The Press has some articles on the up comming state visit, various degrees of tabloid level, with Se og Høre leading, on their front page: Harald and Sofia - Romance rumours for many years
http://www.seher.no/cm
Aftenposten has a long article on Juan Carlos called "From Dictator to King of the People"
A short summary:
- First about the period from Franco and to the coup d'état
- Then they have talked to a media professor at the Universidad de Complutense de Madrid, Javier Maestro, he asks if the King hesitated during the 18 hours of the
coup d'état to see which way it would go, he says there is no real knowledge about what happened in those hours and that the press is not interested in investigating it
- The authos or "The selfmade Monarch" Charles Powell says he has not found the slightest evidence to support Maestros thoughts
- Then they tell how the King allowed the communist party in 1977 and gained respect on the left side and compare it to how King Haakon asked the Norwegian AP to start a goverment in 1928
- They tell about the Crown Prince couple tours of Madrid and how all the places they have been met by republican demonstartions, and that some has been arrested
- Powell dont think Juan Carlos looks to scandinavian (bicycle monarchies) monarchies for inspiration, but that he has seen the situation in Portugal and his brother in law and that he knows very well that monarchs who make wrong decisions is thrown of the throne
-Also that Juan Carlos was not invited on state visits to the Nordic countries until after the coup d'état, the Nordic countries were very sharp in the condemming of Franco and they wanted to be sure Juan Carlos was a democrat until he was invited.
- then they have talked to some people in the street who all like the royal family and think the monarchy will continue and that the Prince is capable, even if it is an undemocratic institution
http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/innsikt/article1340862.ece
Translation of the time table for the visit from
http://www.kongehuset.no/dt_kongehuset_allAtOnce.asp?ogid=5&mgid=5&gid=15&aid=
6. June
14.30 HRH The Crown Prince will meet TM the King and Queen of Spain at Gardermoen airport.
15.30 TM The King, Queen and HRH the Crown Princess will meet the three of them at the Palace square.
16.35 King Juan Carlos will visit Stortinget.
16.35 Queen Sonja and Queen sofia will visit the Ibsen Museum.
17.20 King Juan Carlos visit Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
20.00 Gala dinner at the royal palace.
7. June
09.15 King Juan Carlos places a wreath at the NAtional monument, Akershus Fortress
09.35 King Harald and King Juan Carlos visits KMN Fridtjof Nansen, Vippetangen
09.45 Queen Sonja and Queen Sofia visit Ullevål University hospital
11.30 King Harald, Queen Sonja, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visit a spanish exhibition at the National Art museum
13.00 The goverments lunch, AKershus
17.00 King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia is present for a reception for the spanish colony - Oslo Concert building
20.00 Spanish return arrangement
8. June
10.45 The King and Queen recieves King Juan Carlos and Queen sofia at Flesland airport - Bergen
12.00 King Harald, Queen Sonja, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia leaves Flesland for TrollA platform - North sea
12.30 Arrival at Troll A, tour of the platform
15.30 Departure from Troll A
16.00 Arrival at Flesland airport - Bergen
17.45 The King and Queen gives a reception onboard the royal yacht for King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
21.00 The King and Queen bids farewell of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia - Flesland airport - Bergen