Official Visit from the King and Queen of Norway: October 25-26, 2005


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I must be losing my marbles. I love Sonja's hat - QE2 looks like she's just popped to the front door to welcome the visitors.
 
it's so exciting, every 1 minute i open this thread there's new info&pictures on the visit! can't wait to see the gala dinner. but sadly it'll be held at midnight for me(GMT+8). i'll get up early to see whether Camilla wear a tiara tonight!
 
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QE2 looks like she's just popped to the front door to welcome the visitors.
Accompanied by a page boy and a Silver Stick in Waiting, as one does.
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Mette-Marit does not have messy hair and she is not wearing coloured stockings and the hat is nice on her, its not often I can say that, she does look elegant IMO. I do not like Sonjas flowerpot but other than that she looks elegant.

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Larzen said:
Mette-Marit does not have messy hair and she is not wearing coloured stockings and the hat is nice on her, its not often I can say that, she does look elegant IMO.

Indeed, Larzen, indeed.
 
think the hat of sonja very odd with the upward and downward triangles in the front, it looks like what ET would wear befor being beemed up.
 
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I'm so glad that there have been so many good pictures, and it's just in the beginning of this visit! It gives a promise of more wonderful pictures to come, I can't wait (especially for the banquet tonight), I'm so excited!

I think Queen Elizabeth looked absolutely lovely in her light yellow outfit, she's such an elegant and poised lady. Crown Princess Mette-Marit's outfit was also very nice, I particularly liked the colour combination. Queen Sonja's hat was a bit weird, not in my taste, but otherwise she looked good too. King Harald also looked like the King he is. The Duke of Edinburgh looked a bit lost though at some of the pictures, standing there beside the other royals, perhaps waiting for his turn to be greeted and to greet.
 
I like Sonja's hat. It just seems strange to see her wearing a hat with the Queen bareheaded. The Queen is usually the one who wears hats everywhere.

Whatever you say about Mette-Marit and Haakon, they are such a nice looking couple. Haakon is especially attractive.
 
I'm not really a fan of Mette-Marit's shoes. I know they're flat so they're a hundred times more comfortable than heels but they just make anyone's legs (unless you're very tall) look stumpy. Overall though, everyone looked lovely.

I'm blow away by the carriage too!!
 
Noelle9982 said:
I'm not really a fan of Mette-Marit's shoes. I know they're flat so they're a hundred times more comfortable than heels but they just make anyone's legs (unless you're very tall) look stumpy. Overall though, everyone looked lovely.

I'm blow away by the carriage too!!

Isn't Mette-Marit 6 feet tall, Noelle? How tall do you think a woman should be not too look stumpy in flats?
 
Is she? I didn't know...Well, whether she's 6'0 or 4'0, I don't like the shoes.
 
from polfoto :

#1-2 norwegian exhibition inside buckingham palace
#3 press conference at marble hall of buckingham palace

mette-marit looks really great... very elegant...
haakon & mette-marit look so in love.
 

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The Brits certainly knows how to put on a show
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway to Buckingham Palace on October 25, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
 

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I assume the reason Queen Elizabeth didn't wear a hat is that she was at home and not going out whereas Queen Sonja had just been travelling. From one of the photos above, it looks as though Queen Sonja had removed her hat and coat after she arrived.
 
from BA (Bergens Avisen)
 

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Elspeth said:
I assume the reason Queen Elizabeth didn't wear a hat is that she was at home and not going out whereas Queen Sonja had just been travelling. From one of the photos above, it looks as though Queen Sonja had removed her hat and coat after she arrived.

Good point Elspeth. I hadn't thought of that.

I must say this is a group of very nice looking men. Prince Philip, King Harald, Prince Haakon, I've never seen a group this good looking in quite awhile. Usually its the women who are gorgeous and the men just average but not this time. Even Tim Laurence looks good.

They make for a very impressive looking ceremony.
 
A selection from UK Press from the pressconference in Buckingham Palace. They have over 20 but many are similar
 

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did sonja and mette marit got an accord for the colour they were going to wear? mette marit's is a little darker than sonja's but still the same light bluey.

mette marit looked beautiful. i definetely loved the combination of colours. black and some other bright colour seem to suit her (as in the time she went to ingrid's exhibition, she wore black combined with dark red and both made a great combination of her). the hat is definetely much better than the "feather" ones she usually wears.

however, sonja didn't look that good. that hat, although original, was just too weird to be seen on a queen's head. prefer the simplicity of queen elizabeth.

any photos of any royal cursies this time? anne to sonja, mette marit to elizabeth...?

i just saw mette marit wore the previous day, when getting on board, the prada shoes mary wore when arriving at sydney airport (different colour though, mette marit's are brown while mary's were black)...
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=205740
 
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Noelle9982 said:
Is she? I didn't know...Well, whether she's 6'0 or 4'0, I don't like the shoes.

There are tastes and tastes.

That is a fashion:)
 
meet the prime minister at no.10 downing street (from polfoto)
 

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Queen Sonja looks brilliant - absolutely wonderful. Cherie Blair on the other hand.....
 
purple_platinum said:
meet the prime minister at no.10 downing street (from polfoto)
I love Mette-Marits outfit!!
 
Noelle9982 said:
Is she? I didn't know...Well, whether she's 6'0 or 4'0, I don't like the shoes.

Noelle, it looks like Mette-Marit heard you. :p

Look at her heels at the visit to 10 Downing Street. :D
 
BeatrixFan said:
Queen Sonja looks brilliant - absolutely wonderful. Cherie Blair on the other hand.....
I see what you things about that:p
 
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