Norwegian royals at Camilla's first banquet as Duchess

(26 Oct 2005)
1. British and Norwegian royals walking into the Palace
2. Queen Elizabeth II leading the Norwegian royals to the banquet
3. Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) and Queen Elizabeth II standing, Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall), Prince Charles's wife in the background
4. Royals sitting after the music stops
5. Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth and Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) sitting
6. Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall)
7. Queen Elizabeth reading the welcome address UPSOUND (English):
(Overlaid with shots of Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, British Prime minister Tony Blair, Camilla Parker Bowles)
"I welcome your highnesses on your first official visit to the United Kingdom. Although you are no strangers to this country. We are pleased to welcome you here, the chance it gives us to celebrate the close friendship between our peoples as well as our own families. The kinship between Britain and Norway is rooted in thousand years of shared history."
8. Camilla Parker, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II raising the toast
9. Prince Philip and Camilla drinking wine
STORYLINE:
Queen Elizabeth II welcomed King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway on Tuesday on their first official visit to Britain.
On their three day visit to Britain, King Harald V and Queen Sonja are accompanied by Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who is eight months pregnant.
The Norwegian royal family arrived in London on the River Thames on board the Royal Yacht Norge, manned by the Royal Norwegian Navy.
The visitors were to be honoured at a banquet on Tuesday evening, at which Prince Charles's wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be taking part for the first time in a formal royal occasion.
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