Norwegian Christmas 2005

[paulette]

It must be very cold that time!
Love to look at more pictures of them!

[pollyemma]

Originally Posted by purple_platinum

from vg : http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=299922

Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette Marit along with Princess Ingrid Alexandra & Prince Sverre Magnus went to a christmas eve's church service at Asker kirke

Ingrid has her beloved teddy bear back again!

[Larzen]

1-3 Dec 25th in Homenkollen chappel
4 Dec 24th in Asker Church
From NRK, dagbladet and Budstikka
http://www.budstikka.no/sec_nyheter/article43852.ece

[mandyy]

Photos from Afterposten

[kwanfan]

Did Haakon & Mette-Marit not attend church?

[Pink Tulip]

Originally Posted by kwanfan

Did Haakon & Mette-Marit not attend church?

I think they may have only attended church on Christmas eve while H&S and ML&A went Christmas day.

[crisiñaki]

Originally Posted by purple_platinum

from vg : http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=299922

Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette Marit along with Princess Ingrid Alexandra & Prince Sverre Magnus went to a christmas eve's church service at Asker kirke

And where's Marius?

[purple_platinum]

i think Marius spent this year with his father & family.

Do they alternate marius each year?

on the lighter note... i like how Maud Angelica seems to have a new nickname.. "LILLEMA" :)

so cute...

[Larzen]

Marius was with them in church reports the local paper in Asker www.budstikka.no he sat next to his mother and held his brother for parts of the service. Budstikka also reports Ingrid had truble sitting still for the service and did some walking around in the church before Haakon got her. The services on x-mas eve in Norway is so called Family services, that is rather short, with little preaching and mostly singing, there are always alot of children although maybe not as small as Sverre

Lille Ma is not a new nick name it has been there from the beginning, I dont like it as it reminds me of the sour creature Lille My in the popular (in scandinavia) childrens books about Mummi Trollet

[purple_platinum]

thanks for clearing that up, Larzen.i may've misunderstood when i read some articles.I hope we get more pictures of the christmas eve and christmas day.i think last year, there're more coverage during the cristmas than this year.

[fanletizia]

From hello

...
Crown Princess Mette-Marit was smiling broadly as she tenderly cradled her
three-week-old son at Asker Church, near Skaugum Palace to the south east
of Oslo. His sister, two-year-old Princess Ingrid, proved herself something
of a Daddy's girl when Crown Prince Haakon carried her into worship, alongside
her older brother Marius, who's eight.
...
On Christmas Day it was the turn of Haakon's sister, Princess Martha Louise,
to show off her family at Holmenkollen Chapel in the hills above Oslo. She arrived
for prayers with her husband Ari Behn and their elder daughter, two-year-old Maud
Angelica.
...

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty...royals/#enviar

[pdas1201]

Haakon, Mette Marit and Family, Martha Louise and Ari Behn visited the Church on Christmas Eve.

www. rexfeatures.com

3. Espen Hoiby (MM's brother and family) with MM's mother

[pdas1201]

The King and Queen, along with Martha Louise, Ari Behn, Maud Angelica attended the Christmas Day Service.

www.rexfeatures.com

[purple_platinum]

thank u..thank u..thank u so much, pdas1201!
i can finally get bigger point of view of the norwegian christmas.
it's nice to see Martha & Ari went on christmas eve with Haakon & MM..

[Larzen]

The pics of Ari and Märtha in the turqouis boots are not from church but from a party in Oslo
Thanks PDAS for the nice pics

I hope they will also go to church on New Years day in Asker and bring all the children.

[Lucidu]

Thanks for the pics!!
sverre is cute!!!

[pdas1201]

Originally Posted by Larzen

The pics of Ari and Märtha in the turqouis boots are not from church but from a party in Oslo

Thanks Larzen for correcting me. Actually, I will blame it on Rex Features. The agency needs people like you

[Pink Tulip]

Its great to see all the children, especially Sverre Magnus.

And I just looove ML's blue boots!:)

[Larzen]

One more of Märtha at the christmas party
from Alloverpress via www.cover.es

[purple_platinum]

an photo report of this year's norwegian christmas from aftenposten :

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/bildeserier/article1182663.ece