Christmas with the Norwegian Royal Family

[Dennism]

Originally posted by Alexandria@Dec 28th, 2003 - 11:17 pm
Afterposten

Love those pants. She's just adorable.

 

[Alexandria]

Maud Angelica is indeed adorable.

Is it just me or does she look a little bit like Ari in the Afterposten picture? I think it's the eyes ...

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 for Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 with Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 with Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 with Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 with Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

Christmas 2003 with Norweigan Royals

 

[paulette]

I want to ask if in what palace does the royal family go for the christmas holidays?

 

[Balou]

Originally posted by paulette@Dec 29th, 2003 - 3:22 pm
I want to ask if in what palace does the royal family go for the christmas holidays?

Normally the Norwegian Royal Family stays either in Skaugum (now the house of the Crown Prince family) or in the Royal Lodge in Oslo.

http://www.kongehuset.no/default.asp?lang=eng

 

[Mandy]

A Norwegian Royal Christmas

December 1942 – Broadcast to Norway. Original caption: The three children of Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha or Norway are shown at the microphone in a Christmas Eve broadcast form their home in Maryland. Left to right are Princess Astrid, Prince Harald and Princess Ragnhild. Their Yule greeting was short-waved to Norway, where underground resistance to the occupying Nazis was as fierce as ever.
APL Picture.

 

[Mandy]

December 20, 1985 - Märtha Louise and Haakon decorating the Christmas tree.
Eastnews Picture.

 

[Mandy]

Norwegian Royal Family at Christmas.
Picture source unknown.

 

[Mandy]

December 22, 1994 - Harald, Märtha Louise, Sonja and Haakon.
Fotomarktplatz Picture and ANB Picture.

 

[Mandy]

December 20, 1998 - The Norwegian Royal Family in front of the huge Christmas tree. Check out Haakon's tie!
UPPA Pictures.

 

[Mandy]

Christmas 1999 -
Picture #1 - The Royal Family in front of the Chrismas tree.
Picture #2 - Haakon and Märtha Louise attended church service at Holmenkollen kapell.
Picture #3 - Märtha Louise co-hosted a children's TV program and got to wear a big gold crown.

 

[Mandy]

November 27, 2000 - Märtha Louise taped a Children's Christmas Special to be broadcast on Christmast day.
Pictures from www.rexfeatures.com

 

[Mandy]

December 22, 2000 - Harald, Sonja, Märtha Louise, Haakon, Mette-Marit and Marius.

 

[Mandy]

December 25, 2000

Norway's royal family kept up tradition Monday by attending church services at the restored Holmenkollen Chapel in the hills about Oslo. The crown prince's new fiancé joined in for the first time.

King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and his fiancé Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and Princess Märtha Louise led the list of luminaries attending Oslo's most exclusive Christmas services.

King Harald's uncle, Swedish Prince Carl Bernadotte and his wife Princess Kristine, who celebrate Christmas with the Norwegian royals at their nearby hillside lodge, were also along for the services.

This year marked 10 years since Norway's former monarch, King Olav, attended services at Holmenkollen fort the last time. He died in January 1991.

This year is also the first time the royal fiancé was in attendance, but her young son from a previous relationship wasn't along. He reportedly spent Christmas Eve with his father.

Aftenposten Interactive English Desk

Scanpix Pictures

 

[Mandy]

December 22, 2001 - Decorating the Christmas tree.
Pictures by ANB, Fotomarktplatz, IML, Ohla, Scanpix.

 

[Mandy]

December 25, 2001- King Harald, Queen Sonja, Märtha Louise and Ari Behn attending church services at Holmenkollen Chapel.
Pictures from Alloverpress and Rexfeatures.

 

[Mandy]

December 22, 2002 - Märtha Louise performed for her family during her last Christmas Concert.
Pictures from Rexfeatures.

 

[Mandy]

December 25, 2002 - King Harald, Queen Sonja, Haakon, Mette-Marit, Märtha Louise and Ari Behn attending services at Holmenkollen Chapel.

 

[Mandy]

December 23, 2003 - King Harald does not appear in these photos because he on sick leave recovering from cancer surgery. This is Maud Angelica's first appearance in front of the huge Christmas tree.

Pictures from IML-Scanpix and Scanpix.

 

[Mandy]

December 23, 2003 - Haakon, Mette-Marit and Marius at Skaugum.

Scanpix Pictures.

 

[Mandy]

December 24, 2003 - Haakon and Marius attended a midnight Christmas service at Asker kirke.
Scanpix picture.

 

[Mandy]

December 25, 2003 - Queen Sonja, Märtha Louise, Ari Behn and Maud Agelica attended Christmas day services at Holmenkollen Chapel.

Pictures from IML/Scanpix and Scanpix

 

[Lena]

Norwegian Christmas 2004

Ingrid Alexandra´s first Christmas time (from Fotomarktplatz):

For more look at the Ingrid Alexandra-thread, part 2:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2895&page=3

 

[Mandy]

Here's a big ANB picture of Ingrid Alexandra. Enjoy!

 

[Anna_R]

Norwegian Christmas 2004

Source: http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2004/12/20/norwayroyals/

NORWEGIAN ROYALS GET COOKING FOR CHRISTMAS
20 DECEMBER 2004

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit have been getting into the festive spirit by making some seasonal goodies. The royal couple got a helping hand from her son Marius and little Princess Ingrid Alexandra when they decided to bake Christmas cakes at their home.

These newly-released photographs, which were taken at Skaugum Palace, show the family getting down to work in their kitchen there. But they will be heading for the Royal Palace in Oslo on Christmas Eve, where they are to meet up with King Harald, Queen Sonia and the rest of the royal family for a traditional feast.

In keeping with Norwegian tradition, the Christmas tree will also arrive on the 24th, so that the whole family can join in decorating it. The many presents are then laid out on a series of low tables, ready to be opened by Marius, Ingrid and the other royal youngsters the following morning.

1. Haakon and Mette-Marit are joined by her son Marius and little Princess Ingrid in the kitchen of Skaugum Palace

2. Mette-Marit waits expectantly as Princess Ingrid puts her recipe to the test