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Queen Of Norway Visiting Minnesota, Includes Stop At St. Olaf College
The governor said it was an "honor" to meet the queen and said he was "proud of Minnesota's extraordinary relationship with Norway."
October 14, 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway is in Minnesota for the next several days to celebrate the strong ties between the country and the state's Norwegian-American community.
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The queen, who is scheduled to be in the state through Sunday, is visiting "to mark Norway's strong ties with the Norwegian-American community in the US," a press release from The Royal House of Norway said. Thousands in the state have ancestry tracing back to Norway, and share cultural traditions to this day.
Her first stop was a meeting with Gov. Tim Walz. The governor said it was an "honor" to meet the queen and said he was "proud of Minnesota's extraordinary relationship with Norway."
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