The Danish Royal Family host their cousin King Olav V of Norway on this day in 1974, at the end of a three-day State Visit to Denmark and had formally welcomed him two days earlier in an Official Ceremony at the Amalienborg Palace, followed by a Luncheon with the Royal Family at the Fredensborg Palace, and a glittering State Banquet at the Christiansborg Palace.
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King Olav was hosted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on a State Visit to Denmark in 1974, which included a State Banquet at the Christiansborg Palace hosted by Queen Margrethe (wearing the Danish Emerald Parure), Prince Henrik and Queen Ingrid (wearing the Danish Ruby Parure), along with Princess Benedikte (in her Floral Tiara) and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde (wearing Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara) were also in attendance.
There was also a Gala Performance attended by the King and Queen (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara and Parure), as well as a Return Banquet in honour of Queen Margrethe (wearing the Alexandrine Drop Tiara), Prince Henrik, and Queen Ingrid (in the Khedive of Egypt Tiara) on the Royal Yacht Norge.
Norwegian Royal Visits to Denmark
#RoyalFlashback- The Danish Royal Family host their cousin King Olav V of Norway on his State Visit to Denmark #OTD 45 years ago: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/J2o8BQFfpf
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 12, 2019
#RoyalFlashback- The Danish Royal Family host their cousin King Olav V of Norway on his State Visit to Denmark #OTD 45 years ago: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/J2o8BQFfpf
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 12, 2019#RoyalFlashback | The Danish Royal Family hosts a Banquet for their cousin King Olav V of Norway on his State Visit to Denmark in 1974:
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— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 16, 2020
#RoyalFlashback | The Danish Royal Family hosts a Banquet for their cousin King Olav V of Norway on his State Visit to Denmark in 1974:
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#RoyalFlashback | King Olav V of Norway hosts a Return Banquet for the Danish Royal Family on his State Visit to Denmark in 1974: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/DfHWj5CZxF
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 16, 2020
#RoyalFlashback | King Olav V of Norway hosts a Return Banquet for the Danish Royal Family on his State Visit to Denmark in 1974: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/DfHWj5CZxF
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 16, 2020
#RoyalFlashback- King Olav V of Norway host a Return Banquet for the Danish Royal Family on his State Visit to Denmark #OTD 45 years ago: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/PNWLEZUhSK
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 12, 2019
#RoyalFlashback- King Olav V of Norway host a Return Banquet for the Danish Royal Family on his State Visit to Denmark #OTD 45 years ago: https://t.co/V6i7F2eQ1J pic.twitter.com/PNWLEZUhSK
— The Royal Watcher (@saadsalman719) September 12, 2019
I really liked King Olav. I think his grandson Sverre Magnus is his spitting image!
Bluesaphire70, I was just about to say how fascinating it is that King Olav’s likeness lives on in his great-grandson Sverre Magnus! Such an inspiring family!