“Gratulerer med dagen, Norge!”

May 17th 2009: “Gratulerer med dagen, Norge!” (Happy Birthday, Norway!)

Today the Norwegian people and their Royal Family celebrated Norway’s National Day.
As every year the day started with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess’ familiy greeting the children’s parade in Asker by the main gate of Skaugum; the residence of the Crown Princely family.
You can find a gallery here.

Later the Royal Family greeted the children’s parade in Oslo from the palace balcony.
As usual the Royal Couple, the Crown Princely couple and Ingrid Alexandra, the Heir to the Throne, were present. For the first time at all Sverre Magnus also appeared on the balcony for a short while.
A gallery can be found here.

In the afternoon the King and Queen visited the Grünerløkka area in Oslo.

A thread on the National Day can be found here.

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Tagged Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Harald V of Norway, Marius Borg Høiby, National Day, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Queen Sonja of Norway.