Re: Norway: HM King Harald V's 70th anniversary

On 16 Feb, 21:37, "Dag T. Hoelseth" <hoels...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Foreign royals and other dignitaries etc. who have accepted the
invitation to attend the celebrations of HM The King's 70th birthday
(21 February 2007) is enclosed. Most of the foreign guests will arrive
Oslo during Friday 23 February, and many will stay until Sunday 25
February 2007. Some royal guests will not take part in all the
arrangements that take place.

[...]

King Albert II and Queen Paola were listed in the press release, but
as Paola got the flu, they didn't come after all. The King and Queen
of Spain arrived late Friday 23rd and left on Saturday 24th before the
gala.

Other guests (210 were present at the gala at the Royal Palace on
Saturday 24 February)

- The Crown Prince couple and Princess Märtha Louise and her husband
Ari Behn (goes without saying)
- Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner and her husband Johan Martin Ferner
- The Ferner children, with or without with partners (!)*
- Haakon Lorentzen and his wife Martha
- Marit Tjessem and her husband Rolf Berntsen
- Olav Bjørshol and Marianne Solberg Behn (they are to remarry later
this year)
- Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his wife Ingrid Schulerud
- President of the Storting Thorbjørn Jagland and his wife Hanne
Grotjord
- Bishop Ole Kristian Mælen Kvarme and his wife Ingjerd Torhild, née
Gilbrant
- Christian Bjelland and his wife Teresita Alvarez Bjelland (friends
of the king and queen)
- Anniken Thue and her husband Hans-Jakob Brun (friends of the king
and queen)
- Yvonne Stenersen (friend of the king and queen)
- Actresses Kirsti Sparboe, Hege Schøyen, Guri Schanke, Britt
Elisabeth Haagensli entertained - if they really were among the guests
I am not sure, but an TV interview with Hege Schøyen on Friday 23rd at
least gave me that impression

VG 25 February 2007 shows pictures of gifts from various friends and
relatives: Johan H. Andresen with wife Marianne (friends), Ian
Swanström and her husband Jan Myhr, Kaare Andreas Shetelig and his
wife Marte, née Brunvoll (Haraldsen relatives), Kjersti Døvigen,
Halvor Astrup, Wanda Ditlev-Simonsen, Anton Sand, Mette and Nils
Klaveness, Agnes and Nils Werring (friends) - if all these were
present or not is not easy to determine.

(I gather that the Queen's older brother Haakon Haraldsen and his wife
Lis with children and also Dag Swanström and wife (he is the brother
of Ian Swanström and son of queen's late sister Gry) were present, but
without photos or guestlists it is impossible to say for sure...)

Others:

- Count (Lensgreve) Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig and his wife Countess
Brita, née Klingenberg

*Cf. VG 25 February 2007. I think only Benedikte Ferner and Carl-
Christian Ferner have partners as of today.

Sources: Aftenposten 25 February 2007, VG 25 February 2007; Stig
Nielsen, SRMB 24 and 25 February 2007

Dag T. Hoelseth
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