Prince and Princess of Norway Country Life Magazine Portrait March 23 1929

Prince and Princess of Norway, Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, March 23 1929. LXV No. 1679

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, taken shortly before their marriage.

• The Marriage: The wedding of Crown Prince Olav and Princess Märtha of Sweden in March 1929 was a major royal event, notably the first royal wedding in Norway for over 300 years, and widely regarded as a genuine “love match.”
• Crown Prince Olav: The son of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway (daughter of King Edward VII of Britain).
• Princess Märtha: The second daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland, and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
• Royal Connections: The couple were first cousins, reflecting the close ties between European royal families.
• Family: They had three children:
  • Princess Ragnhild (1930–2012).
  • Princess Astrid (born 1932).
  • King Harald V (born 1937), the present King of Norway.
• Legacy: Crown Prince Olav later became King Olav V of Norway in 1957. Princess Märtha died in 1954 and did not live to become Queen.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.