Program for the State Visit
14.10.2010
State visit from Switzerland
Their Majesties The King and Queen welcome the President of the Swiss Confederation, Her Excellency Ms Doris Leuthard and Dr Roland Hausin on their State visit to Norway 14 - 15 October.
Wecoming ceremony
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen greet Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin in the Palace Square. Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will also be in attendance (12:30).
Official Luncheon
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen host an official luncheon in honour of Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin at The Royal Palace. Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (13:30).
Wreath-laying ceremony
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen accompany Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin to the wreath-laying ceremony at the National Monument, Akershus Castle (15:20).
Design Preis Schweiz
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen accompany Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin to the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture, DogA, for the inauguration of the exhibition Design Preis Schweiz (15:45).
The Storting
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: His Majesty The King accompanies Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard to the Storting for a meeting with Mr Dag Terje Andersen, President of the Storting (16:40).
Exhibition
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Her Majesty The Queen accompanies Dr. Roland Hausin to the Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine where they will tour the exhibitions on oil and gas and the use of plastics (16:45).
Gala dinner
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen host a gala dinner in honour of Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin at the Royal Palace. Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner will also be in attendance (20:00).
15.10.2010
MedTech Seminar
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen, Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin attend the opening of the seminar "Swiss Medical Technology meets Healthcare in Norway" at Rikshospitalet University Hospital (09:15).
The Nobel Institute
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Her Majesty The Queen accompanies Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin to the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where President Leuthard will give the address "The World is shifting - where is the European continent heading?" (10:30).
Official Luncheon
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen attend the Norwegian Government's luncheon in honour of Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin at the Government Guest House. Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will also be in attendance (13:00).
Concert and Reception
State visit from the Swiss Confederation: Their Majesties The King and Queen are the guests of Her Excellency President Doris Leuthard and Dr. Roland Hausin at a concert followed by a reception at the Grand hotel. Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will also be in attendance (17:30).
I actually don't know why I like it, because all the things I listed about it (shiny, loud, flashy, colorful) are usually all bad things and reasons to hate a dress...and I can totally see why you think it looks awful. But I don't know...there's just something about it that makes me love it. I think it might be because I've seen Astrid in some other questionably-colorful and loud outfits in the past (such as her fruit-printed dress that was worn to another state visit) and, since I really like her, somehow I've learned to love the, um, flashier things in her wardrobe. 
