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70th anniversaries
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70th anniversariesKing Harald and Queen Sonja both celebrated their 70th anniversaries in 2007 - The King in February and The Queen in July (Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn/Scanpix) -
King HaraldKing Harald was 70 years old 21 February 2007 (Photo: Erlend Aas, Scanpix) -
Karl Johan's streetOslo's main street, Karl Johan, decorated with Norwegian flags for the celebration (Photo: Heiko Junge, Scanpix) -
CongratulatorsTorbjørn Jagland, President of the National Assembly, was the first of many congratulators that came to the Palace (Photo: Stian Lysberg, Scanpix) -
CongratulationsMany came to the Palace to write their congratulations in the ledger - here children from Hegdehaugen kindergarten (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix) -
Gift from StortingetThe Parliament's gift for The King was astatue of his mother, Crown Princess Märtha. The statue is placed in the Palace Park, and King Harald unveiled it on his birthday(Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court). -
Church serviceAt 12 there was a celebration service in the Trefolighet church in Oslo (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen, Scanpix) -
Children's choirA large children's choir sang "Happy birthday" to King Harald, wishing him a happy birthday in many languages (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen, Scanpix) -
Entertainment galaThe entertainment gala in Oslo Town Hall was a gift to The King and Queen from all the counties of Norway (Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn, Scanpix) -
The Ice roseThe ice rose designed by sculptor Peder Istad decorated the the Palace Square during the celebrations (Photo: Kjartan Hauglid, The Royal Court) -
Gala BanquetPrime Minister Jens Stoltenberg giving his speech in honour of the King during banquet at Akershus Palace (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix) -
Palace ballSaturday night there was a ball at The Royal Palace, celebrating The King's birthday (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix) -
The Palace balconyThe Royal Familiy on the Palace balkony for surprise fireworks over the Palace square (Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum, Scanpix) -
Sleigh rideA sleigh ride concluded the celebrations of King Harald's 70th birthday (Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn, Scanpix) -
Queen SonjaQueen Sonja turned 70 the 4th of July (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix) -
The Royal YachtThe celebration started in Stavanger 4 July and continued with a cruise with the Royal Yacht along the coast from Stavanger to Tjøme 4 - 6 July. (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix) -
Arrival in StavangerThe Royal Family arrives in the Stavanger town square (Photo; Lise Åserud, Scanpix) -
Portrait made of flowersStavanger's gift for The Queen: Andy Warhol's famous picture of Queen Sonja - in flowers (Photo: Alf Ove Hansen / Scanpix) -
Children's partyIn Rektorhagen 300 children took part in the birthday celebrations. They had made their own gifts for The Queen (Photo: Alf Ove Hansen / Scanpix) -
Paper crownThe children had made The Queen a paper crown (Photo: Alf Ove Hansen / Scanpix) -
Children's artThe Government's gift to The Queen was an exhibition of Children's art. Queen Sonja got to open the exhibition herself (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix) -
Greeting guestsQueen Sonja greets her guests at restaurant Flor og Fjære (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix) -
In ArendalIn Arendal, the programme included a city walk (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix) -
In ArendalQueen Sonja in Arendal (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix) -
A danceThe Queen was invited to dance on the quay in Spangereid (Photo: Lise Åserud / Scanpix)
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