The Royal Police Escort ( no, Den Kongelige Politieskorte) is the royal police in the

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. Responsible for safeguarding the

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and members of the

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, the Royal Police Escort serves as bodyguards during official and private activities within the Kingdom and abroad. The Royal Police Escort also guards foreign royalty on their official or private visits in Norway and foreign (including republican) heads of state on their official visits. A section of the

Norwegian Police Service The Norwegian Police Service ( no, Politi- og lensmannsetaten) is the Norwegian national civilian police agency. The service dates to the 13th century when the first sheriffs were appointed, and the current structure established in 2003. It c ...

, the Royal Police Escort sorts under the Oslo Chief of Police. They cooperate closely with the

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. Members of the Royal Police Escort are individually selected and especially trained police officers. The Royal Police Escort was established on 11 May 1945, shortly before Crown Prince Olav's return to the Kingdom following the end of the five-year-long

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. The

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of the Royal Police Escort displays a golden St. Olaf axe on a red shield.

Links

* The Royal Court
The Norwegian Royal Police Escort
(Visited on 3 July 2013.) *

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