Celebration of HM King Harald's 70th birthday
The celebration of the 70th birthday of His Majesty King Harald on 21 February 2007 will begin with a service in Trefoldighets Church.
Later that day, a special event will be held in the Palace Gardens and the programme will conclude with a dinner at Akershus Castle. Due to space limitations, there will be press pools indoors.
Following the official celebration on 21 February, several events will take place 23-25 February to which the Heads of State of the other Nordic countries and members of other European Royal Houses are invited. On Saturday 24 February, a ball will be held at the Royal Palace.
Further details of the programme will be provided later.
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Church Service
Church Service in Trefoldighetskirken in Oslo (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen/Scanpix)Photo 1 of 3 -
Children's choir
A large children's choir sang "Happy birthday" to King Harald (Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen, Scanpix)Photo 2 of 3 -
Deputations
President of the Storting, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, was among the first to congratulate The King (Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum/Scanpix)Photo 3 of 3
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