot. |
| Kate, who is six months pregnant with the couple's third child, kept warm in a Catherine Walker coat and Seraphine dress as they were greeted by their hosts on Thursday morning. | Kate, who is six months pregnant with the couple's third child, kept warm in a Catherine Walker coat and Seraphine dress as they were greeted by their hosts on Thursday morning. |
| They were then driven to central Oslo to the Royal Palace for an audience with King Harald V and Queen Sonja, before taking a tour of the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park and spoke to members of the public. | |
| This evening the couple posed for photos ahead of an official dinner at the Royal Palace with their Norwegian counterparts. | |
| The Duchess smiled in a pink flowing gown as she was led to dinner by King Harald V, while Prince William followed closely behind, accompanied by Queen Sonja. | |
| The duke and duchess's Norwegian visit comes exactly 34 years after Princess Diana's solo trip to the country in 1984, when she also met Harald and Sonja. | The duke and duchess's Norwegian visit comes exactly 34 years after Princess Diana's solo trip to the country in 1984, when she also met Harald and Sonja. |