Yesterday’s 70th anniversary of VE Day saw numerous commemoration events across Europe. In Norway, Princess Astrid attended a memorial for seamen lost during WWII at the monument to their honour in Oslo. For this event, she wore a jaunty white straw pillbox hat trimmed with feathers and a net veil.
King Harald attended a commemoration ceremony at Akershus Fortress and opened an exhibition on the War Cross, the highest Norwegian military decoration.
The Norwegian court also shared a 70 year old photograph of the royal family’s return to their homeland after the war. The photo, taken June 7, 1945, shows King Haakon, Princess Märtha, young Princess Astrid, future King Harald, future King Olav V and Princess Ragnhild (behind Prince Olav). It’s a poignant moment in Norwegian royal history.
Photos from Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix and Scanpix Archives via The Royal House of Norway
Royal Hats 
On my monitor, Princess Astrid’s hat looks cream and the trim looks white, which looks jarring to me, but perhaps it’s the fault of my monitor. I think the basic hat shape suits her. There is a little too much trim for my liking. It is always good to see her. She seems like such a jolly person. RIP to her late husband and my condolences to her for her tragic loss. I wonder if she reads this blog?
That little white hat is so charming, and she wears it very well. The older royal ladies really know how to rock a hat.
Such a moving photo from the end of the War….Princess Astrid and King Harald must have had a lot of mixed emotions at the commemoration of the end of the War. Astrid is such a “favourite Auntie” of mine, I always enjoy seeing her.
Princess Astrid looks good in this jaunty little hat. It is good to see her out in public after the tragedy of the recent loss of her husband.