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I think he's finally ditched those brown suede shoes. Or maybe he just doesn't wear them on rainy days.
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Im not sure Nikes are better than brown suede shoes...
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Haakon visited the Norwegian National Security Authority in Oslo 
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Haakon met with artist Liv Dysthe Sønderland and actress Sara Wilhelmsen who gave him an update on "You will not erase me", an art project about the assimilation policies towards the Romani people in Norway 
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Paulina
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That silver pin!! 
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The problem with incompetent, corrupt, fascist government is incompetence, corruption and fascism, not government (Jerome à Paris - paraphrased)
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bumbershoot
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She is wearing a sølje, which is traditional Norwegian jewelry. Probably pinned in on in lieu of wearing a bunad that day. Most Nowegian women who own bunads have at least one piece of comparable silver jewelry. Long ago the silver was believed to protect the wearer from trolls. And on a woman's wedding day, she would wear at least one sølje-- the word has its roots in the word for ``sun'' and also ``shining'' -- because the bride should be as radiant as the sun. You can find more information about these jewelry pieces at the link below: https://www.daughtersofno...eritage/bunad-traditions/
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getafix
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Bye-Bye MEDiana Who!!!!
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She is wearing a sølje, which is traditional Norwegian jewelry. Probably pinned in on in lieu of wearing a bunad that day. Most Nowegian women who own bunads have at least one piece of comparable silver jewelry. Long ago the silver was believed to protect the wearer from trolls. And on a woman's wedding day, she would wear at least one sølje-- the word has its roots in the word for ``sun'' and also ``shining'' -- because the bride should be as radiant as the sun. You can find more information about these jewelry pieces at the link below: https://www.daughtersofno...eritage/bunad-traditions/thx for this  G 
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ANDREW DENTON: Yes. What did... When you first met, what did you see in each other? CROWN PRINCE FREDERIK: What did we see in each other? We saw... Well, it's a bit hard. It's a bit blurry, in a way, because it was just after the Olympics had started and it was one of those evenings where...
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Paulina
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Yes, thank you Bumbershoot. I have a new rabbit hole to go down. I have a couple of modest silver bunad pins. But I wasn’t aware of how big and more decorated they can be. I know every region has its own bunad and jewels.
Will start exploring now. :-D
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Surprised the King wasn't there. I hope this isn't a harbinger of things to come. Seems to me this is an event he ordinarily wouldn't miss.
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Its clear Haakon is taking over more and more, especially out of house, and events like this with much standing and nowhere to sit.
Haakon has events pretty much every weekday, many days 2 or 3 events a day, this weekend he had events both saturday and sunday.
I belive when the King joked about needing his "dear crutches" in his recent speech that was a a way of saying he cant do so many events anymore. It was very clear how difficult the funeral of QE2 was for him, with the stairs, the standing and everything. Had presedence been followed he should have been in the first row, but he was in second and used the back of the chair of Princess Beatrix to hold on to everytime they had to stand.
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Well, while I'm glad Haakon is stepping up to fill his dad's shoes, the King's obvious decline makes me sad. Plus, I suspect Martha Louise's shenanigans are weighing heavily on him and the Queen as well.
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