Norwegian Silver Jubilee Part 2

Celebrations for King Harald’s Silver Jubilee on Sunday continued after the worship service with an afternoon of winter activities for all ages held in the Palace Square. The event, which was at the King and Queen’s specific request, featured cross-country ski trails, hills for snowboarding and ski jumping, an ice slide, biathlon laser rifle targets and areas for ski play. The entire Norwegian royal family changed into sporting clothes and joined in the fun.

After a quick change, the family walked from the Palace Square to the Aula of the University of Oslo where they were met by Prime Minister Erna Solberg and enjoyed a gala concert featuring a wide array of Norwegian artists. Queen Sonja wore a beautiful royal blue cape edged in black fur with a matching fur hat. Controversy about fur aside, the simple shape of the hat was a perfect compliment to the glorious cape and the two pieces looked fantastic on the queen.

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn: I believe this hat is new. 
Crown Princess Mette Marit and her three children all bundled up in warm knit winter hats.

17 Jan 2016, Oslo, Norway --- Oslo, 17-01-2016 Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Marius Borg Høiby and Princess Märtha Louise 25th anniversary of the ascension to the Norwegian throne of Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja The Royal Family attends the events at The Palace Square (Slottsplassen) RPE/Albert Nieboer/Netherlands OUT - NO WIRE SERVICE - --- Image by © Albert Nieboer/dpa/Corbis

Princess Märtha Louise wore a simple navy headpiece with large multi-leafed flower at the side. As far as fascinators go, it’s an attractive piece that she wore well.

UPDATE: Eagle eyed reader Royalwatcher227 recognized this piece as one previously worn by Princess Mette-Marit. I’m not sure why but knowing that the piece is shared between these sister-in-laws makes me like it a little more.

Designer: unknown
Previously Worn by Princess Mette-Marit: May 9, 2014May 30, 2011; March 4, 2006

Queen Margrethe and Queen Silvia wore the same hats they wore in the morning while King Carl Gustaf added a dapper black fedora.

Royal Jubilee in Noway 25th anniversary of the ascension to the Norwegian throne of Thei

The day’s festivities completed with a formal dinner held at the Royal Castle in Oslo that yielded these wonderful photos.
I admire the sense of fun and family that was included in this anniversary. The informality of the event did not lend itself to a parade of fantastic hats but it seems that the King and Queen celebrated and were celebrated in a way that was characteristically them. My favourite hat of the day was Queen Sonja’s fur hat and cape combination- which one did you like most?

This Week’s Extras

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Princess Nobuko of Mikasa in a sea foam green hat to meet with the Nara Red Cross Society (Imperial Family of Japan)

Peter Philips in a well worn fedora to watch his mother open new stands at Cheltenham Racecourse (Getty)

Princess Ingrid in a cozy knit hat at a Euro 2016 qualifying football match  (Getty)

Kongehuset November 12, 2015

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Interesting interview with Zara Phillips Tindall about her riding career and motherhood (Telegraph)

Happy news from Bhutan this week that the King and Queen are expecting their first child (Hello)

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The Swedish and Norwegian royals hanging out together at the Nordic World Ski Championships (Getty). It seems, the Norwegian royals had cause to celebrate (Twitter feed of Kjell Arne Totland)

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Overviews of the Duke of Cambridge’s visit to Japan and China by ITV News and The Telegraph. In coordination with this tour, Getty put together a gallery of past British Royal visits to the land of the rising sun (Getty)

Lovely photos of the Dutch Royal Family on their annual ski holiday (Getty). I adore the shots of Princess Beatrix with her granddaughters.

Part two of the BBC documentary, Reinventing The Royals

Check out the preview of “A Royal Night”, a new movie about one of our favourite royals at the end of WWII

Royals Attend Holmenkollen in Norway

Members of the Norwegian royal family and Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands attended ski and ski jumping races at Holmenkollen today. Nearly everyone was seen in a woolly knit ski hat or headband. I thought the hats worn by Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre (featuring the Norwegian flag) were particularly smart. Hats aside, it’s nice to see royals having great fun together.

Princess Mette Marit, Prince Sverre, Marius Borg Høiby and Prince Haakon, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats BlogKing Herald and Princess Beatrix, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Princess  Ingrid, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog Princ Sverre, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Queen Sonja and Princess Ingrid, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Prince Haakon and Princess Mette Marit, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats BlogPrincess Astrid, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Queen Sonja and Princess Beatrix, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog Queen Sonja and Princess Beatrix, March 9, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Photos from Scanpix NTB via The Royal House of Norway and Patrick van Katwijk via Dutch Photo Press

Norwegian Royals Kick Off Constitution Bicentennial

The Norwegian family attended the official opening of the bicentennial celebration of the Norwegian Constitution on Sunday night at Eidsvoll, where Norwegian independence was declared. For this celebratory evening outdoors, Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Ingrid, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were suitably attired in cozy knit wool hats.

Princess Mette-Marit, February 16, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre, February 16, 2014 | The Royal Hats Blog

Photos from Roald Berit/NTB Scanpix via NRK