Posted by Dag T. Hoelseth
on 3/11/2009, 8:22:11, in reply to "Royals from old times in lit de parade "
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: I just wondered about available photos of lit
: de parade (deathbed and open coffin) photos
: of royals in Norway and Denmark.
:
: In Sweden the Dowager Duchess Therese of
: Dalarna (1836-1914) was the last Swedish
: royal to be photographed in lit de parade
: (deathbed). Also King Oscar II (1907) and
: Queen Sophie (1913) were photographed
: (deathbed). Queen Désirée (1860), the wife
: of King Carl XIV Johan became photographed
: (deathbed or open coffin). There are two,
: one the Queen is seen in profil and the
: other one a close-up photo of her whole
: face.
:
: In the Norwegian royal house I have seen
: photos of both King Haakon (1957) and a
: close-up photo of the face of Crown Princess
: Märtha (1954).
A similar photo of King Olav V was also taken and published in the newspaper shortly after his death. Not a close-up photo, though.
At the lit de parade in the Palace Chapel the coffin was closed, though.
DTH
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