The royal family waving to record long parade – NRK

In 18 degrees and bright sunshine marched the annual parade in Oslo in at Castle Square Tuesday morning.

The entire royal family Asked tradition faith on the palace balcony 10.30 to wave to the children and the people who met up to celebrate national day.

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Vinka : On the balcony stood King Harald, queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown princess Mette-Marit, princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus ready to wave to the crowds and the parade on May 17th.

Photo: Pedersen, Terje / NTB scanpix

Record Far parade

Around 60,000 children from 119 schools filled the streets of the capital, singing and band music, banners, flags and cheer. That’s according to Aftenposten, the highest number of schools that have ever participated. In the train, there are two schools more than when Norway celebrated two hundred anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution in 2014.

Tåsen school, which is 100 years old this year, was the elementary school who had the honor of waving the flag at train, behind the Defence staff music, mayor of Oslo Marianne Borgen and several of the city’s political leadership.

the record-long parade began its journey at various locations in the capital, and then walk past Parliament and up Karl Johans street. The castle is the highlight of the three-hour march, which ended at City Hall Square in 13 times.

Snap in folk costume

At this year’s May 17 had Princess Ingrid Alexandra wearing a costume Vest-Agder, his mother’s home county, while Crown Princess Mette-Marit was dressed in a costume from Hardanger. Queen Sonja wore his costume from East Telemark, while Crown Prince Haakon and King Harald were both dressed in dark suit and top hat.

Young Prince Sverre Magnus was decked out in a dark blue suit and waving thrilled from balcony to the long parade.

the Crown Princess owns seven different costumes, and this year she had to wear her Rogaland costume during receipt of Askers schoolchildren Skaugum early Tuesday morning.

the Royal family concluded the ceremony at balcony to the music of the Royal guard.