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"Two Lives – One Mission"

"Two Lives - One Mission" is the title of the Åpent Slott special exhibition, which will open on 23 June for the 2007 season. The exhibition honours Their Majesties The King and Queen, who are both celebrating their 70th birthdays this year.

February 19, 2007

The exhibition at the Royal Palace tells the story of the life and work of the King and Queen using photographs and artefacts as well as a presentation of private and ceremonial attire.

The items will be on display in the finest rooms of the Palace: the Small Ceremonial Hall, the Great Hall (the Ballroom) and the Banqueting Hall. The Royal Palace is open to the public from Saturday 23 June to Sunday 12 August. Visitors must follow a guided tour. Tickets may be purchased at any Norwegian post office. Remaining tickets will be sold at the entrance before each tour.

A prince is born. A flyer announces the birth of Prince Harald (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
Prince Harald’s sweater and passport when he fled the country with his family in 1940 (Photo: Kjartan Hauglid, The Royal Court)
Prince Harald was made honorary pilot officer by Norwegian troops during WWII (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
This model train was a Christmas gift to Prince Harald in 1947 (Photo: Kjartan Hauglid, The Royal Court)
Model of the Queen’s bridal bouquet in 1968 (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja were presented with sami costumes during their visit to Finmark in 1969 (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
Designer Erik Mortensen's signed sketch of the Queen's gala dress - the same she is wearing in Gullvåg's painting (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
One of the Queen’s ball gowns, designed by Erik Mortensen (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
Gullvåg's painting of the Queen (Photo: Kjartan Hauglid, The Royal Court)
The Harlequin dress wore by Crown Princess Sonja for the celebration of her 50th anniversary (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
Fly-fishing is one of The King's favorite leisure activities (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
The Queen is a keen hiker in the Norwegian mountains (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)
The Queen's sketches from her time at school in Lausanne (Photo: Liv Osmundsen, The Royal Court)