THE PARTY

After dinner guests who had had dinner at the Oslo Militaere Samfund arrived at the royal palace and were greeted by bride and groom with their parents.

At 11:00pm bride, groom, family and guests appeared on the balcony of the Royal Palace to enjoy ten-minute fireworks. Little Marius jumped of joy when he saw it, while Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark spent his time talking with cousin Nikolaos of Greece.

After the fireworks all went inside where around 23.15 the wedding cake was cut by bride and groom. This was followed by the bridal waltz on 'Around the World'.

In the night Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit left for their honeymoon. They went on board of the K/S Norge that arrived empty in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday August 26th.