Earlier this week, more than 30 royals from all over Europe gathered to celebrate King Harald and Queen Sonja, as they both celebrate 80 years this year. Perhaps their son, Crown Prince Haakon, received the most attention during the gala dinner that was held on Tuesday. Suddenly, the Crown Prince disappeared from the hall; when he returned 30 minutes later, he had removed his beard.
While Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were on their way to dinner in the Norwegian Opera on Wednesday, the press asked, “Where is the beard?” A smiling Crown Prince said, “Gone.” The Crown Princess added, “He looks good.”
Many were curious as to why Crown Prince Haakon had shaved off his entire beard. Royal experts from Norway wondered if the Crown Prince had lost a bet and therefore removed the beard. Safe sources have now revealed to Norwegian TV2 that this was not the case.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. Photo: Oskar Aanmoen.
Crown Prince Haakon shaved his beard just because he wanted to give his mother and father, the King and Queen, a good laugh. The beard shaving was a stunt to create laughter and joy among the guests. This he did very well, and Prime Minister Erna Solberg told the press on Wednesday that she was also very surprised that the beard was gone and she thought it was very fun.
We have not seen a beardless Crown Prince Haakon since the wedding with Mette-Marit in 2001. Crown Prince Haakon was beardless during the wedding but used the honeymoon to grow a beard. The Crown Prince has had his beard for the past 16 years.
So, King Harald and Queen Sonja got a beardless son as a gift for their 80th birthday, just the way he looked when he lived with them at Skaugum when King Harald and Queen Sonja were Norway’s Crown Prince Couple. The children of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit have never seen their father without a beard, before now.
Thank heavens we’ve got THAT cleared up.
That’s his gift to his 80 y/o mom and dad; shaving his beard?
He couldn’t afford a present?
A card?
Did they cut off his allowance?
Do you really think growing a beard was what he did on his honeymoon with double M?
Don’t they have spawn?
Man, I smell THAT jealousy all the way from America.
That smell is your rancid unbathed body. Hit the showers. I assure there is positively absolutely nothing at all in all of Europe-stan that does can or ever will make me jealous especially in those frigid Norse countries