Princess Ingrid Alexandra's confirmation: August 31, 2019


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Duc_et_Pair said:
I am sure the Princess will be happy, it ia a total different gift than these from uncle Erling and from Don Felipe. Gifts for a lifetime. Why no Danish design: Bang & Olufsen speakers? ?
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It’s nice to receive a mix of gifts when younger. Some confirmation gifts will be valuable momentos and others instantly enjoyable. I remember receiving the ‘Muppets Show’ album as a confirmation present which was by far the most enjoyable and memorable for some of the lyrics! BTW did Marius have a confirmation ceremony? Although I think his would have been private and perhaps with other classmates.
 
Duc_et_Pair said:
Gifts for a Why no Danish design: Bang & Olufsen speakers? ?
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Soundboks is Danish:

SOUNDBOKS began as three high school friends in Denmark. We wanted to break through the noise of Roskilde Festival with the loudest music and the best parties. So we designed and built a speaker that would outlast the wildest nights and take anything our favorite week-long, outdoor festival could throw at it.
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https://soundboks.com/story/

It seems like a fun and even meaninfgul gift to me - considering Frederik's love for music and Ingrid's love for outdoor activities. I hope she will make great memories with it.
 
Dalriada said:
BTW did Marius have a confirmation ceremony? Although I think his would have been private and perhaps with other classmates.
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Yes he had his confirmation with his classmates couple years ago, IIRC Harald and Sonja had also attended.
 
King Felipe at the reception seated in between Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Princess Victoria.

**Pic**
 
Minister of Court said:
I do hope that creature will never be seen in an official context with the Royal Family. Poor King and Queen! Princess Ragnhild would be appalled.
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Well, talking of another human being not being a "mass murderer" as a "creature" takes it a bit far, don´t you think?!:ohmy::whistling:
"Double-standard Ragnhild" isn´t around anymore - bless her - and the Royal Couple doesn´t seem we ought to be sorry for at all. They seem to be wise enough what many of us so often fail to do: Take all things in life as they are and come your way with humour and dignity!
 
Video of Ingrid Alexandra's speech


The King's Speech


The Queen's Speech


Her Parent's Speech

 
Very impressed at how confident Princess Ingrid Alexandra was during her speech.
 
An Ard Ri said:
Very impressed at how confident Princess Ingrid Alexandra was during her speech.
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Yes, but she always seemed to me to be a very self-assured, confident girl very different from a Victoria of Sweden from the mid-1990s. I guess how you turn out to be when you get all support and love from your parents they can possibly give!

I thought it quite interesting that IA stepped on the balcony only with her father at her side! Not with the King and her father, not with the royal couple and Haakon or not with her parents, but just her father and she. I think they might have decided so for symbolic reasons; the future and the future after that...?!
I have a question about the service: What was the song about, a young, darker coloured lady sang - I think it was something about health, breathing, the body (that´s at least what my bad norwegian understood...:whistling:)? I just thought what has this to do with a christian konfirmation.

And what did the blonde lady-bishop say that shocked the Princess a second and everybody laughed? IA then seemed relieved and smiled, too.

LadyFinn said:
Marius and his girlfriend leaving the lunch
ROYAL: EXKLUSIV - Marius Borg Höiby und Juliane Snekkestad zusammen bei der Konfirmation von Ingrid Alexandra in Oslo
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she doesn´t seem to be able ever to do the smallest of smiles at all...:ermm:
 
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wartenberg7 said:
Yes, but she always seemed to me to be a very self-assured, confident girl very different from a Victoria of Sweden from the mid-1990s. I guess how you turn out to be when you get all support and love from your parents they can possibly give!
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Although confidence can become a more learned behavior, some people’s natural personality is to be confident.

JR76 said:
I'm not sure that calling a black man a creature is very comme-il-faut these days. This isn't 1954.
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wartenberg7 said:
Well, talking of another human being not being a "mass murderer" as a "creature" takes it a bit far, don´t you think?!:ohmy::whistling:
"Double-standard Ragnhild" isn´t around anymore - bless her - and the Royal Couple doesn´t seem we ought to be sorry for at all. They seem to be wise enough what many of us so often fail to do: Take all things in life as they are and come your way with humour and dignity!
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I think the Shaman could be white and get the same reaction, which has more to do with his chosen “career” seeming a bit shady, than the color of his skin. There’s some interesting reading about it in the thread about Martha Louise and his relationship.
 
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Do Lutherans take an additional name at Confirmation like Roman Catholics? (I had to take a Saints name at my confirmation which was read out loud by the bishop as I was confirmed).
 
I wonder if Prince Haakon’s signet ring was a gift from his confirmation. Have always wondered the origin and history of that ring.
 
Spheno said:
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Oh, all these years he secretly have learned Norwegian :whistling:
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Well, Felipe dated the Norwegian Eva Sannum for 4 years, before he married Letizia, so who knows, maybe he still knows a bit Norwegian ;)
 
lula said:
Yes, it is a bracelet... and by design it is quite likely that it is from Quirós jewelry.

http://thetrendyisland.com/wp-conte...orca-Lifestyle-Jewelry-Luxury-Jewellery18.jpg

Quirós is a jewelry store in Oviedo, one of Queen Sofia's favorites and was responsible for making the official medal that Princess Leonor received in Asturias last year.

https://aws.revistavanityfair.es/prod/designs/v1/assets/785x589/53045.jpg
https://aws.revistavanityfair.es/prod/designs/v1/assets/655x491/53054.jpg
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It totally looks like something Sofia would chose so maybe she did the gift shopping for her son.
 
What was Princess Astrid gift to Princess Ingrid Alexandra?


Because I've read from a source that she received a cameo piece of jewelry that resembles the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert of which is a favorite of Princess Astrid. Looks like this was a heirloom from Queen Maud.
 
Fijiro said:
Calling any human being a creature is repugnant and evil.
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Perhaps you should inform Vatican about your position ;)
"God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them." Man occupies a unique place in creation: he is "in the image of God"; in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds; he is created "male and female"; God established him in his friendship.
Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator". He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake", and he alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God's own life.
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Catechism of the Catholic Church - Man
 
A couple of photos from an article written by Captain Obvious, that I won't bother post a link to here.

First the DK representatives: https://bt.bmcdn.dk/media/cache/resolve/image_1240/image/135/1355753/23106842-blh5u38929.jpg

Ingrid giving her speech at the family party: https://bt.bmcdn.dk/media/cache/resolve/image_1240/image/135/1355740/23106725-.jpg

An Ard Ri said:
Do Lutherans take an additional name at Confirmation like Roman Catholics? (I had to take a Saints name at my confirmation which was read out loud by the bishop as I was confirmed).
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No, you just carry on as normal afterwards. Except that it has been registered that you have been confirmed.

Some additional photos:
https://dk-drupaller-prod-s3bucket-...bladet/s3fs-public/media/article/ingrid_0.jpg
https://bt.bmcdn.dk/media/cache/resolve/image_1240/image/135/1355432/23105148-norway-royaltyretr.jpg

https://image.gala.de/22129984/uncr...ingrid-alexandra-konfirmation-zremonie-13.jpg
https://images.cdn.nouveau.nl/D3wi-...orwegen-belijdenis-bunad-06.jpg?itok=uOYZ9u8i
Amusing bedstefar (grandfather) Harald:
https://image.gala.de/22130008/uncr...ingrid-alexandra-konfirmation-zremonie-17.jpg
https://images.cdn.nouveau.nl/LFESt...orwegen-belijdenis-bunad-04.jpg?itok=Hi9I35Hu
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3g29ID_4AXs/maxresdefault.jpg

And last but not least Marius girlfriend. I must be getting old, my eyes are drawn just as must to her face as to her deceptively simple Bunad:
https://image.gala.de/22130080/uncr...ingrid-alexandra-konfirmation-zremonie-18.jpg
 
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An Ard Ri said:
Do Lutherans take an additional name at Confirmation like Roman Catholics? (I had to take a Saints name at my confirmation which was read out loud by the bishop as I was confirmed).
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I am Catholic and I didn’t take any additional name at my confirmation. Maybe the practice varies from country to country ?
 
Mbruno said:
I am Catholic and I didn’t take any additional name at my confirmation. Maybe the practice varies from country to country ?
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I also am Catholic and chose a new additional Confirmation name. My 2 brothers chose to reuse their own middle names.

Some dioceses may have specific rules to follow depending upon the Bishop.
 
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I have never heard of this middle name thing in Catholism :eek:
 
Tirilschatz said:
I have never heard of this middle name thing in Catholism :eek:
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A middle name isn't a Catholic thing--a middle name is just the second name you are given by your parents for example-John William Smith. William is his middle name. As a Catholic, when John is confirmed he could reuse one of his given names or pick another name as his Confirmation name.
 
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Did King Felipe lit the candle like Victoria and Frederik? Can't find a picture of it. Does anyone has a video where it shows the entire religious ceremony?
 
Spheno said:
start from 1:00:00
https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/prinsessen-konfirmeres-i-dag-1.14682340
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Thanks for the link. I believe the first hymn also has a Danish version? I remember it from the movie Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud) which was based on a story of Karen Blixen. Originally the story takes place in Norway but in the movie in Jutland, Denmark.

I see the princess received a nice gift from Erling Lorenzen, the widower of the late Princess Ragnild. Did any of their children attend the ceremony?

The Crown Princess seemed to be glowing with pride when her daughter walked into the church, and quite rightly so as Ingrid Alexandra seems to be a lovely girl. I believe the siblings of the Crown Princess were seated behind the Danish Crown Princess, her son and the Behn-sisters.

As always it is quite wonderful to see the Norwegian RF and guests use their traditional costumes.
 
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I have watched some of the video and just wanted to comment on how commendable I find it how the royal family have always included Marius. He arrived into the lunch along with the royal family just as it should be.

I also thought it was so lovely how Ingrid arrived into the lunch on the arm of her grandfather the King.
 
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