These are pictures of the Norwegian royals from my own collection. Some are obviously contemporary, form modern-day magazines, while the black and white pictures are from an old Silver Jubilee commemoration book from King Haakon VII's reign, which I bought in an antique store a decade ago.
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| Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon. |
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| Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway |
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| Princess Mette-Marit in a beautiful Amethyst and diamond parure, which Princess Martha Louise, her sister-in-law, also sometimes wears. |
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| King Haakon of Norway, the first king of independent Norway, who took the throne in 1905. |
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| The cover to a souvenir book, commemorating the silver jubilee of Haakon VII. |
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| A young picture of King Haakon VII, then known as Prince Carl of Denmark. |
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| The current Crown Prince and Princess of Norway. |
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| Queen Maud as a little girl. Maud was Haakon VII's consort, and she was a daughter of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII of Great Britain. |
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| The wedding of Queen Maud and King Haakon. |
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| A picture of Queen Maud on the grounds of a Norwegian palace. |
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| An old postcard of Queen Maud, in a beautiful beaded gown, and a diamond tiara, which Queen Sonja and Princess Martha Louise often wear, although it has been altered in recent years. |
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| Queen Maud, King Haakon, and their son, Crown Prince Olav, who later became King Olav V of Norway. |
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| A Norwegian postage stamp of Queen Maud. |
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| A formal picture of Queen Maud, who died in 1938. |
