King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway held a Gala Dinner for Members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortingsmiddag) at the Royal Palace of Oslo on October 26th.  Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid were also present while Crown Prince Haakon is in Thailand for the Funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

THE KING'S SPEECH #KingHarald of #Norway gave a humorous #speech , welcoming Parliament & Government to #gala #dinner pic.twitter.com/WLWxOEujsE

— Kjell Arne Totland (@TV2KjellArne) October 26, 2017

King Harald and Queen Sonja were joined by Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid for the procession into the dining room. Officials and the King gave speeches before dinner.

#ROYAL #GALA #KingHarald & #QueenSonja of #Norway arrive at their annual #dinner for #Parliament & #Government. #tv2 pic.twitter.com/scMiEQg06Z

— Kjell Arne Totland (@TV2KjellArne) October 26, 2017

King Harald wore White Tie with the Sash & Star of the Order of St. Olav. Queen Sonja wore a silver and turquoise gown with the Emerald Parure Tiara, Necklace, Earrings, and Brooch and the Sash & Star of the Order of St. Olav with King Harald’s Family Order.

2 PRINCESSES Her husband being in #Thailand, #CrownPrincessMM arrived to gala dinner arm in arm with #PrincessAstrid. pic.twitter.com/2Ur6veIgy9

— Kjell Arne Totland (@TV2KjellArne) October 26, 2017

Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a pale pink lace gown with the Amethyst Necklace Tiara, Necklace, and Earrings and the Sash & Star of the Order of St. Olav with King Harald’s Family Order. Princess Astrid wore a blue gown with her Aigrette Tiara and the Sash & Star of the Order of St. Olav with King Haakon, King Olav, and King Harald’s Family Orders.