This May 24, 2024, the Royal Court of Norway surprised all royal watchers by sharing new official photos of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. In these new portraits, the heir to the throne wears his gala military uniform and his wife poses with two different dresses and two tiaras.
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New gala photos of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit create a surprise
This Friday afternoon, new photos of the Norwegian heir couple were shared by surprise on the official social networks of the Royal House. Crown Prince Haakon, 50, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 50, pose for new gala photos. The son and daughter-in-law of King Harald V wear their gala military uniform and all of their decorations. Crown Princess Mette-Marit wears a red dress with her wedding tiara in two photos, and a pearly dress with her amethyst tiara in another individual photo.
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The Norwegian press was particularly surprised by the posting of these photos online. Usually, official portraits are shared on birthdays or special occasions. One of five photos described as ” news ” had already been shared last month. This Friday, the Royal House announced that new photos were available on the official website of the royal family but they are listed as photos dating from 2023. Several clues, notably the outfits of Crown Princess Mette-Marit suggest that They were taken at the end of 2023.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s dress with a sparkling swallow neckline
The daughter-in-law of King Harald V and Queen Sonja chose to wear a piece of jewelry dear to her heart as it was her wedding tiara. The Norwegian sovereigns gave this tiara to their future daughter-in-law in 2001. We do not know the exact origin of the jewel, probably designed at the beginning of the 20th century. This tiara was the subject of much speculation and interested the international press because a similar tiara appears on the head of actress Cate Blanchett in the film An ideal husband. Crown Prince Haakon wears his gala military uniform and Crown Princess Mette-Marit wears a red evening dress with delicate tone-on-tone embroidery. This red dress is designed by Norwegian designer Peter Dundas.
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The future king of Norway and his wife also wear their Norwegian insignia and awards. Both Haakon and Mette-Marit have the distinction of Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olaf with collar. They are not wearing the necklace in the photo, however. Crown Princess Mette-Marit is wearing a different dress in one of the individual photos. The Crown Princess wears a pearly dress with rhinestone swallows on the edge of the neckline. In this photo, she is wearing an amethyst tiara.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the amethyst tiara belonging to her mother-in-law. Queen Sonja received this tiara from her husband. King Harald gave her the tiara and the entire matching set in the 90s. The tiara is actually a convertible necklace. Thanks to a structure, the necklace can be erected and worn as a tiara. The set also includes two bracelets and earrings. The bracelets can also be transformed into a necklace, by attaching them to each other.
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
