The specially prepared exhibition for the royal visit, which is not open to the public, took place in the Picture Gallery at the Palace. The exhibition displayed private photos, letters, albums, books and other items related to Norway - some given to the British royal family and others bought during their travels to the country.
The King and Queen of Norway with HM Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh are shown the exhibition on Tuesday 25 October.
This diamond-set and enamelled gold frame was purchased from the Russian Imperial jeweller, Carl Fabergé, by the Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna in January 1901. At the left is Prince Carl of Denmark (who became King Haakon VII and was the Tsarina's nephew); on the right is his wife and first cousin, born Princess Maud of Wales. The photographs record the couple at the time of their marriage in 1896. The frame was probably given by the Tsarina to her sister, Queen Alexandra, the mother of Princess Maud.
These two pages are from the photograph album compiled by Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII). Many of the photos were taken by the Prince himself and all the annotations were added by him. These photos record the Prince's holiday in Norway in 1914 when he learnt to ski alongside his cousin Crown Prince Olav.
This is from an album compiled by Queen Alexandra (then Princess of Wales), to record her first trip to Norway in 1893. The album combined her own snapshots and watercolours, in this case views of Gudvanger. In a letter to her son, the future King George V, the Princess described the 'delightful & pleasant cruise' up the Norwegian coast, and 'our lovely steams up those beautiful grand Fjords'.
These pieces are from the enamelled silver coffee service given by King Haakon VII and Queen Maud to King George V and Queen Mary at the time of the coronation in 1911. King George V and Queen Maud were brother and sister. The service, which bears the recipients' initials, was made by renowned Norwegian silver-maker David Andersen.