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This article was written in April, around the start of Breivik's trial:
King hails diversity during terror trial
April 24, 2012
As the trial of Norway’s home-grown, anti-immigration terrorist grinds on in an Oslo courtroom, the country’s monarch opted to make the latest of no less than four recent visits to one of the city’s most multi-cultural areas. There’s little doubt King Harald V is sending a strong signal of support for the multiculturalism that terror defendant Anders Behring Breivik attacked, and some believe the king is defining the “new” nation that Norway has become.
King hails diversity during terror trial : Views and News from Norway
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07-13-2012, 08:05 AM
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Next week Sunday it's 1 year ago 
The Royal Family will attend several memorial engagements during that day:
kongehuset.no - Official engagements
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07-13-2012, 08:21 AM
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Hard to believe a year has passed since the horrible events.
It must be a very difficult time for the Royal Family - and all Norwegians.
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07-13-2012, 10:41 AM
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A few days ago, Lionel Batiste died here in Neq Orleans. He was a legendary jazz musician here and happened to be on Norway at the time of the attacks. He led a traditional jazz funeral through the streets of Molde the day after the attacks.
For those who don't know, a jazz funeral is a New Orleans tradition where music (usually old spirituals and hymns) are sung as a procession of the dead's family and friends mourn and celebrate together.
Anyway, an interesting connection. You can find a video of the Molde march on YouTube.
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07-18-2012, 12:59 PM
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07-18-2012, 01:39 PM
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My goodness is it almost a year ago already
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April 30th-Abdication of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
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07-22-2012, 06:26 AM
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07-22-2012, 06:28 AM
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07-22-2012, 07:25 AM
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Mette-Marit and Haakon seem still very much affected.... understandable of course
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07-22-2012, 07:40 AM
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All of them seemed very affected. Queen Sonja was fighting back tears, as did King Harald, Mette-Marit and Haakon.
Several other galleries:
- Gallery from Belga 1
- Gallery from Belga 2
- Gallery from Zimbio
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07-22-2012, 08:59 AM
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I can't help but thinking that M-M's "absence" over much of the last year has a lot to do with the Utoya attacks. She lost her stepbrother in a horrific act that affected the entire nation.
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07-22-2012, 03:13 PM
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Is there any info why MM will not accompany Haakon to tonights concert?
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07-22-2012, 03:59 PM
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Quote:
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Is there any info why MM will not accompany Haakon to tonights concert?
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Maybe she just wanted to be with her children, she flies to Washington to the AIDS-conference and from there to the Olympics.
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07-23-2012, 05:11 AM
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Tearful Mette-Marit marks anniversary of Utoya massacre
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07-23-2012, 06:34 AM
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Mette-Marit looks so good in black and white...she is so beautiful
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07-23-2012, 07:21 AM
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IMO these tears are not real. It seems she pretends that she want to cry, but I don't see a real grief on her face. It is only a simulation, she plays a perfect crownprincess, the people require this behavior. One year ago she cried really, it was not a show, but now I am not sure...
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07-23-2012, 08:14 AM
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Really? You don't see a real grief on her face? We must be looking at different people then.
Mette-Marit understands the families of victims better than anyone else, having lost a family member in the attacks as well.
And I never got the impression Mette-Marit tries to be a "perfect" Princess; in fact, one of the things I like about her is that she hasn't changed at all. Her style has evolved, she wears better makeup and her hair look nicer - but the woman herself is the same as on the day of her engagement, at least, in my opinion.
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07-23-2012, 12:14 PM
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07-23-2012, 06:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fortimo
IMO these tears are not real. It seems she pretends that she want to cry, but I don't see a real grief on her face. It is only a simulation, she plays a perfect crownprincess, the people require this behavior. One year ago she cried really, it was not a show, but now I am not sure...
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I strongly disagree...
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07-23-2012, 06:59 PM
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