Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Astrid of Norway and Johan Martin Ferner at the Church in Asker on this day in 1961, just a month after the Wedding of her first cousin, King Baudouin of Belgium.
Princess Astrid of Norway, the daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden, married the divorced commoner Johan Martin Ferner at the Church in Asker in aa ceremony, officiated by the retired Bishop Arne Fjellbu of Nidaros, which was followed by a Banquet for 200 at the Skaugum Estate hosted by King Olav.
Royal Guests and Relatives were led by King Olav V of Norway (father) and Princess Dagmar of Denmark (great-aunt, in her Diamond Floral Tiara).
Crown Prince Harald of Norway (brother) and Princess Margrethe of Denmark (distant cousin, wearing Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara)
Princess Ragnhild of Norway (sister, wearing Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Pearl Tiara)
Hereditary Grand Duke Jean and Hereditary Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg (cousin, in the Belgian Scroll Tiara)
Princess Margaret (distant cousin, wearing Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Bandeau) and Prince Bertil of Sweden (distant cousin)
Prince Axel and Princess Margretha of Denmark (aunt, in her Diamond Floral Tiara)
Prince George (cousin) and Princess Anne of Denmark (wearing her Diamond Tiara)
Count Flemming (cousin) and Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (in Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Star Tiara)
Countess Madeleine Bernadotte (cousin, wearing her Pearl and Diamond Tiara) and Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon
Princess Margaretha of Sweden (wearing the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara)
Prince and Princess Viggo (wearing her Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara)
Countess Alexandra of Rosenborg (wearing Princess Viggo’s Diamond Scroll Tiara)
Princess Astrid and Johan Martin Ferner had five children and many grandchildren before his death in 2015.
Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet
Vasa Tiara
Princess Astrid’s Ruby Aigrette Tiara
Princess Astrid’s Gold Bandeau Tiara
Queen Sophia’s Diamond Bracelet Bandeau
The Norwegian Emerald Parure
Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara
Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Diamond Circlet
Diamond Daisy Bandeau
Norwegian Amethyst Parure
Vifte Tiara
Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara
King Olav’s Gift Tiara
Modern Gold Tiara
Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Pearl Tiara
Ruby Heart Pendant
Crown Princess Märtha’s Pearl Earrings
Queen Maud’s Order of Victoria and Albert Bracelet
Art Deco Diamond Bracelet
Pearl Pendant Earrings
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The Wedding of Princess Astrid of Norway, daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden, and the divorced commoner Johan Martin Ferner at the Church in Asker on this day in 1961, just a month after the Wedding of her first cousin, King Baudouin of Belgium. The religious ceremony, officiated by the retired Bishop Arne Fjellbu of Nidaros, was followed by a Banquet for 200 at the Skaugum Estate hosted by King Olav. The couple had five children and many grandchildren before his death in 2015.
Royal Guests and Relatives included Crown Prince Harald and Princess Ranghild (wearing Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara), Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark (wearing the Alexandrine Drop Tiara), Hereditary Grand Duke Jean and Hereditary Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg (cousin, in the Belgian Scroll Tiara), Princess Margret (wearing Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Bandeau) and the Earl of Snowdon, Prince Bertil and Princess Margaretha of Sweden (wearing the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara), Prince Axel and Princess Margretha of Denmark (aunt, in her Floral Tiara), Prince and Princess Viggo (wearing her Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara), Prince George (cousin) and Princess Anne (wearing her Diamond Tiara), Count Flemming (cousin) and Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (in Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Star Tiara), Countess Alexandra of Rosenborg (wearing Princess Viggo’s Diamond Scroll Tiara), Countess Madeleine Bernadotte (cousin, wearing her Pearl and Diamond Tiara), and Princess Dagmar of Denmark (in her Diamond Floral Tiara), .
