Christmas with the Norwegian Royal Family

[blauerengel]

I like the pictures,even though they don´t radiate so much joy and festive spirit like other christmas photographs.To me it seems as if the photographer took the pictures without arranging the familiy to sit/stand in a certain way or making them say "cheese" so they all smile - this gives them a genuine quality because it seems just like taken out of real life.I especially adore Queen Sonja´s colourful dress,it is very beautiful and it´s great that the royal family is proud in wearing their local traditional dresses.

[Duke of Marmalade]

I dont get Queen Sonja reading and nobody bothers listening

[sofajr]

This year Christmas greetings look awkward to me.
Nothing special but still beautiful bunads. On the other hand they at least would bother to listen the Queen for at least 10 min rather than make faces of being too tired to stand still.
Ingrid looks great with that hair, like a grown princess.

[Patra]

My favorite was the year they were playing in the HUGE gingerbread house- those pictures were cute!

[iceflower]

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King Harald and Queen Sonja have made one of their annual Christmas visits to the Sunnaas
hospital today, December 22nd. Part of the programme has been a meeting with survivors
of the terrorist attacks in July, as some of them are still in hospital.

On a side note (see the second article) - the couple arrived by public service boat


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** fvn.no: Kongeparet hilste på Utøya-ofre ** translation **

** nrk.no: Tok Nesoddbåten for å besøke terrorskadde ** translation **

** aftenposten.no: Kongeparet hilste på Utøya-ofre ** translation **

[Carminha Stalker]

I love this family and even if the kids seem a bit distracted, it´s understandable because at their age it´s hard to sit still for long. Marius, Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre are very cute.

[iceflower]

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Yesterday evening Queen Sonja also attended a mass at Oslo Cathedral commemorating
the victims of the tragedy in July - also as part of the couple's Christmas visits/events:



** Pic ** dagbladet.no video **

** kongehuset.no: Førjulsbesøk og lysmesse ** translation **

** vg.no: Julesamling for Utøya-ofrene i Oslo domkirke ** translation **

[Marika86]

The Royal Family attended the Christmas service at Asker Church. December 24, 2011

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[iceflower]

Here are some nice large pics of the family today:



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** budstikka.no: Kong Harald koser seg med Asker-jul ** translation **

** vg.no: Kongefamilien til julegudstjeneste i Asker kirke ** translation **

** aftenposten.no: Kongefamilien til julegudstjeneste i Asker kirke ** translation **

** abcnyheter.no: Kongefamilien til julegudstjeneste i Asker kirke ** translation **

[QUEENECE29]

Thanks for wonderful photos.
Merry Christmas Norwegian Royal Family and everyone.

[Tilla]

So so lovely pics. Thank you.

[rominet09]

Beautiful pix ! MM very beautiful in blue !!!!

[fortimo]

It is very nice, that the whole family - incl. MM's brothers and mother - were at Skaugum, they had sure a wonderful christmas evening with much fun and gifts...

[julliette]

Who is that old woman with the family in those pics?

[marian]

HI, SHE IS PRINCESS KRISTINE

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[iceflower]

Here's an additonal gallery of pics of the family attending the Christmas service:



** Le prince Sverre et la princesse Ingrid pas emballés par la messe de Noël...**

[Patra]

Loved the church service pictures! Thanks for posting the links-

[iceflower]

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Princess Märtha Louise, Ari Behn and the girls attended the Christmas service at Lommedalen
church on December 25. Hopefully we'll get some better pics:



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[fortimo]

Does anybody know, how they spend theese days? What is the tradition in the CP family? What do they eat, who make the cristmas-tree, when get the kids her gifts? We know, that they go every year to the church-service, and I read that the CP family make every year an christmas-party. Do they make in theese days also ski-trip? Do they use also her cabin in the mountain (in Uvdal?)? And what is about their New Year's Eve?