Christmas with the Norwegian Royal Family: 2002 -

[ROYAL NORWAY]

A lovely Christmas photo from the NRF as usual, but sad that Mette-Marit couldn't attend. Hope she feels better soon!
And Haakon told the Norwegian News Agency (NTB) yesterday that ''Det går fint med henne'' (''it goes well with her'').

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The King and Queen will spend Christmas Eve (the main day of celebrations) at The Royal Lodge Kongsseteren on the outskirts of Oslo as usual. There, they will most likely (I think) be joined by Märtha, the Behn-girls and the Durek-dude (who is back in Norway).

The CP-Family will be at their cabin in Uvdal, as they usually do every other year!

VG-article (link). Google translation (link).

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

The King and Queen attended the Christmas Service in Holmenkollen Chapel today. They were accompanied by Emma Tallulah Behn, their youngest grandchild.

VG-article (link). Google translation (link).

So we can assume that also Märtha and Durek have celebrated Christmas with the King and Queen. But in contrast to in 2019, when they both attended the service, they were now left behind at the Royal Lodge, which is only a 5-minute drive from the Chapel (or perhaps they were with friends or had gone home).

So why weren't Märtha and Durek there? Well, most likely the King and the court didn't think it was a good idea to have them there after the controversies surrounding Durek in recent weeks.

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The CP-Family (including Mette-Marit who is back from COVID) attended the Christmas Service in Uvdal Church yesterday.

VG-article (link). Google translation (link).

There are no photos of them in the article BTW (think there are in the local newspaper, but you must be a subscriber to watch it, which I'm not).

 

[Blog Real]

More photos here:

https://www.seher.no/kongelig/om-marthas-bryllup-vi-gleder-oss/80728939

 

[Somebody]

Emma is sitting rather lonely behind the chairs (with high backs) of king and queen.

 

[iceflower]

Here are some more photos of the church service at Holmenkollen Chapel:


** rex gallery ** anp gallery **


** kongehuset: Julegudstjenester **

 

[Prinsara]

Emma is an interesting blend of both her parents after formerly not seeming to resemble her mother much.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Nice to see them all at the Christmas Service at Holmenkollen Chapel:today!

 

[iceflower]

A little video has been shared for today's first Sunday of Advent:

Christmas has arrived at the Palace with the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree on the Palace Balcony Have a great first Sunday of Advent!

Det Norske Kongehuset on Instagram: "Da er julen kommet til Slottet med den tradisjonsrike tenningen av juletreet på Slottsbalkongen 🎄 Riktig god første søndag i advent! ✨🌟"

2,789 likes, 20 comments - detnorskekongehus on December 1, 2024: "Da er julen kommet til Slottet med den tradisjonsrike tenningen av juletreet på Slottsbalkongen 🎄 Riktig god første søndag i advent! ✨🌟".

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[Prinsara]

I didn’t know Harald and Sonja were the ones who started putting a tree out there.

 

[Blog Real]

At Fridheim kindergarten they have a tradition of making gingerbread castles for the king and queen. Wednesday, the children came to the palace to deliver the results of this year's baking.

The king's aide received them along with some of the guards. Now the fine gingerbread castle will decorate the interior of the Royal Palace until Christmas

Det Norske Kongehuset on Instagram: "I Fridheim barnehage har de tradisjon for å lage pepperkakeslott til Kongen og Dronningen. Onsdag kom barna til Slottet for å overlevere resultatet av årets bakst. Kongens adjutant tok imot dem sammen med noen av

247 likes, 1 comments - detnorskekongehus on December 4, 2024: "I Fridheim barnehage har de tradisjon for å lage pepperkakeslott til Kongen og Dronningen. Onsdag kom barna til Slottet for å overlevere resultatet av årets bakst. Kongens adjutant tok imot dem sammen med noen av gardistene. Nå vil...

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[iceflower]

For the second Sunday of Advent the Palace shared a video of the Christmas Concert of the King's Guards:

Det Norske Kongehuset on Instagram: "Magisk julestemning i Slottskapellet da @hmkongensgarde holdt sin julekonsert ✨ God andre søndag i advent 🕯️🕯️"

2,045 likes, 14 comments - detnorskekongehus on December 8, 2024: "Magisk julestemning i Slottskapellet da @hmkongensgarde holdt sin julekonsert ✨ God andre søndag i advent 🕯️🕯️".

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[iceflower]

Lucia is also celebrated at the Royal Palace today, December 13:

Det Norske Kongehuset on Instagram: "Luciamorgen på Slottet🕯️"

889 likes, 4 comments - detnorskekongehus on December 13, 2024: "Luciamorgen på Slottet🕯️".

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