July 20, 2001 - Haakon's 28th birthday. Haakon and Mette-Marit went sailing will WA, Maxima, Harald, Sonja, Marius and Mette-Marit's mother.
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this is from his 18th birthday
why did they walk in this why?
and was it two galas when he turned 18 becouse i found two photos and they are both from the gala of his 18th birthday
this is from his 18th birthday
why did they walk in this why?
and was it two galas when he turned 18 becouse i found two photos and they are both from the gala of his 18th birthday
The first picture is from the event of June 19, 1991 on the eve of Haakon's birthday. The second picture is from the event of June 20, 1991 on the day of Haakon's birthday.
In the first picture, they are assembled for the first dance where Haakon is partnered with his mother and Queen Margrethe, Haakon's godmother is partnered with King Harald.
The dance they're doing is the Polonaise. It is a quite slow, regal dance originally from Poland that is quite common to do at the Palace in Oslo. (Also often danced in Norwegian schools, at least the ones I've attended, because it isn't hard to do at all. If you can walk, you can do it.)
It's basically walking with a partner, to music, stopping now and then to make a doorway with your hands so that the other people behind you may pass through. If you are many people dancing, you can get something akin to a tunnel created by people.
1) new born baby
2) posing with his parents on the day of his baptism
3) with mommy on baptism day
4) Svalbard, 1980
5) sipping his drink
6) with mommy
7) 1981
8) May 17, 1980
9) opening of parliament, 1980
10) with parents at Skaugum
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