Wedding 1929

The engagement between Crown Prince Olav and Princess Märtha of Sweden was announced in Stockholm 14 January 1929 (Photo: Axel Malmström, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

Forlovelsen mellom Kronprins Olav og Prinsesse Märtha av Sverige ble annonsert i Stockholm 14. januar 1929. Foto: NTB arkiv

Official wedding photograph (Photo: The Royal Court Photo Archives)

King Haakon met Crown Prince Olav at the railway station. Princess Märtha arrived an hour later (Photographer unknown, The Royal Court Archives)

The bride arrives at Østbanen railway station (Photo: Brødrene Halvorsen, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

Travelling in open carriage through the streets of Oslo days before the wedding (Photographer unknown: TRC Photo Archives)

The wedding ceremony in Oslo Cathedral (Photographer unknown, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

Official wedding photograph 21 March 1929 (Photo: E. Rude, The Royal Court Archives)

Official wedding photograph (Photo: The Royal Court Photo Archives)

Procession up Karl Johan street in Oslo 21 March 1929 (Photo: Mittet & Co, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

Many had turned out to greet the bride and groom at the Palace square (Photographer unknown, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

The wedding cake (Photo: A.B. Wilse, The Royal Court Photo Archives)

The official wedding programme (Repro: Jan Haug, The Royal Court Archives)