#king haakon VII

[alicebecketts]

Happy Valentines Day *Royal Edition*

Queen Maud and king Haakon VII of Norway

Queen Astrid and King Leopold III of Belgium

Queen Ingrid and Frederik IX of Denmark

Princess Alexandra of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy

[mathsandwhiteroses]

Royal Autumn 2024 Challenge: Day 13

Favourite photo(s) of royals with their ancestors

[everythingroyalty]

REX FLICKS (a royalty-themed film recommendation service™) THE KING'S CHOICE (2016) dir. Erik Poppe

THREE DAYS IN APRIL

On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. King Haakon VII of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King’s Choice is a story about three of the most dramatic days in Norwegian history, the royal family’s escape and King Haakon’s difficult choice after Nazi Germany’s invasion of Norway.

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25 June 1955: The Queen and Prince Philip with the Norwegian Royal Family during their state visit to Norway.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

BORN ON THIS DAY:

Maud of Wales VA, CI, GCVO, GCStJ (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII.

The youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, she was known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage, as her father was the Prince of Wales at the time.

[onheirpodcast]

Who: King Haakon VII Role: King of Norway Allegiance: Neutral

As with most monarchies, Norway initially committed to a policy of neutrality during the war but was invaded in 1940. The Germans proposed that Haakon and the government remain in power, but surrender to ultimate Nazi authority. The King came to the conclusion that he could not morally allow himself to cooperate with Hitler but knew that constitutionally the decision over whether to surrender was up to the government. And so when he visited his ministers to present the offer he gave a rousing speech where he recognised the terrible choices in front of them and offered to abdicate if the government decided to surrender and cooperate with Hitler. This speech saw Haakon speak as both a man and a King, and his willingness to give up the throne in order to honour both his principles and his duty as head of state is in contrast to the selfish motivations of some other monarchs. The government was so moved that it swayed their policy and they eventually went into exile in the UK rather than endorse the Nazi regime. From the UK, Haakon became a symbol of resistance for his citizens back home who would often wear clothing and jewellery with secret references to Haakon.

[escapismsworld]

Maud of Wales - Queen of Norway, was the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, and the grandaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Maud had great taste in gowns, and she was always impeccably attired, for every occasion.

As the wife of King Haakon VII of Norway, Maud must have had a considerable dress allowance.

A remarkable number of her gowns have been preserved.

Here are some of them from the period just prior to WWI, circa 1906-1914.

[theroyalsandi]

Nine European Sovereigns at Windsor Castle for the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (Photo courtesy of Royal Collection Trust) | May 20, 1910

Standing (left to right): King Haakon VII of Norway, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel of Portugal, Emperor William II of Germany, King George I of the Hellenes, King Albert of the Belgians Seated (left to right): King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King George V, King Frederick VIII of Denmark

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

EXTREMELY RARE PHOTO

(L->R) Princess Victoria of Wales, Queen Maud, King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra & King Haakon VII at The National Theatre in Oslo on April 29th, 1908.

Photo Credits: aneacostumes on instagram

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The Norwegian Royal Family:

King Haakon VII of Norway, Queen Maud, Crown Prince Olav and their whippet.

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THE BICYCLE WAS ALL THE RAGE, SO THE ROYALS HAD TO GET INTO CYCLING

On the photo above, from left to right: Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Emperor Nicholas II, “Greek Georgie” (Prince George of Greece), “Greek Nicky” (Prince Nicholas of Greece) and Prince Christopher of Denmark. These guys really dressed up to go riding…neck tie, hat…

On the photo below, from left to right, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich…the jock of the group as usual, notice the handle of his bike; Cousin Victoria of Wales with an incredibly small waist, Queen Maud and her handsome and intelligent husband Hakoon VII.

[andiatas]

dekongeligesamlinger: The Royal Family enjoys the Easter sunshine at Kongsseteren. Here we see, among others, King Haakon, Princess Astrid, Princess Ragnhild and Crown Prince Olav. Crown Princess Märtha films the occasion before she sits down with the rest of the family and throws snowballs at the film camera. Happy Easter! 🐣❄️

[tinyreviews]

One thing I observe from biographies is they are boring because they expect the audience to be informed and do not provide good setups, context, or payoffs, if they adhere strictly to real events.

The King's Choice (Norwegian: Kongens nei, meaning "The King's No") is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Erik Poppe. It is a co-production of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ireland, starring Jesper Christensen.

[ephemeral-winter]

last week in my latin class i completely fucked up my assigned passage and my teacher very passively aggressively told me to try figuring out what was going on in my own words before translating but i am doing this week's homework and i have even less of an idea of what is supposed to be going on than before. so. that's fun

[queenalexandraofdenmark]

Okay. WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT Princess Maud of Wales(Queen Maud of Norway) & Prince Carl of Denmark(King Haakon VII of Norway)'s RELATIONSHIP. Like yeah I get it, Tsar Nicholas II & Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna & some other royals had a really cute & tight relationship and all that, but Maud & Haakon were so so touchy, lovey-dovey, so in love with eachother, and I feel like they were probably always in desperate need of eachother😭. Like I literally could never ever image being Haakon and having to live 19 years without my wife, I DEADASS FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM😭💔.

They were true soulmates.❤

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, August 3rd:

Maria of Jülich-Berg, Duchess of Jülich-Berg, 1491

Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770

Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, 1817

Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, 1943

Louis of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, 1986

Charlotte Casiraghi, Daughter of Princess Caroline, 1986