Royal Photos from the past

[thissal]

Pictures from www.corbis.com


Olav V was the next king, but without a Queen as Princess Märtha already had died in 1954. His daughter Ragnhild had married a Norwegian commoner in 1953. Princess Astrid acted as the first lady until her marriage in 1961. Crown Prince Harald met Sonja Haraldsen in 1959 and although they fell in love they knew it wouldn't be accepted. In 1964 the relationship was discovered but denied by the royal court. Finally in 1968, after the crown prince had threatened to give up his rights to the throne as he wouldn't marry anybody else but Sonja, King Olav V tacked and the engagement was announced. Later that year the couple married and they got two children: Märtha Louise (1971) and Haakon (1973). After a few illnesses King Olav V died in 1991. The new king was Harald V, and for the first time since 1938 Norway had a Queen again.
From Corbis

[hrhcp]

thissal  Posted: May 16th, 2003 - 12:38 pm

.. without a Queen as Princess Märtha already had died in 1954

Does anybody know where I can find more information and pictures of Princess Märtha ?

She must have been some-one special if the Americans are going to raise a bronze sculpture of her.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress...ics/7089008.htm

[norwegianne]

Aftenposten article: in Norwegian, but I assume some of the facts will be evident. http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/olav/article490371.ece

[Her_Majesty]

For the historical -picture-poll KikkiB, Carlota and me collected many old historical pictures of the Norwegian Royal Family.

Here are some of them:

Queen Maud of Norway
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Ff-1000571.jpg

Queen Maud and her son Olav reading a book
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y1903-35-1.jpg

The Coronation of King Haakon and Queen Maud
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../haakon7-1.jpg

Queen Maud and her son Olav in 1906
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../ea4612_55.jpg

The new Royal Family on a skiing-trip
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...way1903-33.jpg

King Haakon and Prince Olav
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...oyals/2229.jpg

The new Royal Family
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...on7norway7.jpg

Portrait of HM Queen Maud of Norway
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../matiara3a.jpg

[LadyFinn]

Photos of princess Märtha:
Wedding photo of Princess Märtha of Sweden and Prince Olav, 21.3.1929
IBL Bildbyrå
Princess Märtha of Sweden and Prince Olav on their wedding day
IBL Bildbyrå
Märtha and Olav at their honeymoon in Sandringham, Norfold
IBL Bildbyrå
Märtha and Olav 1929
IBL Bildbyrå
Märtha and Olav arriving to United States 1939
IBL Bildbyrå

[fairy tale]

Picture of Queen Maud of Norway (center) with Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha at the Coronation ceremony at Buckingham Palace 1937.
Queen Maud is wearing her robes as a Princess of Great Britain. She also wears the base of the crown which had belonged to her mother Queen Alexandra.

[CyrilVladisla]

I like the picture of Queen Maud and her son Olav reading a book.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y1903-35-1.jpg
It reminds me of Mother and I looking at a book.

[ronald biver]

Originally Posted by hrhcp

Does anybody know where I can find more information and pictures of Princess Märtha ?

She must have been some-one special if the Americans are going to raise a bronze sculpture of her.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress...ics/7089008.htm

There is glossy black/white photobook out, 375 pages about the history of the Norwegian Royal family and it include a lot of photos of crown princess Martha (1929-1954) Worth having it. The title is "The Royal House of Norway" by Morten Ole Morch.

[Prinsara]

There is nothing like Haakon's goofball side, even if I'm sure the entire current NRF has a good dose of it. I wonder which biography of Olav these ended up in? https://www.picuki.com/media/2095179056258576198

[Opals]

I'm pretty sure this is the first photo of Queen Maud smiling that I have seen.
https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/conten...g?scale=fullxl

There is something about Maud's smile that reminds me of her Great Great Granddaughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

[Prinsara]

Well, most pictures of King Haakon tend to look like he could burn a hole straight through you with his eyes — but there are a handful where you see he was exactly as funny as Harald.

Maud is described from innumerable sources as being lively, energetic, multi-talented and with her own reserves of wit and humor, and I have no doubt she's the one who brought it out of her husband, as he had a pretty severe upbringing and was originally very quiet and lacking self-confidence.

Which is all to say — she smiled. There just aren't that many pictures of it. But there aren't many of ladies of that era grinning broadly. https://www.picuki.com/media/2508784337269468714

On the other hand, I have never seen a picture of her in such deep mourning (even Victoria was an evening event and didn't require the heavy veil and gloves). I think this must have been for her father. https://digitaltmuseum.no/0110143427.../media?slide=0