William & Kate visit Norway (February 1-2)

[Phina]

In all my  over Kate, I forgot the others:

Mette-Marit's outfit is very 'her'.  I think the belt is a bit odd with the coat and she'd suit darker hair.

Haakon is so handsome and elegant  

William looks good!  And he appears like Haakon's contemporary:  William and Kate have a real 'presence' in these images, I like that.

[Lady Adelaide]

I just realised that all these meetings are essentially family meetings. Haakon is Prince Charles' third cousin so... oh too difficult! Can someone calculate what kind of cousins Vic, Haakon and William are? I know all are Queen Victoria's descendants, Haakon and William through Edward VII and Victoria through Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold. (Interestingly also William is descended through two children of Victoria, Princess Alice and Drward VII and so is Felipe through Princess Beatrice and Princess Victoria).

https://en.wikipedia.org/...ended_from_Queen_Victoria

But carry on with the reporting, this was just a boring off-topic in the middle of this meeting.

Not entirely sure this is correct, but:

Victoria and William - fifth cousins once removed
Victoria and Haakon - third cousins once removed
Haakon and William - third cousins once removed

 

[Phina]

Kate's coat is bespoke Catherine Walker and underneath she is wearing a Seraphine dress.

Mette-Marit is wearing Manolo Blahnik heels.

[Skirt Queen]

Another blue coat for Kate to add to her collection!

[Eve]

So Haakon and MM took time to welcome W&K at the airport. They seem to have instant report.
Kate looks great in blue coat and hair up. Simple and elegant.
I also liked MM, rasberry red scarf gave nice color pop.
As Victoria was surprisingly big failure in fashion department during W&K visit, then I have high hopes for following two days. At least the beginning is very promising   Hope to see more bling-bling, like nice brooches, necklaces and earrings, and naturally lovely outfits.

Tnx for all the pictures  

[Larzen]

Nrk had photos from the birds room for the official photos. Sonja looks smashing in her white pucci suit.

Ingrid Alexandra will be the guide in the park at 15 together with Sonja, certainly one of her most prominent events so far

Mette- Marit looks Ok, she has 50 navy coats or so, but atleast this seems to fit.

[Lady Adelaide]

[Phina]

Queen Sonja looks so sharp and fresh, I love her style.  I like the pop of colour in Harald's tie.  I love these two!

Good to see Märtha Louise and Astrid looking great.

Kate's dress.  I think she has styled it better than the model's look:



https://www.seraphine.com...rnity-cocktail-dress.html

[Diamond Lil]

I didn't realise that MM was that tall.

[jigmesjigga]

Did anyone else notice that MM and William basically matched at the airport? MM looks great and somehow pulled everything together.

I don't like Martha Louise's spring-y dress. It seems like a weird choice for a winter-y day.

Family connections: Harald's grandmother was Princess Maud of Great Britain, a sister of King George V. It gets real murky when you add in Princess Martha of Sweden - her forebears were from the Danish and Swedish families and Haakon VII of Norway. I think Harald is his own cousin in several ways!

[Phina]

[Lady Adelaide]

[Phina]

[Lady Willoughby]

The wall behind them is stunning.

[Lady Willoughby]

William is finally beginning to look like a future King to me, and Kate a future Queen consort.  About time!  Catherine Quinn is earning her pay.

There HAS been a marked improvement in Kate since the arrival of a more legit L-I-W type on her staff like Catherine Quinn.