Europe s oldest monarch, 87, smiled warmly alongside Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus.
European royalty is entering uncharted waters - the more so as widespread legal changes mean that in the majority of countries, girls are now entitled to inherit the crown.
Eyes are on the Norwegian royals following the smooth abdication in Denmark this month, but the Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health problems could stand in the way of her and Haakon’s accession