King Olav (1903 - 1991)

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King Olav remembered

King Olav V of Norway's life will be the subject of a major exhibition at the palace. Open Palace 2003 is completely dedicated to the 100th anniversary of King Olav's birth. Olav's son King Harald officially opens the exhibition on Saturday.

The English-born Olav's cradle, christening robe and school desk will be among the objects on display at the special palace celebration, alongside toys and memorabilia from his youth in Norway.

The exhibition will also commemorate King Olav's life as a sportsman, family father and soldier and will run until August 17. The 100th anniversary of the birth of King Olav V is July 2.


(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)

 

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King Olav's childhood. A baby picture of then prince Alexander, born July 2, 1903, later to become Crown Prince Olav of Norway. The photo is from 1904.
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King and crown prince. Princes Carl and Alexander, later King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav of Norway, photographed in 1904.
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Oslo/Kristiania Nov. 25, 1905. King Haakon VII arrives in Norway as king, and is received at the quay by Prime Minister Christian Michelsen. The king has his son Olav on his arm. When the union with Denmark was dissolved the Norwegian throne was offered to Danish Prince Carl, who took the name Haakon VII.
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Oslo 1906. Queen Maud was the daughter of Edward VII of England and Queen Alexandra, born princess of Denmark.
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Oslo, 1905. The royal family: King Haakon, Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav just after arriving in Norway.
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Royals on skis. King Haakon, Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav skiing in 1907.
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Kristiania/Oslo ca. 1908. Crown Prince Olav at the wheel of his first car, with three friends. In the back seat, editor Strøm, the other two are English lads, the Brown brothers.
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Heir to the throne. Little Crown Prince Olav rides a donkey in 1908.
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Oslo 1908. Queen Maud reads aloud for her son Crown Prince Olav in the palace.
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The royal family. King Haakon VII, Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav photographed in 1910.
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On skis. Crown Prince Olav in 1910. He became an enthusiastic and lifelong skier.
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Kristiania/Oslo 1910. Crown Prince Olav skiing in the Palace Park at age seven. He has made a small jump.
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Olav and the queen. Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olav sledding in the winter of 1910. The sled also has a dog's leash.
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Oslo, 1912. Crown Prince Olav, aged nine.
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Crown Prince Olav jumping at Kollen. Norway's royal family have always been enthusiastic skiers, and spectators at Holmenkollen since 1906. Here Olav makes a jump at Holmenkollbakken in 1922.
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Oslo, 1925. Crown Prince Olav is 22 and a student at the War Academy.
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In love. Crown Prince Olav strolling with his fiancée, Princess Martha in Oslo 1929.
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Stockholm, 1929. Crown Prince Olav is engaged to Princess Märtha. The picture is from the engagement day and features the princess' parents, Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg. Princess Ingeborg was born princess of Denmark. She was also the sister of Olav's father, King Haakon. So, Crown Prince Olav and his chosen Märtha were cousins.
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Oslo, March 21, 1929. Crown Prince Olav marries Princess Martha. Her father Prince Carl was the son of Oscar II of Sweden (and Norway before 1905). She was born in 1901, princess of both Norway and Sweden.
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Oslo, March 21, 1929. Crown Prince Olav and Princess Martha married in Oslo.
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Oslo, 1930. The royal family gathered in the palace's Bird Room. King Haakon, Queen Maud, Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha.
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The royal family. Crown Prince Olav, Crown Princess Martha, Prince Harald, Princess Astrid (left) and Princess Ragnhild at Skaugum in August 1939.
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London, November 1, 1932. Crown Prince Olav during a visit to London.
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London, summer 1942. Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha outside the royal home in London during WWII. The royal family spent the war in exile.
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In exile in the USA. The Crown Prince family with children; from left, Princess Ragnhild, Prince Harald and Princess Astrid at home in Pook's Hill, a Washington suburb.
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Polfoto 25-06-2003 King Olav's 100 year anniversary since his birth. 2nd of July 2003 is the anniversary of the birth of King Olav. 29/08-1968: Wedding of Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja. King Olav and Crown Princess Sonja on Karl Johan street on their way to the church. Foto: Tor Gulliksrud/Dagbladet/ All Over Press Norway.

 

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Polfoto 25-06-2003 King Olav's 100 year anniversary since his birth. 2nd of July 2003 is the anniversary of the birth of King Olav. Oslo 18.1.1991 : Candles and pictures in the snow outside the castle after the death of King Olav. Foto: Arne V. Hoem/Dagbladet / ALL OVER PRESS Norway.

 

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Polfoto 25-06-2003 King Olav's 100 year anniversary since his birth. 2nd of July 2003 is the anniversary of the birth of King Olav. Oslo 30.1.1991 The funeral of King Olav Procession on Karl Johans street Foto: Ole C. H. Thomassen/Dagbladet / ALL OVER PRESS Norway.

 

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Polfoto 25-06-2003 King Olav's 100 year anniversary since his birth. 2nd of July 2003 is the anniversary of the birth of King Olav. Oslo 30.1.1991 : The funeral of King Olav. Akershus fort. Foto: Åsgeir Valldal/Dagbladet / ALL OVER PRESS Norway.