Martha Louise Her Life In Pictures

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1. Fbruary 5, 1998: Märtha training in West Palm Beach Florida. (Polfoto)
2. March 24, 1998: Märtha participating in the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. (Magnar Kirkenes)



4. 5. April 11, 1998: Easter weekend at the Royal Familly's winter resort in Sikkilsdalen, north of Lillehammer. (uppa)


6. 7. May 17, 1998: National Day at Skaugum. (dpa, uppa)
8. May 17, 1998: National Day on the Palace balcony. (dpa)

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1. May 29, 1998: Märtha Louise (Source unknown)


2. June 5, 1998: Märtha Louise & Haakon arriving at Alexandra
& Jefferson von Pfeil pre-wedding celebrations. (Polfoto)



3. to 5. June 8, 1998: Märtha Louise & Marianne at a competition in Sharpsborg. (Cover, Cover, Alloverpress)


6. to 8. June 23, 1998: Märtha Louise during an interview at Skaugum. (Alloverpress)


9. June 26, 1998: Märtha Louise is ecstatic having been selected a member of the international team. (Cover)

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1. July 9, 1998: Another competiton. (uppa)


2. July 17, 1998: Summer at Magero. (Polfoto)


3. 4. September 22, 1998: Märtha Louise watches the King's Guard's parade which fell on her (27th) birthday this year. (uppa)


5. to 9. September 24, 1998: Märtha Louise at Wembley Arena, London. (Alloverpress)

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1. 2. October 14, 1998: Märtha Louise visits Skaadalen School for the Deaf in Oslo. (uppa)


3. October 22, 1998: 100 anniversary of Oslo City Hall. (NTB)


4. October 24, 1998: Märtha Louise conducting interviews
from the Oslo Horse Show personalities. (Budstikka.no)


5. December 15, 1998: Interview by tv2. (tv2)


6. to 9. December 20, 1998: The Royal Family poses in front of the Christmas tree at the royal Palacle. (uppa)


10. Märtha Louise at Marianne's 1998 wedding. (vg.no)

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Märtha Louise finally returned home to Norway in 1999 to resume her royal duties while still persuing her equestrian dreams.

In August, on the first day, of a three-day visit to Scotland, Märtha Louise attended the Norwegian folk costume exhibition, part of the “Crown of Roses” Exposition, an exhibition of European tradional costumes held at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh. On the second day, she went sightseeing in the city. On the third day, Märtha Louise attended "Norway Sunday" at the International bookfair to promote children literacy programs.

In December 1999, Märtha Louise went on a week long tour in southeast Asia. In Singapore, she visited a children's hospital and a Norwegian's Seaman's Church. She also paid a courtesy call on the president of Singapore and met with representatives of Norway's business community. In Bangkok, she donated a $125,000 grant on behalf of the Norwegian government to a day-care center for needy children and she opened a new Jotun factory. She also opened an SOS children's village in Viet Tri, Vietnam.





1 to 3 February 1, 1999: Märtha Louise has returned to Norway to resume her official duties and continue her equestrian competions. (APL)


4. 5. February 2, 1999: Märtha Louise distibuted the Hjertepris. (alloverpress, source unknown)


6. February 4, 1999: Official gala dinner at the Palace. (ANB)


7. to 10. February 7, 1999: Märtha Louise opens the Kingsvinger Winter Festival. (Alloverpress)

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1. to 3. february 21, 1999: Märtha Louise in Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, accompanied by her boyfriend trains for the next olympic games. (alloverpress)
4. March 5, 1999: Spani Horse Show. (alloverpress)



5. March 16, 1999: Märtha Louise greets Nelson Mandela at Gardermoen Airport during his state visit to Norway. (alloverpress)
6. March 16, 1999: Nelson Mandela's State Visit to Norway. (ANB)
7. March 16, 1999: Gala dinner during Nelson Mandela's State Visit to Norway. (alloverpress)


8. March 23, 1999: Märtha Louise takes a tumble off her horse during a tournament. (Scanpix)

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1. to 5. April 3, 1999: Märtha Louise at the International Horse Show at Vilhemsborg, Aarhus, Denmark. (alloverpress)


6. 7. April 14, 1999: Märtha Louise found the “Missing Link” found at University of Oslo. (Scanpix, Dagbladet)



8. May 17, 1999: National Day at Skaugum. (alloverpress)
9. May 17, 1999: National Day on the Palace balcony. (alloverpress)
10. May 17, 1999: National Day celebration at the Royal Theatre in Oslo. (alloverpress(

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1. to 3. May 30, 1999: Märtha Louise at horse jumping competition in Madrid. (alloverpress)


4. to 7. June 25, 1999: Märtha Louise in training. (IBL)




8. to 10. August 13, 1999: Märtha Louise on a three-day visit to Scotland attends the Norwegian Folk costume exhibition at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. (IBL)

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1. 2. August 14, 1999: Märtha Louise sightseeing in Edinburgh. (alloverpress)
3. 4. August 15, 1999: Märtha Louise at "Norway Sunday" at the International Bookfair. (alloverpress)


5. 6. September 7, 1999: Watching the King's Guards Parade. (alloverpress)


7. to 9. October 4, 1999: Märtha Louise visits Torture Certre. (Polfoto)

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1. to 5. October 9, 1999: Oslo Horse Show Charity Performance at the Oslo Spektrum : The king was played by Lars Rasmussen. The Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise played the Princess in the play "Prinsessen Vil Ikke". The play was about the Princess, whom did not want to marry the man the father recommended. In the real play the Princess kissed a frog, which turned into a lovely Prince and they lived happily ever after. Princess Märtha Louise this time chose the frog instead of the Prince when she participated in the costume show at Oslo Horse Show Saturday October 9th. The frog Esben Johannessen was the lucky person and accepted the surprisingly real kiss during the play "Prinsessen Vil ikke". (by Alloverpress)


6. November 1, 1999: King Harald welcomes Bill Clinton the Oslo Summit. (alloverpress)
7. November 1, 1999: Sonja & Märtha Louise. (alloverpress)
8. November 1, 1999: Märtha Louise, Sonja, President Bill Clinton, King Harald in the Bird Room of the Royal Palace. (ANB)
9. November 1, 1999: Märtha Louise & Matti Ahtisari at the memorial dinner at the Royal Palace for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. (dpa)


10. December 4, 1999: Märtha Louise atternds the
wedding of Philip & Mathilde in Belgium. (alloverpress)

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1. December 7, 1999: Märtha Louise at the Hotel Shangri-la upom her arrival in Singapore. (alloverpress)
2. December 7, 1999: Märtha Louise visits Kandang Kerbau Hospital and meets 7-year old Tan Jia Shun who is suffering from cancer. (alloverpress)
3. December 7, 1999: Märtha Louise visits a Seamen's Church and meets with members of the Norwegian Community. (alloverpress)


4. December 8, 1999: Märtha Louise opens a new Jotus Factory in Thailand. (Knut Snare)
5. December 9, 1999: Märtha Louise visits the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. (alloverpress)


6. December 10, 1999: Märtha Louise visits a temple in Hanoi. (Knut Snare)
7. December 10, 1999: Märtha Louise takes a ride on a cycle cart in Hanoi. (alloverpress)
8. December 10, 1999: Märtha Louise takes a walk in the old quarters of Hanoi. (alloverpress)


9. December 11, 1999: Märtha Louise opens the SOS Children Village, Viet Tri, north of Hanoi, Vietnam. (alloverpress)
10. December 11, 1999: Märtha Louise attends a tree planting ceremony in Viet Tri, Vietnam. (alloverpress)

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1. to 3. December 18, 1999: Baptism of Frederich von Pfeil Und Klein-Ellguth of whom Märtha Louise was a godparent. (APL)


4. December 25, 1999: Märtha Louise appeared as co-host of a
children’s program on Christmas day wearing a red suit and a gold crown. (tv2)


5. December 25, 1999: Märtha Louise & Haakon attending Christmas services at Holmenkollen Kapell. (Scanpix)
6. December 31, 1999: Sonja, Harald, Märtha Louise & Haakon in front of the Christmas tree at the royal Palace. (source unknown)


7. 8. Mikkel Nicolai Downing, Märtha Louise's boyfriend from 1998 until June 1999.

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Märtha Louise attended the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games with her horse "Lenaro" who was competing in the games for New Zealand. He was ridden by Bruce Goodin who was rumoured to be Märtha Louise's new boyfriend. While attending a morning press conference, Märtha Louise addressed the latest press coverage of Haakon's and Mette-Marit's romance. She defended her brother's choice of girlfriend then she added, "I hope you give her the time she needs to adapt to the role of a princess. It's not easy, and I know that from first hand experience."

In October, she joined Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, President Grimsson of Icleland and Princess Benedikte of Denmark at the dedication ceremony of Scandinavia House on Park Avenue in New York. They were later joined by special guest of honour, Victor Borge for the dedication of Borge Hall in Scandinavia House.





1. to 3. March 7, 2000: Märtha Louise showjumping in Jarez, Spain. (Alloverpress)


4. April 10, 2000: Jordanian State Visit to Norway. Arrival at the Royal Palace. (Source unknown)
5. April 10, 2000: Jordanian State Visit to Norway. Gala reception at the Royal Palace. (Alloverpress)
6. April 11, 2000: Jordanian State Visit to Norway. Return reception at the Oslo Grand Hotel. (Alloverpress)


7. April 12, 2000: Märtha Louise poses with the winners of Stamp Competition. (Source unknown)


8. April 15, 2000: Märtha Louise arrives at the Royal Theatre to attend the gala celebration in honour of Queen Margrethe's 60th birthday. (Polfoto)
9. April 16, 2000: Märtha Louise arrives at City Hall to attend the 60th birthday celebration. (Seegerpress)
10. April 16, 2000: Gala dinner at the palace celebration Queen Margrethe's 60th birthday. (IBL)

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1. May 14, 2000: Gala dinner at City Hall to celebrate Oslo's 1000 year jubillee. (Ørn Borgen)
2. May 15, 2000: Märtha Louise & Haakon at the MiddelalderFestival. (Source unknown)


3. 4. May 17. 2000: Norway National Day at Skaugum. (Alloverpress)
5. May 17, 2000: Norway National Day on the Palace balcony. (Knudsens Fotosenter)


6. to 8. May 17, 2000: Märtha Louise & Haakon visited Ullevaal Hospital and talked to the patients including 3-year old Tonje Zakariassen. (VG)


9. June 7, 2000: The unveiling of King Harald's new portrait at the Stortinget. (Alloverpress)


10. June 26, 2000: Märtha Louise opened the Kammermusic Festival. (Agderposten)

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1.June 30, 2000: Märtha Louise with Audun Bell at the official opening of the Heart and Lung Transplant Unit of the Rikshospilet in Oslo. (op.no)
2. July 2000: Märtha Louise opened the European EHTF Games. (Source Unknown)



3. to 5. August 1, 2000: Haakon & Märtha Louise attended the Norway Cup and Märtha Louise later interviewed Haakon. (Dagbladet, Korpa)

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1. September 16, 2000: Märtha Louise at the Olympics. (Scanpics)
2. September 17, 2000: Märtha Louise at a handball game. (dpa)
3. September 20, 2000: Märtha Louise at the press conference where she defended Haakon. (ANB)
4. September 22, 2000: Märtha Louise with her horse Lenaro. (www.oa.no)


5. September 22, 2000: Märtha Louise who is attending the volleyball tournament at Bondi Beach receives a round of applause on the occasion of her 29th birthday. (Source unknown)
6. September 24, 2000: Benedikte, Märtha Louise, Frederik & Joachim attending Church services in Sydney. (Source unknown)
7. September 25, 2000: Märtha Louise cheering for her horse Lenaro. (dpa)
8. September 26, 2000: Märtha Louise with Norway's gold winning woman soccer team. (ANB)

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1. to 4. September 27, 2000: Märtha Louise handed out Norway's Research Council Curiosity prize to student from Saebo School on the West Coast. (Rexfeatues)



5. to 10. October 13-15, 2000: Märtha Louise at the Oslo International Horse Show. (Alloverpress)
7. Harald & Haakon arriving to watch the compettiion.
10. Sonja providing a mother's support.

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1. to 3. October 18. 2000: Opening of Scandinavia House NY. (Gettyimgages, IBL)



4. to 7. October 18, 2000: Opening of Scandinavia House, gala evening. (IBL, IBL, Scanpix, Polfoto)


8. October 19, 2000: Märtha Louise visits the Viking Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York. (IBL)

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1. October 25, 2000: Arrival of President Halonen of Finland for her State Visit to Norway. (Source unknown)
2. October 25, 2000: Märtha Louise during President Halonen's visit to Norway. Alloverpress)
3. October 25, 2000: Gala reception at the Royal Palace. Märtha Louise & Mr. Pentti Arajärvi. (Alloverpress)
4. October 25, 2000: Gala reception at the Royal Palace. Märtha Louise. (Alloverpress)


5. 6. October 26, 2000: Visit to National Hospital during President Halonen's State Visit. (Alloverpress, Aftonbladet)
7. to 9. October 26, 2000: Government luncheon at Akershus Castle. (Alloverpress)

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1. November 4, 2000: Märtha Louise opens "A Better Life 2000"
Fair for handicapped people. (Ajderposten)


2. November 14, 2000: Märtha Louise attends the funeral of
Queen Mother Ingrid of Denmark. (Alloverpress)


3. 4. November 15, 2000: Märtha Louise and Culture Minister Ellen Horn attend an Anti-Drug Conference. (Nettavisen)

Here is link to a story that appeared in ANANOVA regarding Märtha Louise's decision to read fairytales. Princess to tell fairytales


5. to 7. November 27, 2000: Märtha Louise taped a children's Christmas programme. (Rexfeatures, Rexfeatures, ANB)


8. December 3, 2000: Haakon's & Mette-Marit's engagement. (Scanpix)


9. December 10, 2000: Nobel Prize Ceremony. (ANB)