| Main Performers | Corporal Kanut Wigert,
Prime Minister Dr Johan Nygaardsvold - speakers
Soffi Schonning,
Waldemar Johnsen - vocals |
| Orchestra or Band | Royal Air Force Band,
London Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | Congratulatory Address to King Haakon (Nygaardsvold),
Poetry Recitation - Poem by Arnualf Overland (Corporal Kanut Wright)
'Festpolonaise', Johna Svendsen,
'Jeg Reiste En Deilig Sommerkveld', Grieg (Soffi Schonning),
'Seterjentens Sondag', Ole Bull (Soffi Schonning),
'Hyldningsmarsj' Jorsalfar, Grieg,
'Kongekvadet' (Waldemar Johnsen),
'Ja,Vi Elsker' (Waldemar Johnsen),
'Sluttmarsj' (Royal Air Force Band) |
| Royal Presence | HM King Haakon VII of Norway |
| Performance Notes | An event celebrating the King of Norway's 70th birthday. Preceeding the event a procession took place in Hyde Park of some 5,000 Norwegians, headed by members of the Norwegian Government and a party of school children. This followed units of the Norwegian fighting services, members of the Home Guard, and a large contingent of the Norwegian colony in Britain (The Daily Telegraph, 4 August 1942)
A poem was read by a Norwegian soldier and actor, Corporal Kanut Wigert, which was written by Arnaulf Overland, a leading Norwegian poet, who was in a Nazi concentration camp. The poem was smuggled into Norway, circulated in the underground newspapers and memorised by the people. (The Daily Telegraph, 4 August 1942) |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1942/88) |