Watch: Norwegian King’s Guard at Stoddert Elementary

One of only three performances by the Band and Drill team of the Norwegian King’s Guard during their current visit to the U.S. happened Tuesday right in Glover Park at Stoddert Elementary. A slight drizzle could not deter the 120-member King’s Guard as they performed a range of routines in full dress uniform on the Stoddert baseball field on Calvert Street, NW.

One of the Stoddert fifth-grade classes is partnered with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. as part of the Embassy Adoption Program.

The King's Guard was in the D.C. area because of its participation in the Virginia International Tattoo—a military musical display—in Norfolk, Va. last week.

The King's Guard in responsible for the safety of the Norwegian royal family. The select group that visited Stoddert includes both a band and precision drill team.

The members of the Band and Drill team of the King's Guard are conscripted soldiers, aged 19 or 20, who hold the coveted position for approximately one year's time, according to Col. Roy Abelsen, the Assistant Defense Attache and Military Attache in Washington, D.C.

Abelsen said the tattoo in Virginia, the Stoddert performance and an upcoming performance at Fort Myer are the only three scheduled performances for the group during their visit to the U.S.

He added that the school's existing relationship with the embassy led to the unusual appearance of such prestigious guests at a public elementary school.

Craig Duff teaches the fifth-grade class that has a partnership with Norway for the year. He said his students have been learning about Norway throughout the year and will soon be visiting the embassy in D.C.

Duff gave the official thank you on behalf of the school and roused the crowd to clap and cheer for the performance.

The entire even lasted less than an hour.

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