These guys are Thomas and Harald. The hosts of a friday night talkshow here in Norway. Pretty popular :)
Here is a youtube-video from their show. John Cleese is the guest
John Cleese Interview - Senkveld (Late Night) with Thomas and Harald - YouTube
Well, no kisses. How about a hug? This one is from today. The King and Queen ended their visit in Troms. The King is returning to Oslo, while the Queen will continue on a private trip on K/S Norge. This is a picture of their goodbye. Very sweet :)
Avsluttet Troms-besøket med en kongelig klem -...
The King attended the premiere of the movie "Max Manus". The movie is about Max Manus who was a norwegian resistance fighter during the second world war.
He worked for the Linge Company, specializing in ship sabotage.
Side2: http://www.side2.no/film/article2476566.ece
Trailer for the...
It was a beautiful cake. And it also made me think of the ornamentation on some of the old stave churches.
http://www.noorsonline.nl/Fantoft%20stavkirke.jpg
True. And I do not think that Norway will become a republic. At least not in my lifetime. Having a monarchy and being the kingdom of Norway is a big part of our history. Perhaps we could even say that it's part of our identity.
The fact that we don't seem to 'care' about the monarchy just shows...
It's passed midnight here in Norway. So happy birthday Ingrid Alexandra!:flowers:
Some new pictures and a video of the little princess can be found at http://www.kongehuset.no/
Crown prince Haakon and crown princess Mette Marit have arrived in India
Article (in norwegian) from Aftenposten
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/kongelige/article1512945.ece
I must say that the portraits of the Queen it the first post are not very flattering. But I know nothing about art, and I seem to remember reading something about the Queen loving them. They certainly are spesial:)
Can it be bracelets that people wear to support different causes (MS, cancer and hiv/aids f.ex)?
VG has an article on a few different support-bracelets http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=275601
I don't know...Mette Marit's do look a bit home-made...