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Swedish Royal Visit to Norway

The Norwegian Royal Family hosted a magnificent State Banquet for King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Royal Palace of Oslo on this day in 2005, 20 years ago, on their visit to Norway for the Norwegian Centennial, and ahead of the Norwegian Royal Family’s visit to Sweden. The last Swedish State Visit to Norway was in 1993.

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit joined King Harald V and Queen Sonja as they received King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to open the new Svinesund bridge between Norway and Sweden.

In the evening, the Norwegian Royal Family hosted a State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Oslo in honour of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.

Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara.

Queen Sonja was in Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara.

Crown Princess Victoria wore the Baden Fringe Tiara.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit was in the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara and Princess Märtha Louise wore King Olav’s Gift Tiara

Princess Astrid was in the Vasa Tiara and Princess Ragnhild wore Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Pearl Tiara

The Braganza Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara

The Swedish Cameo Parure

The Connaught Diamond Tiara

The Baden Fringe Tiara

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

King Edward VII Ruby Tiara

Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara

Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara

Princess Sofia’s Wedding Tiara

Modern Fringe Tiara

Swedish Pink Topaz Parure

Bernadotte Emerald Parure

King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch

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

Queen Alexandra’s Turquoise Circlet

Vasa Tiara

Queen Maud’s Diamond Tiara

Princess Astrid’s Ruby Aigrette Tiara

Princess Astrid’s Gold Bandeau Tiara

Queen Sophia’s Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

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