70th Birthday Celebrations of King Harald V of Norway


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The Queen looks absolutely lovely! I agree with Mette Marit...as soon as I saw the pics I was like...oh goodness..the headband is back. And what is Martha Louise wearing..is she going to a night club with that blazer?
 
seto said:
I like mette marit but why isn't she wearing a hat. The head band does not count to me. The queen and Martha are, I think she would have looked better and perhaps more formal for church .
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If you look at the rest of the audience - hardly anybody wears a hat. It's more abnormal to wear a hat in church than not, actually. At least in Norway.

Marius' placement in church was nothing short of brilliant. Seated behind the King, so that the television cameras don't catch him, it allows for a bit of boredom. ;)
 
I´ve recorded the whole Church Service from ZDF. If there is an interest, I´d upload the whole thing or a longer summary of about 15 min on yousendit or Filefront etc.. If not, I´d delete it.
Probably NRK has it online too...but mine would be without buffering and would be on your hard disc.
IMO the church service was ok...sometimes I thought, I´d be at a Spanish Royal wedding...so many pictures of the church
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For me the clips, they have broadcasted to portray Harald and the family have been much more interesting and so I´ve put them on Youtube:


Portrayal on King Harald of Norway in honour of his 70th birthday, Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpeXMWp30YE

Portrayal on King Harald of Norway in honour of his 70th birthday, Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZca1mFaleA

Report on the situation of the Monarchy these days, Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqojSnViyp0

Report on the situation of the Monarchy these days, Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be5_CXHvGRs

Report on the relationship of Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Mette Marit (with many pictures of the children)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGlThCyFY4

Short summary of the Church Service today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Il29aEugwM
 
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The Church ceremony was so lovely! I was able to see some parts of it!
Harald seemed to love the children singing for him ! :rolleyes:
It was really lovely! Many songs and a nice speech by the bishop!
 
Indeed HM, a wnderfull speech! One of the songs seemed simular to the ' God Save The Queen' btw, the coronation song I believe.
 
Marengo said:
One of the songs seemed simular to the ' God Save The Queen' btw, the coronation song I believe.
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Yes, it was the Coronation song! Imo, the whole ceremony was very fitting for King Harald... :rolleyes:

In about 5 minutes King Harald will go out the Palace into the garden to unveil the monument of Crownprincess Märtha! According to ZDF it's a surprise for the King who still doesn't know about his present.
 
Is there a quick translation of what the gentleman said to the king?
 
tundra said:
Is there a quick translation of what the gentleman said to the king?
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I think, he was talking about CrownPrincess Märtha: A Swedish Princess who became CP of Norway. And the King and his siblings losing their mother so early...

When this girl was singing for the King he looked really moved! :rolleyes:
 
Her_Majesty said:
That's good. So when I hurry up after school I can watch the 15:00 broadcast... :lol:


Exactly! Marius often joins his mother and step father to Family events (like the Coronation Celebrations last year).
It was clear right from the beginning that Marius has been accepted by the Royal Couple. He has always been integrated into Royal "Events". He was posing and playing with Queen Sonja already on the first Christmaspictures (in 2001 I think) and he's always pictures with the Royal Family on all Christmasshoot(just as an example)...They wouldn't so so if they didn't accept Marius as a member of their Family.
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I also agree with you, I think they have done a fantastic job including Marius into the family. He is always present in Princess Ingrid birthday videos and you can tell that he is a valuable member of the family. Whenever CP Haakon talks about his children, he talks about all of them. I think there is confusion about the "Royal family" and the actual family. I think maybe they are trying to protect him so that he can have the kind of normal childhood he would of had before his mother married into the Royal family. Let's not forget that Marius has a father who is very involved in his life, so he actaully has two families who love him very much. He may not be a "royal" child but he is a MM & HM's child and he will always be a big brother to IA and SM. If you look back you will see Marius at all kinds of offical events and he is photographed with the family. Think about Prince Harry of Britian and how much attention is paid to Prince William and Harry is a royal child. I have always just loved this young man and have also tried to watch to see if he is slighted in anyway because I have a step family, but honestly I can't see where he is or anytime where he seems unhappy to be with his mother and step-father. He acts like a normal young man and seems to be really proud to be a big brother. If he is happy, that is all that matters. IMO:wub:
 
it would of been nice to see hakoon's & MM's little children at the church, anyways MM looked very elegent and the band was nice, did she wear that instead of a hat? Martha-louise looked also very elegent, i loved her outfit & the hat. Pictures were great, looked like a cold day.
 
I just watched the videos on U-Tube. Provo to whoever put together the video called "A moment like this". It was great. Thank you whoever you are. I really enjoyed it!!!
Another real quick point on Marius, notice how often HM touches him and guides him. That wouldn't happen if he didn't love him and if that wasn't something he did every day for Marius. I see great love between the two of them. IMO
 
The King with tears in his eyes:

Article and Picture from Side 2
King Harald had to fight against his tears while listening to a 15 years old singer singing for him after unveiling the Statue of his Mother.
 
Why isn't KH wearing a hat! He looks great for 70.
 
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PPE-agency have new pictures from today from after the church ceremony at the Slottsparken in Oslo.
Polfoto have some nice pictures

MM looks great, her outfit is very pretty also Martha-louise looks great with her hat. it seemed the whole family were having a good time
 
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everyone looked really happy , thought Mette Marit looked really lovely.
can I ask somthing why do they play the british national anthem?? or am I mistaken and it wasnt ??
 
sm1939 said:
everyone looked really happy , thought Mette Marit looked really lovely.
can I ask somthing why do they play the british national anthem?? or am I mistaken and it wasnt ??
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The Norwegian Royal anthem is set to the tune of, and inspired by, "God Save the King". (As it was called back in 1906, when the Norwegian version was written... An appropriate tribute to the new King's father-in-law?)

Gud sign vår konge god! [God bless our good king]
Sign ham med kraft og mot [Bless him with strength and courage]
sign hjem og slott! [Bless home and palace]
Lys for ham ved din Ånd, [Give him light with your spirit]
knytt med din sterke hånd [make, with your strong hand]
hellige troskapsbånd [holy ties of allegiance]
om folk og drott!*[between people and monarch]
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Høyt sverger Norges mann [Loudly swear men of Norway]
hver i sitt kall, sin stand, [Each in his call, his station]
troskap sin drott. [loyalty to the sovereign]
Trofast i liv og død, [Loyalty in life and in death]
tapper i krig og nød, [courageous in war and want]
alltid vårt Norge lød [always our Norway obeyed]
Gud og sin drott. [God and its sovereign]

The Norwegian lyrics.
 
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We could see the live broadcast here in the Netherlands.

Indeed the King did look emotional when the statue was unveiled and a girl performed a Norwegian lullaby.

The King did look strong, proud and at the same time frail. A wonderful man.

Kjære Kong Harald! Gratulerer så mye med 70 års dagen håper du får en fin dag. Du er en flott konge for landet vårt.

HURRA! HURRA! HURRA!
 
norwegianne said:
The Norwegian Royal anthem is set to the tune of, and inspired by, "God Save the King". (As it was called back in 1906, when the Norwegian version was written... An appropriate tribute to the new King's father-in-law?)

Gud sign vår konge god! [God bless our good king]
Sign ham med kraft og mot [Bless him with strength and courage]
sign hjem og slott! [Bless home and palace]
Lys for ham ved din Ånd, [Give him light with your spirit]
knytt med din sterke hånd [make, with your strong hand]
hellige troskapsbånd [holy ties of allegiance]
om folk og drott!*[between people and monarch]
2
Høyt sverger Norges mann [Loudly swear men of Norway]
hver i sitt kall, sin stand, [Each in his call, his station]
troskap sin drott. [loyalty to the sovereign]
Trofast i liv og død, [Loyalty in life and in death]
tapper i krig og nød, [courageous in war and want]
alltid vårt Norge lød [always our Norway obeyed]
Gud og sin drott. [God and its sovereign]

The Norwegian lyrics.
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Can anyone translate to english?
 
Rebafan81 said:
Can anyone translate to english?
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Read it again. The English translation is already provided.
:flowers:
 
norwegianne said:
The Norwegian Royal anthem is set to the tune of, and inspired by, "God Save the King". (As it was called back in 1906, when the Norwegian version was written... An appropriate tribute to the new King's father-in-law?)
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I always wonder what they will do with this song if Ingrid becomes Queen, it does not really work very well with the lyrics to change ham to henne

At the dinner to night they will serve Konge Krabbe - Kings Crab
So tasty http://www.kirkenesinfo.no/filestore/konge%20krabbe3.jpg
but actually a bit of pest in the norwegian sea. And other delicacies from the sea
The starter is the King of the forest, moose:lol: and for desert, Chocolate Crown, very royal:cool:

Gallery from SIde 2
Side 2
 
Is the Grand Gala live on internet saterday?
so yes? where?
 
Everyone looks wonderful, but yikes it looks cold. Great pics! Thanks to all of you for posting links. Can hardly wait for the rest of the celebrations!
 
royalgertjan said:
Is the Grand Gala live on internet saterday?
so yes? where?
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I find the King's visible and breakable emotion during the unveiling of the statue of his dearest mother worth 1000x more impressive than any of those glitters in ladies' coiffures.
 
A very, very happy 70th birthday to fantastic King Harald !:flowers: :flowers: :flowers:

I wish him to have again many, many happy years to live with his Sonja :wub: and his children and grand-children .

Long live King Harald !
 
we will can see the kids for te celebration?
 
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