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05-10-2017, 02:05 PM
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Is that it for the coverage tonight then?
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05-10-2017, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by loonytick
It's an interesting calculation each royal family has to make, and certainly the British family has made different decisions than the Scandinavians. I guess it depends on the way things tend to be seen in the context of each nation's cultural norms. To my point of view, the Scandinavians show that you can keep the glitz and ceremony in a way that welcomes the common people into the celebration, especially with the details of televising the dinners and speeches and such so that everyone can feel they've been a part of it.
I have to admit I sometimes struggle to not harshly judge the British family's approach. To me, the way they keep so much behind closed doors and the way they hold themselves at arm's length from royals of other nations feels very snobbish, setting themselves quite high above the average person or even the average royal. But I'm not from the UK, so I'm not who they need to worry about. Of course they must instead think more about what would be consider too showy or ostentatious in the British popular opinion. And what looks snobby to me may look restrained to them.
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There is a difference between dressing up (with tiaras and orders) for an official state function (e.g. a state visit) and doing so for events like birthdays. In some countries like the UK or maybe Spain, the latter would probably attract a considerable amount of criticism, whereas the former is not only acceptable, but actually expected.
As far as weddings are concerned, the tradition in the English-speaking countries is to have weddings in the morning , which requires morning suit as dress code. White-tie attire is simply incompatible with English weddings.
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05-10-2017, 02:32 PM
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Good find LF! It seems so.
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05-10-2017, 02:32 PM
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Appears to have been much warmer back then...
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05-10-2017, 02:35 PM
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05-10-2017, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Molly2101
Is that it for the coverage tonight then?
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No, the King/Queen to speak at 21:20 (20:20 in UK)
Best place to watch:
The NRK broadcast starts now - live streem:
https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kongepare...ing-1.13508862
TV2 News Channel will have coverage with the eminent Kjell Arne Totland:
https://live.tv2.no/kong-harald-80-aar
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05-10-2017, 02:41 PM
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05-10-2017, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ROYAL NORWAY
I've been so busy watching/following these events, so I haven't had the time to post here since yesterday evening.
The King's speech in english:
Haakon and Märtha pays tribute to their parents in Norwegian:
The Queen's touching speech to her family and Queen Margrethe II in english:
The NRK Coverage from yesterday: (Much better better quality
than that YouTube crap from Dagbladet and Billedbladet.)
Live pictures from the Great Dining Room before the guests arrived at 31:50.
Their Majesties and their guests appear on the balcony at 01:12:20.
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/kongeparet-8...117/09-05-2017
Inside the palace - live from the dinner:
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/kongeparet-8...217/09-05-2017
Video of Queen Margrethe's amazing, touching and funny speech in Danish to Norway's beloved King and Queen (as she said): https://www.msn.com/nb-no/video/se/d...nja/vp-BBAWTbk |
I watched Queen Sonja's speech right now, as I missed it yesterday. it was wonderful, warm and loving. I actually teared up listening to her.
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05-10-2017, 02:47 PM
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Where are King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia ? Weren't they supposed to attend tonight ?
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05-10-2017, 02:53 PM
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Where are King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia ? Weren't they supposed to attend tonight ?
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They attended. They were seen at their arrival to the Opera House, and I think they were sitted next to King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie at the dinner.
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05-10-2017, 02:58 PM
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If posters from the scandinavian countries have not seen Queen Margrethe's amazing speech from yesterday - then you all should. I Posted it in post 383 and 417.
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Originally Posted by Kingen
I watched Queen Sonja's speech right now, as I missed it yesterday. it was wonderful, warm and loving. I actually teared up listening to her.
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Me too!
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05-10-2017, 03:02 PM
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If posters from the scandinavian countries have not seen Queen Margrethe's amazing speech from yesterday - then you all should. I Posted it in post 383 and 417.
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It was indeed a lovely speech as well! The close bonds between the families are evident.
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05-10-2017, 03:04 PM
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Palaces are not the ones that dignify kings; kings are the ones who honor them with their presence.
Isabel, ep. 26
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05-10-2017, 03:06 PM
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Where are King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia ? Weren't they supposed to attend tonight ?
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https://gfx.nrk.no/OPuZKf7tzZj8w030f...9Lq7U7ilHEfhhg
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05-10-2017, 03:09 PM
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All of these royals gathered together just make ju wish for more, and especially royal-royal state visits.
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05-10-2017, 03:12 PM
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 Me too! I like seeing them hang out together in all their regalia. All the weddings of the direct Heirs for this generation have taken place, the last one was Luxembourg in 2012 and that was also the last time there was this big of a get together for all of them.
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05-10-2017, 03:19 PM
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The King/Queen to speak - live on NRK1 now:
Best place to watch:
The NRK broadcast starts now - live streem:
https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kongepare...ing-1.13508862
TV2 News Channel will have coverage with the eminent Kjell Arne Totland:
https://live.tv2.no/kong-harald-80-aar
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Great to see King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia is attendance,pity they could not make it last night.
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