King Felipe of Spain was joined by Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in Paris to
watch the final of the tennis men’s individual tournament Roland
Garros. The final was played on Sunday, 5 May by Spanish
tennis legend Rafael Nadal and young Norwegian promise Casper Ruud,
whom Nadal defeated in 3 sets, with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.
Upon his arrival, King…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have visited Svalbard in the Norwegian
Arctic. The Crown Prince Couple were in Svalbard for three days
beginning on 20 April when they were in Longyearbyen. On Wednesday,
the couple visited the Longyearbyen…
What do the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess
Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of
Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and
their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world
that allows you to escape from the…
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit have attended a peace service for Ukraine at
Oslo’s Trinity Church. The Crown Prince Couple joined the clergy of
various denominations and Ukrainians in Norway at the service on
Tuesday night. Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Emilie
Enger Mehl attended on behalf of the Norwegian government. When the
couple arrived…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway have attended a memorial service for the late
South African activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo Cathedral.
The Crown Prince Couple and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
attended the service on Sunday, 9…
January King Harald set the tone for the
year with his New Year’s Eve speech, noting: “The hope will carry
us all into 2021.” Sadly, 2021 began on a sad note for the
Norwegian Royal Family. They paid a visit to Gjerdrum, the site of
a devastating landslide…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit recorded a
video greeting to mark the beginning of this year’s 2021 Food and
Health Conference, calling the knowledge of how food and health
connect as “absolutely necessary for us as humans.” In the short
video greeting shared on the Norwegian Royal Family’s YouTube
account, Crown Princess Mette-Marit elaborates on this sentiment,
saying: “Their work…
The royal guests at the wedding of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
25th August 2021
When Crown Prince Haakon of Norway wed
his commoner bride, Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, on 25 August 2001,
Norwegian royals, foreign royals, friends and government officials
were in the congregation. As the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Norway mark their 20th wedding…
A 'dream' dress and a present of sparking diamonds for the 21st century's first royal bride
25th August 2021
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby walked into
Oslo Cathedral as a modern-day Cinderella on 25 August 2001. She
didn’t choose a stereotypical ‘princess’ type of wedding gown,
instead opting for a more subtle and understated gown by Ove Harder
Finseth. Finseth and seamstress…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 25 August,
and from the moment they married, they set out to become a modern
Norwegian couple while maintaining a full roster of royal
engagements. As we celebrate this milestone, let’s take a look at
the past 20 years for Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit, and how they carved out a…
