[The Watcher]

Voor nieuws en foto's natuurlijk :eheh:

[Conny]

Koning Harald en koningin Sonja.En nog een keer koningin Sonja tgv de doop van Leah Isadorah Behn.

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[Someone]

Nieuwe foto's van de huidige koning en zijn 2 opvolgers... gemaakt bij een interview ter gelegenheid van het 100 jarig bestaan van de huidige Noorse monarchie (berichtje daarover plaats ik zo).

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Wat wordt ze toch alweer groot hè; wel een heel ander koppie dan Amalia (die toch maar anderhalve maand ouder is).

[Someone]

Verslag van het interview (met vader en zoon):

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Norway's monarchy turns 100
This week marks 100 years since Norway's current royal family was officially established. King Harald and his son Crown Prince Haakon gave an exclusive interview to newspaper Aftenposten, which also featured the little girl who's second in line to inherit the throne.

Three generations of royalty gathered for an interview on the occasion of the monarchy's 100th anniversary.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who's currently destined to become Norway's first reigning queen, will turn two in January and she's due to get a new little brother or sister any day now. Her father, Crown Prince Haakon, insists that all his children will be treated as equals regardless.

There will be a difference, however, regarding her level of consciousness about her future role as monarch. "We will always be open that Ingrid is the heir to the throne, and tell her what that involves," Crown Prince Haakon told Aftenposten. "She'll gradually discover that she's the heir, maybe she's already discovered it. It's important to talk about these things in relation to the other children, so they know where they stand. "But in the family, everyone of course is an equal."

The three generations met Aftenposten in a third-floor salon at the Royal Palace in Oslo, which offered a literally majestic view over the heart of the capital. The occasion was the actual 100-year anniversary of Norway's emergence as a sovereign nation with its own monarchy. The royal family will host a gala ball at the palace this weekend, marking the end of months of official events tied to Norway's centennial year.

King Harald said he intends to stay in his role as reigning monarch as long as his health allows, and has no plans to retire. The 68-year-old monarch said he's feeling good and has "good energy," especially after a summer with a lot of time off that featured swimming and sailing.

He's also stopped smoking, saying it "was disappointingly simple" to quit. "After I made the decision (to quit,) I haven't thought about cigarettes for five seconds," he said. "For me, it was no problem." King Harald said he has respect, however, for those who can't manage to quit. He refrained from offering any advice, but said he thinks those who succeed must really want to quit.

He said he never thought he'd be a doting grandfather, "but I have. Both the queen and I take great joy in being together with the whole family." Since weekends often are full of official appearances, the traditional Norwegian family Sunday dinner is often held on a normal weekday, either at the palace or at the homes of Crown Prince Haakon or Princess Martha Louise, the king's daughter. King Harald said he and Queen Sonja often take on the role of babysitter, "not for several days in a row, but at the Palace when their parents need it," or in the evening during summer holidays.

Recent polls have shown a decline in popular support for the monarchy, but a solid majority remains behind it. King Harald says he never thinks about tactics in winning the people's favour. "We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can," he told Aftenposten. "We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything on the spur of the moment to win an opinion poll, or short-term popularity."

Crown Prince Haakon appears to be taking the role he was born into seriously as well. He said that if he hadn't been born as heir to the throne, he probably would have wanted to work within either music or film, or foreign aid.

[Eline]

Someone, op Nov 23 2005, 04:51 PM, zei:

Nieuwe foto's van de huidige koning en zijn 2 opvolgers... gemaakt bij een interview ter gelegenheid van het 100 jarig bestaan van de huidige Noorse monarchie (berichtje daarover plaats ik zo).

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Wat wordt ze toch alweer groot hè; wel een heel ander koppie dan Amalia (die toch maar anderhalve maand ouder is).

Leuke foto's zeg! :)

[Conny]

Echt leuke foto's.Jammer dat de foto's niet wat groter zijn.

[Ankie]

Op royals.web-log.nl heb ik ze groter gezien.

[Conny]

Ankie, op Nov 23 2005, 05:37 PM, zei:

Op royals.web-log.nl heb ik ze groter gezien.

Bedankt voor de tip. :thumbsup:

[Ankie]

Graag gedaan hoor

[Mari]

Leuke foto's zeg, Ingridje is echt een schattig kindje, alleen blijf ik haar er een beetje jongensachtig uit vinden zien... Als haar moeder haar nou eens wat meisjesachtigere kleren aantrekt <_< iets roze ofzo, zou al een hoop schelen denk ik.

[Sanne]

Bedankt voor het plaatsen van de foto's en het interview. :) Ingrid is hard gegroeid!

[Nienke]

Meer foto's van Harald, Haakon en Ingrid Alexandra:

http://www.aftenpost...icle1160365.ece

[Sanne]

Bedankt voor de link! :flowers:

Deze (van die site) vind ik erg leuk:

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De koning heeft het goede voornemen om volgend jaar wat rustiger aan te gaan doen. Is wenselijk ivm zijn gezondheid:

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Wednesdays off and more sailing
King Harald's reduced workload is being sketched out now with advisers as Norway's monarch reluctantly agrees to take life easier from next year.

In consultation with his family and personal physician Halfdan Ihlen, the king has been finally convinced to scale down his official duties. King Harald will take one day off per week, probably Wednesday, and he will also try to keep weekends free as much as possible.

The king wants to continue certain types of weekend engagements, such as sporting events and the investiture of bishops, and will still lead Friday Cabinet meetings, receive formal audiences and carry out constitutional duties.

King Harald told Aftenposten last month that he had no plans to retire and intended to continue carrying out his royal duties as long as his health allowed. However, after a serious heart operation this spring the king has gradually recognized that his reign will last longer if he follows medical advice.

The resolution for a quieter life will have no impact on one royal passion, sailing. King Harald is ready to start the next season in February, and will likely use Palma de Mallorca as his team's training base.

The king's personal physician has also recommended that Queen Sonja begin to take life easier in the future, and Aftenposten has learned that she will also try, despite sharing her husband's reluctance to slow down.

[Someone]

Koning Harald woont (in ieder geval vandaag, maar ik vermoed dat hij er gisteren ook was) het EK Allround Schaatsen bij...

[Sophie]

Hij heeft de hele dag gekeken daar in de hal. (ik ook trouwens :mrgreen). Knap dat hij het de hele dag in die koude hal heeft volgehouden!

[Nienke]

Het was thuis een stuk warmer kijken :D

[Sophie]

Precies :mrgreen: , al kreeg je het ook warm door het :censored: op de Nederlandse mannen omdat ze zo'n pech hadden. Hopelijk hebben ze op de Olympische Spelen meer geluk.....

[Sanne]

De koning en koningin op eerste kerstdag:

Helemaal rechts staat de Zweedse prinses Kristine. (had ik nog nooit van gehoord, maar dat staat erbij)
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[Nienke]

Prinses Kristine Bernadotte geboren Rivelsrud (ze is van oorsprong Noors). Weduwe van Prins Carl Bernadotte (1911-2003), het broertje van Margaretha, Märtha (van Noorwegen) en Astrid (van België).