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Didn't Olav and Märtha marry at Vor Frelsers Kirke instead of Domkirke?
Thanks. I had thougt it had been a different church. The one where the Service for the 70th birthday of the King was held (Don't remember the name).No, that's the same church.
Vår Frelsers kirke (Our Savior's Church) changed its name to Oslo Domkirke in 1950 on the occasion of the city of Oslo's 900 anniversary.
Edit : Well, they will now drive back to the palace, where they will have a private dinner with the Ferner-family (that's the family of princess Astrid).
Edit : A royal reporter said on twitter that he hadn't (with the exception of the wedding in 2001) seen crowds like this since the funeral of King Olav V in 1991.
Because (as I said above) this isn't usual in Norway, so I'm very amazed by it.
Edit : OML: The crowds are still out.
I had to eat dinner.Did the Lorentzen's not attend? probably because they live so far away. And memberrs of the Queen's Family. I know her brother died a few years ago but there are probably other relatives.
Nice celebrations.
The CP family curtsying/bowing to the King and Queen
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AFHiCnRJ...0QCLcBGAs/s595/Harald-and-Sonja-wedding-5.jpg
Yes, the whole Ferner Family attended the dinner.It was lovely to see Princess Astrid at the Church Service and again tonight at the Gala Dinner,did any of her children attend?
At the Cathedral? No, and that was not a big surprise.Marius was not present?
This article contains 3 videos from an exclusive NRK interview, which was recorded a few days ago, and will be sent on television tomorrow evening.
Everything she says in the videos is written down in the article - and the google translation is quite good, so it's really worth a read:
Her ble forholdet mellom Harald og Sonja berget - NRK - translation
The Regent Couple and the court in 2017: We are not going to celebrate!
2018: Opening of the Queen's childhood home, Church Service at Oslo Cathedral, open-car procession, a concert at Oscarshall and hours of TV-coverage.
No, we are not celebrating. ??
Article from DM never miss
Golden wedding celebrations for Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja | Daily Mail Online
The Regent Couple and the court in 2017: We are not going to celebrate!
2018: Opening of the Queen's childhood home, Church Service at Oslo Cathedral, open-car procession, a concert at Oscarshall and hours of TV-coverage.
No, we are not celebrating. ??
They didn't invite foreign royals; so it doesn't count as a (full-fledged) celebration in their minds ?
And to commemorate the anniversary, the Norwegian postal service has issued a new stamp.
I noticed that the stamp positions Crown Princess Sonja in the foreground instead of Crown Prince Harald, the heir. It seems representative of the view in the media (seeing it from abroad) that the wedding was fundamentally a victory for Sonja, and maybe for royal-commoner marriages by extension.
Some good reflections from you, as usual!The program of celebrations seemed to maximize openness to the public but remain simpler and more informal than grand gala events in the past. Because making itself beloved to the public has given the Norwegian monarchy a pillar of support, whereas questions of spending have threatened to undermine it, I think it was a careful and correct decision.
And the reason for that (as with most other things who characterize the Norwegian monarchy) is the King's inclusive personality.As far as I perceive the norwegian monarchy, there is not so much the concept of "me - the sovereign, my spouse - the substitute", but rather a project, being King and Queen of the country, as a partnership together. That´s why it was decided 2 years ago that the silver jubilee was not only the King´ s anniversary, but a joint celebration of both Harald and Sonja!
Significant parts of the concert programme were taken from the corps new recording “Three Kings”, which reproduces music from major events under Norway’s three monarchs after 1905. A CD with the record was handed over to the royal couple during the concert.
“As long as military music has existed in organised form, the link to the royal houses in Europe has been strong. Military music has created festivities and ambience by crowns, state visits, openings of national assemblies, weddings and funerals”, said music director at the Armed Forces Music Corps and conductor on the CD, Andreas Hanson.