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29 August 2018: Two new pictures of King Harald and Queen Sonja were released in honor of their Golden Anniversary. The pictures were taken during the private gala dinner hosted by them at the palace in Oslo.

The Danish Crown Prince Family has started their official visit to the Faroe Islands today. Everyone is wearing their own traditional costumes.

The Crown Prince’s traditional costume was donated by the Faroe Islands Governor and Lagting. The distinctive feature is the west, which is red and with different embroideries in blue shades with leaves in different green tones.

The Crown Princess’ national costume was donated by the Faroe Islands National Assembly and Legislation in 2005 when Her Royal Highness was on her first visit to the Faroe Islands. The traditional costume consists of an apron and scarf of dark green wool and with a marguerite pattern. The matching knitted sweater with snowflakes is in red and black. The silver is designed specifically for the Crown Princess.

Prince Christian’s national costume is a gift from Tórshavn Municipality and the silver is a gift from the Faroe Islands country council and the Faroe Islands. The vest has an old Faroese pattern and is red and embroidered in purple and yellow flowers with leaves in different green shades.

Princess Isabella’s national costume is a gift from the municipality of Sunda and the silver is a gift from the Faroe Islands country council and the Faroe Islands. The national uniform consists of an apron, a scarf and a hat in blue wool. 

Prince Vincent’s national costume is a gift from the Municipality of Runavík and the silver is a gift from the Faroe Islands country council and the Faroe Islands. The prince’s national costume is characterized by a red vest with an old Faroese pattern. 

Princess Josephine’s national costume is a gift from the municipality of Klaksvík and the silver is a gift from the Faroe Islands country council and the Faroe Islands. The national uniform consists of an apron, a scarf and a hat of blue wool. 

The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel also wish to share some pictures that the Crown Princess couple took during the summer. The photographs are taken in Hälsingland (1 and 2), on Gotland (3), on Öland (4 and 5) and Kalmarsund (6).

Credit: Crown Princess Victoria (1-5), Prince Daniel (6)