PROGRAMME

Thursday, August 23rd
During the day most guests will arrive in Oslo, among them several royal guests.
17.00: Guests go to the private party at Skaugum, Asker.
17.30: Arrival at Skaugum. Guests will be received by Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. Guests will be greeted by King Harald V and Queen Sonja also.

Friday, August 24th
Heads of State, royal and other guests will arrive in Oslo. The heads of state and royal guests who have arrived during the morning will be invited for lunch at the Royal Palace by King Harald V and Queen Sonja.
12.25: Boat tour around the Oslo Fjord for royal, Norwegian and foreign guests with the royal yacht Norge hosted by Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. Transport by boat from the Hjortneskaien to the royal yacht Norge.
ca. 12.35: The royal yacht Norge leaves the harbour.
15.30: The guests will leave the royal yacht Norge.
15.40: The guests will leave from the Hjortneskaien.
From 18.30: The guests arrive at the Akershus Slott at the Sortieport.
19.10: Arrival of the foreign royals that are not heads of state, together with Princess Märtha Louise, at the Sortieport.
19.15: Arrival of the foreign heads of state.
19.20: Arrival of King Harald V and Queen Sonja together with Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. The guests will be received at the Borggården by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Mrs Ingrid Schulerud. Procession to the diningroom.
19.30: The dinner is given by the Norwegian government at the Akershus Slott. Around0 300 guests.
ca. 23.00: The royals leave the Akershus Slott.

Saturday, August 25th
10.45: Arrival at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Høvikodden. The guests will be able to see "Impulser" - the exhibition of Queen Sonja's private collection.
12.00: Lunch at the restaurant "Bølgen & Moi".
13.30: Leaving Høvikodden.
15.15: Guests will start arriving at the Dom Church in Oslo.
16.17: The first procession will leave the Royal Palace.
ca. 16:30: Bride and groom will leave the Royal Palace.
17.00: The wedding service at the Dom Church of Oslo starts and will be led by bishop Gunnar Stålsett.
18.05: Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will leave the Dom Church. Guests leave the Dom Church and go to the Royal palace and the Oslo Militære Samfund (OMS).
18.15: Bride and groom arrive at the Royal Palace.
18.30: Guests will arrive at the Royal Palace and the Oslo Militære Samfund (OMS). All together 400 guests are invited for dinner.
18.45: Bride and groom will appear at the balcony of the Royal Palace.
19.00: Official photographs are taken at the Little Feasthall and the Fugleværelset.
19.45: Galadinner at the OMS.
19.45: King Harald V and Queen Sonja greet the guests.
20.00: Galadinner at the Royal Palace.
21:00: Wedding gala for the Norwegian people at the Rådhusplassen. The Norske Opera presents music from "Madama Butterfly", "Carmen" and "Tosca".
21.45: Dinner at the Oslo Militære Samfund finishes.
22.15: Dinner at the Royal Palace finishes. Arrival of the guests from the OMS.
22.15: Procession with fireworks, led by the Sinsen Ungdomskorps, will leave the Rådhusplassen and goes to the Royal Palace.
22.25: Bride and groom, King Harald V and Queen Sonja greet the guest who come from the OMS.
23.00: Festive fireworks, royal family at the balcony of the Royal Palace. Guests will watch from behind the windows of the Royal Palace.
23.15: Bride and groom cut the wedding cake.
23.30: Bride and groom open the ball with the bridal waltz. They will leave the palace later that night via the head entrance.

Sunday, August 26th
Guests will leave Oslo.