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With the royal couple and immediate family as guests, Prince Sverre Magnus was confirmed at Asker’s church on Saturday afternoon.
Prince Sverre Magnus defends a photo in Skaugum after his confirmation in the Asker church. Here with Marius Borg Høiby, Bjørn Stensland, Marianne Gjellestad, Marit Tjessem, Espen Høiby, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, King Harald, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. POOL PHOTO: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Prince Sverre Magnus defends a photo in Skaugum after his confirmation in the Asker church. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
The gift table in connection with the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus at Skaugum in Asker. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Prince Sverre Magnus during the confirmation at the Asker Church. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Prince Sverre Magnus lights a candle during confirmation at Asker Church. Pool Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpix
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Crown Prince Haakon participate in the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus at the Asker Church. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpix
Queen Sonja, King Harald and Märtha Louise participate in the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus in the church of Asker. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Prince Sverre Magnus during the confirmation at the Asker Church. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpix
Prince Sverre Magnus outside the Asker church. Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB scanpix
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Crown Prince Haakon arrive at the church prior to the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus at Asker Church. Pool Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB scanpix
Märtha Louise arrives at the church with her daughter Leah Isadora before the confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus at the Asker church. SWIMMING POOL Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB scanpix
Although the confirmation was marked by infection control measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it was a dignified and enjoyable ceremony at the Asker church on Saturday afternoon. In white robes and with nine other confirmers, the prince, who is number three in the succession to the throne, was blessed in the church.
It was Pastor Karoline Astrup at Asker Parish who welcomed the 200 into the church for service.
– Welcome everyone. We are gathered for a party, for confirmation. Together we will celebrate this service. This is your day and we will pray for each and every one of you, he told the confirmands.
16 guests
With restrictions on how many guests he could have in the church, the prince, like his nine confirmed companions, had only 16 of his closest relatives in the church when the confirmation service began.
In addition to grandparents King Harald and Queen Sonja, parents, siblings and Aunt Princess Märtha, Cousin Leah Isadora Behn was also among the guests.
When the royal guests arrived at the church, they were greeted by the President of the Church of Norway, Olav Fykse Tveit, but in a manner clearly adapted to the infection control measures that are recommended.
Touched mom
Clearly touched and proud of her son and happy for the day, Crown Princess Mette-Marit smiled as she greeted the family and felt inside the church hall. Mette-Marit wore a tougher bunad for the day, while Princess Ingrid Alexandra wore the East Telemark bunad that she herself received from the royal couple for her own confirmation last year.
– Congratulations on the day and rest in the grace of God, the parish priest ended the party in the church before the party continued at home.
The big day is marked with a private dinner at Skaugum. Due to the crown, it will only be a small celebration with a maximum of 20 guests, the Palace has stated.
I have a canoe and a surfboard
Like his sister, Prince Sverre Magnus also received a gift from the Storting that encouraged the confirming to life in the great outdoors, namely a folding canoe where the prince’s own monogram is burned on the blades of the oars. He also received sleeping bags and sleeping pads from the country’s county governors.
The Supreme Court chose a book about the country’s supreme court, as well as a surfboard as a gift for the prince.
The government gift is a work of art by Morten Andenæs, while the municipality of Asker gifted the prince with a work of art by their own Magne Furuholmen, who has also worked closely with Queen Sonja on various projects. And as the last gift on the public gift list, the Church of Norway gave a Bible to the confirmer.
