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Prince William, Kate get warm welcome in chilly Norway

Published: 01 Feb 2018 - 11:55 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 10:38 am
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, rides on an apparatus while Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Norway's Crown Prince Haakon react during a visit at MESH, the Nordic Creators’ Community in Oslo,

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, rides on an apparatus while Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Norway's Crown Prince Haakon react during a visit at MESH, the Nordic Creators’ Community in Oslo,

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OSLO: Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate flew to Norway on the final leg of a Nordic trip on Thursday, and stepped out onto a red carpet laid out over a blanket of snow.
They were greeted by the country's Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport and went on to meet well-wishers waving Union Jacks in the winter cold.
William and Kate - expecting their third child in April - toured a children's sculpture park at the start of their two-day trip and were due to visit the Ski Museum, dedicated to Norway's national sport.
They were also expected to meet students to discuss mental health - an issue that William and his brother Harry have campaigned on in the past.
Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, is also a relative of Norway's King Harald, as both descend from Britain's Queen Victoria.
Britain is Norway's largest export market through its purchases of natural gas.

(Reporting by Oslo newsroom; Editing by Andrew Heavens)