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Saturday, 7 July 2007
Day 2 of Sonja's Birthday Celebrations - Spangereid Canal & Lindesnes Lighthouse
The first event for day 2 of Queen Sonja's birthday celebrations was a visit to the Spangereid Canal, which Sonja officially opened before the royal party headed to the Lindesnes lighthouse - Norway's southernmost mainland point. Copyright: Aftenposten, ANP, PPE
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Picture Gallery from PPE
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Laurentien opens the Brede School
Princess Laurentien yesterday opened the new venue of the Brede School in Amsterdam.
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Day 1 of Sonja's Birthday Celebrations - Private Dinner
Day 1's events conclued with a private dinner at the Flor og Fjære restaurant, attended by all the guests.
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Copyright: ANP
Day 1 of Sonja's Birthday Celebrations - Lunch
The second event for the royals was a lunch at Hall Toll, the old customs house in Stavanger, hosted by the Stavanger municipality. This event was also attended by all the foreign guests who had already arrived in the country. 
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Day 1 of Sonja's Birthday Celebrations - Stavanger Cathedral & Walkabout
The first event on the agenda for Queen Sonja's 70th birthday celebrations was disembarking the Royal Yatch Norge in Stavanger and walking through the city to the Cathedral.
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Guests for Sonja's 70th Birthday Arrive in Norway
Guests have begun arriving in Norway for the birthday celebrations of Queen Sonja, which begin on July 4th.
The Queen's daughter and son-in-law, Princess Märtha-Louise and Ari Behn, have arrived in Norway today.
Added:
Crown Prince Haakon, Queen Sonja's son, and his wife Mette-Marit also arrived in Stavagner today.
And Billed Bladet reports Crown Prince Frederik has also arrived in Norway.
Copyright: Tomas Alf Larsen, Aftonbladet, Billed Bladet
Schedule for Sonja's 70th Birthday
Kongehuset.no has released the schedule for Queen Sonja's 70th birthday celebrations:
"The celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th birthday will commence in Stavanger on Wednesday 4 July, and will continue with a cruise along the coast of Southern Norway, terminating at the King and Queen’s holiday retreat at Mågerø. Most of the Royal guests will arrive in Stavanger on Wednesday.
In the morning, The Royal Family will disembark the Royal Yacht Norge at Skagenkaien in Stavanger and walk to the city’s millennium site, where they will be received by the Mayor. Next on the programme is a service at Stavanger cathedral, followed by a walk through the city with artistic performances along the way. At Sølvberget cultural centre, the Royal Family will be greeted by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who will present the Government’s gift, an exhibition of children’s drawings, to Her Majesty.
After this, Stavanger municipality will host a luncheon in the old customs house Hall Toll. The luncheon will be attended by all the foreign guests who have already arrived in Stavanger.
The day’s celebration will be concluded with a private dinner at the Flor og Fjære restaurant, before the guests board the Royal Yachts Norge and Dannebrog, and the Navy vessel KNM Horten.
In the morning of Thursday 5 July, The King and Queen and their guests will sail up the Spangereid Canal in the municipality of Lindesnes. Her Majesty will officially open the canal before the Royal party proceeds on to Lindesnes lighthouse – the southernmost point of the Norwegian mainland.
After the visit at Lindesnes, the party will sail eastward, arriving at Ny Hellesund late in the afternoon. The day’s programme will conclude with a private dinner.
In the morning of Friday 6 July, the vessels will arrive at Gamle Hellesund. After a short visit, the guests will board the Stjernen and barges to sail through Blindleia. A private beach visit will be made along the way.
In the afternoon, the vessels will continue to Arendal, where the Royal couple and their guests are invited for a city walk through Tyholmen.
The evening will conclude with a private dinner aboard the Royal Yacht Norge, while sailing out of Tromøysund towards Lyngør. Late in the evening the Royal Yacht will pass through Lyngør, designated as the best preserved village in Europe.
The cruise will conclude on Saturday 7 July with a private programme at The King and Queen’s holiday retreat at Mågerø."
"The celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th birthday will commence in Stavanger on Wednesday 4 July, and will continue with a cruise along the coast of Southern Norway, terminating at the King and Queen’s holiday retreat at Mågerø. Most of the Royal guests will arrive in Stavanger on Wednesday.
In the morning, The Royal Family will disembark the Royal Yacht Norge at Skagenkaien in Stavanger and walk to the city’s millennium site, where they will be received by the Mayor. Next on the programme is a service at Stavanger cathedral, followed by a walk through the city with artistic performances along the way. At Sølvberget cultural centre, the Royal Family will be greeted by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who will present the Government’s gift, an exhibition of children’s drawings, to Her Majesty.
After this, Stavanger municipality will host a luncheon in the old customs house Hall Toll. The luncheon will be attended by all the foreign guests who have already arrived in Stavanger.
The day’s celebration will be concluded with a private dinner at the Flor og Fjære restaurant, before the guests board the Royal Yachts Norge and Dannebrog, and the Navy vessel KNM Horten.
In the morning of Thursday 5 July, The King and Queen and their guests will sail up the Spangereid Canal in the municipality of Lindesnes. Her Majesty will officially open the canal before the Royal party proceeds on to Lindesnes lighthouse – the southernmost point of the Norwegian mainland.
After the visit at Lindesnes, the party will sail eastward, arriving at Ny Hellesund late in the afternoon. The day’s programme will conclude with a private dinner.
In the morning of Friday 6 July, the vessels will arrive at Gamle Hellesund. After a short visit, the guests will board the Stjernen and barges to sail through Blindleia. A private beach visit will be made along the way.
In the afternoon, the vessels will continue to Arendal, where the Royal couple and their guests are invited for a city walk through Tyholmen.
The evening will conclude with a private dinner aboard the Royal Yacht Norge, while sailing out of Tromøysund towards Lyngør. Late in the evening the Royal Yacht will pass through Lyngør, designated as the best preserved village in Europe.
The cruise will conclude on Saturday 7 July with a private programme at The King and Queen’s holiday retreat at Mågerø."
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Official Christening Portraits of Isabella
Kongehuset.dk has just released the official christening portraits of Princess Isabella. The set of five images includes a shot of Frederik, Mary, Christian and Isabella with both sets of grandparents (Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, John Donaldson and Susan Moody) and a shot with all six godparents. There is also a lovely shot of Christian about to give his little sister a kiss! Copyright: Kongehuset.dk/Steen Brogaard
Monday, 2 July 2007
Maurits & Marilène at "Carmen meets Carmen"
Prince Maurits and his wife Princess Marilène attended the "Carmen meets Carmen" event at the opening night of the Robeco Summer Concerts in Amsterdam last night.
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Sunday, 1 July 2007
Princess Isabella's Christening
Some pictures from Isabella's christening:
Picture Gallery from Polfoto
Picture Gallery from Madeleine Glindorf
Picture Gallery from Soren Steffan
Picture Gallery from PPE
Picture Gallery from ANP
Picture Gallery from JP.dk
Added:Picture Gallery from Hello! Magazine
Picture Gallery from IBL
Copyright: Polfoto
Copyright: Polfoto
Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe
The name of the Crown Princely Couple's daughter is:
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe
Lilleprinsesse's Godparents
Lilleprinsesse's christening has begun and the godparents have been announced:
>HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium
>HRH Princess Alexia of Greece
>Dr Nadine Johnston
>Dr Christian Buckwald
>Major Peter Heering
>Marie Louise Skeel
>HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium
>HRH Princess Alexia of Greece
>Dr Nadine Johnston
>Dr Christian Buckwald
>Major Peter Heering
>Marie Louise Skeel
Top Guesses for Lilleprinsesse Moniker
The top 14 guesses from a poll conducted by TV2 in Denmark for Lilleprinsesse's name are:
>Ingrid (16,410 votes)
>Henrietta (14,985 votes)
>Margrethe (13,377 votes)
>Dagmar (2,816 votes)
>Louise (2,469 votes)
>Magrethe (1,659 votes)
>Elisabeth (1,496 votes)
>Viktoria (1,396 votes)
>Mary (1,123 votes)
>Mathilde (968 votes)
>Caroline (921 votes)
>Victoria (826 votes)
>Henriette (168 votes)
>Marie (149 votes)
Not long to go now, just over 2 hours till the ceremony starts!
>Ingrid (16,410 votes)
>Henrietta (14,985 votes)
>Margrethe (13,377 votes)
>Dagmar (2,816 votes)
>Louise (2,469 votes)
>Magrethe (1,659 votes)
>Elisabeth (1,496 votes)
>Viktoria (1,396 votes)
>Mary (1,123 votes)
>Mathilde (968 votes)
>Caroline (921 votes)
>Victoria (826 votes)
>Henriette (168 votes)
>Marie (149 votes)
Not long to go now, just over 2 hours till the ceremony starts!
Christening Coverage Begins
The Danish television stations TV2 and DR.dk have already begun coverage of Lilleprinsesse's christening. While the christening doesn't start for another hour and a half; they are talking with journalists, running royal shows (The Princess and The Pea was my fav) and children's programs while we wait for the guests to begin arriving at Fredensborg Palace Church.
A discovery has been made with the online TV2 broadcast, it is only for those who pay for the service, so if you do not pay for TV2, you cannot view the christening at the TV2 site. But this link to DR.dk will open you a new window (Windows Media Player or your selected video viewer) that has the current DR.dk coverage live from Denmark (I have been watching for the past two and a half hours!)
A discovery has been made with the online TV2 broadcast, it is only for those who pay for the service, so if you do not pay for TV2, you cannot view the christening at the TV2 site. But this link to DR.dk will open you a new window (Windows Media Player or your selected video viewer) that has the current DR.dk coverage live from Denmark (I have been watching for the past two and a half hours!)
July 2007 Calender
July 2007 Calender for the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian Royal Families
July 1: DEN - Christening of Lilleprinsesse
July 1: NOR - Haakon & Mette-Marit at Christening of Lilleprinsesse in Denmark
July 4: NED - Laurentien opens the new venue of the Brede School
July 4-6: NED - Willem-Alexander at 119th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala
July 4-8: NOR - 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja
July 4-8: NED - Beatrix & Máxima at 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja in Norway
July 4-8: DEN - Margrethe, Henrik & Frederik at 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja in Norway
July 4-8: DEN - Joachim is Regent
July 7: NED - Laurentien opens the new Central Library Amsterdam
July 11: DEN - Frederik at the 100th Anniversary of Skagen Harbour
July 11: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik hold an audience with the French Ambassador
July 17: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik visit Sønderborg
July 17: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik take up residence at Gråsten Palace
July 17: NED - Friso unveils the Delfi-C3
July 20: NOR - 34th Birthday of Haakon
July 21: NED - Margriet & Pieter open the Kingdom Games
July 22: DEN - 5th Birthday of Felix
July 27: NED - Beatrix, Margriet & Pieter at the Closing Ceremony of the Kingdom Games
July 29: DEN - Henrik to attend a celebration of composer Dietrich Buxtehudes
July 30: DEN - Margrethe will receive the Ambassador for Luxembourg
July 1: DEN - Christening of Lilleprinsesse
July 1: NOR - Haakon & Mette-Marit at Christening of Lilleprinsesse in Denmark
July 4: NED - Laurentien opens the new venue of the Brede School
July 4-6: NED - Willem-Alexander at 119th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala
July 4-8: NOR - 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja
July 4-8: NED - Beatrix & Máxima at 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja in Norway
July 4-8: DEN - Margrethe, Henrik & Frederik at 70th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Sonja in Norway
July 4-8: DEN - Joachim is Regent
July 7: NED - Laurentien opens the new Central Library Amsterdam
July 11: DEN - Frederik at the 100th Anniversary of Skagen Harbour
July 11: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik hold an audience with the French Ambassador
July 17: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik visit Sønderborg
July 17: DEN - Margrethe & Henrik take up residence at Gråsten Palace
July 17: NED - Friso unveils the Delfi-C3
July 20: NOR - 34th Birthday of Haakon
July 21: NED - Margriet & Pieter open the Kingdom Games
July 22: DEN - 5th Birthday of Felix
July 27: NED - Beatrix, Margriet & Pieter at the Closing Ceremony of the Kingdom Games
July 29: DEN - Henrik to attend a celebration of composer Dietrich Buxtehudes
July 30: DEN - Margrethe will receive the Ambassador for Luxembourg
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