Tomorrow's happenings:
8:00 (7:00 UK-time): The CP Family will appear on the steps of their official (but privately owned) residence Skaugum in Asker municipality to greet the children's parade from the Asker schools for about 50 minutes.
10:30 (9:30 UK-time): The Regent Couple and the CP Family will appear on the balcony at the Royal Palace in Oslo to greet the children's parade from the Oslo schools for about 3 hours.
*The royals will walk to each side of the balcony, before taking centre stage.
*The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces will march into the Palace Square.
*The leader of the May 17th committee of Oslo will speak.
*The Staff Band will play both the Royal and National anthems.
*The Staff Band will march out of the Palace Square.
*The children's parades will march below the balcony.
*The Marching Band of the King's Guards will march into the Palace Square.
*They will play ''Gud signe vårt dyre fedreland'' (God Bless Our Dear Fatherland), who is often referred to as Norway's "national psalm''.
*The Marching Band of the King's Guards will march out of the Palace Square, while playing Gammel jegermarsj (Old Hunter's March).
* The royals will again walk to each side of the balcony, before the King will receive parademarsj (Parade march) from the Guard (on sentry duty at the Palace Square) at the right side of the balcony.
*The royals will again take centre stage at the balcony, before walking inside the palace.
The television-coverage:
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK):
NRK1: Live from the Palace Square in Oslo and around the country from 07:50 to 14:00, and highlights from 19:30 to 21:00.
NRK2: Live from the Palace Square in Oslo from 10:20 to 14:00.
Well, that was how it was planned, before the strike.
The TV2 Group:
TV2: Live from the Palace Square in Oslo and around the country from 07:00 to 13:00.
TV2 News Channel: Live from the Palace Square in Oslo and around the country - throughout the day.
The competition between NRK and TV2:
Even though most people are out celebrating, NRK had an average of 462,000 viewers last year, while TV2 only had 94,000.
So, will the NRK strike benefit TV2? Well, not according to TV-expert Jarle Thalberg (the below article is from yesterday, BTW):
Tror ikke NRK-streik vil gagne TV 2 - Dagens Næringsliv
''We have seen that if NRK and TV2 broadcast exactly the same at major events, about 80-90% of the TV-viewers will choose NRK," says Jarle Thalberg.
He estimates that a maximum of 100,000 viewers could surf over to TV2 from NRK, but have little faith in a big viewing-boom for TV 2's part.
"Someone will surely move to TV2 to get a more updated broadcast, but as long as NRK has a broadcast at all, I think they will have more viewers than TV 2," he said.
Well, I agree. - And we must also remember that the TV2 broadcast is much less extensive than that of NRK.
Will TV2 change its broadcast, due to the NRK strike? No, not according to their Channel Director Trygve Rønningen:
Q: For example, TV 2 will not use the opportunity to broadcast the children's parade from Karl Johan (the main street of the city of Oslo, leading up to the palace) as a whole, when the state channel can not now complete the traditional part of the coverage.
A: "We will not change our broadcast plans, due to the situation in NRK. That would be completely untimely,'' says Trygve Rønningen.
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NRK has now announced that they will send live on NRK1 from the Palace Square from 09.30 to 13.45, but much of it will be without commentary, and there will be no coverage from other places in the country.
They have also announced that they will send live from Windsor for the Royal Wedding, but most likely without commentary.
NTB article for NRK with google translation:
NRK sender barnetoget i Oslo på 17. mai - NTB/NRK -
translation
And as one can see in these 3 articles, the striking NRK employees are pretty pissed by the fact that NRK has decided to go ahead with a broadcast tomorrow (although it will be very reduced):
Reagerer på NRKs 17. mai-sending: – Mange er provoserte - ABC -
translation
VG doesn't allow me to add google translations, so use your own:
Streikerammede NRK kjører amputert 17. mai-sending, Fredrik Solvang reagerer - VG
Haddy Njie og Dennis Vareide leder 17. mai-sending under streik - har fått munnkurv av NRK - VG