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Haakon Crown Prince of Norway Full name Haakon Magnus Titles HRH The Crown Prince of Norway HRH Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway Born July 20, 1973 (1973-07-20) (age 34) Rikshospitalet, Oslo Wife/wives Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Issue Princess Ingrid Alexandra Prince Sverre Magnus Royal House House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) Father Harald V Mother Queen Sonja

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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born on July 20, 1973 in Oslo, full name Haakon Magnus) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991. If Crown Prince Haakon becomes king as expected, he will be known as King Haakon VIII of Norway.

Contents 1 Family and heritage 2 Education and Military Life 3 Marriage and Children 4 Royal Duties 5 Humanitarian Fund 5.1 Grant recipients 6 Patronages 7 Personal interests 8 Honours 9 External links 10 References

Haakon's godparents are King Olav V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, Prince Carl Bernadotte, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. As a descendant of King Edward VII, Haakon is currently the 64th in line to the throne of each of the sixteen Commownealth Realms. He is a third cousin to The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, present heir to the thrones of the Commonwealth Realms.

Haakon has one sibling, Princess Märtha Louise (born 1971). In 1990 the Norwegian constitution was altered, granting absolute primogeniture to the Norwegian throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. This was not, however, done retroactively (as, for example, Sweden had done in 1980), meaning that Haakon continues to take precedence over his older sister.

Haakon served in the Royal Norwegian Navy undertaking his first-level officer's education at the Norwegian Naval Academy, followed by a year aboard missile torpedo boats and other vessels. He then went abroad, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. Haakon later attended lectures at the University of Oslo and took the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' civil servant introductory course in 2001. He completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded an MA in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa.

Haakon married commoner and single mother Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on August 25, 2001, at the Oslo Cathedral, who has since then been given the title Crown Princess. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, was the best man. When the engagement between Crown Prince Haakon and Ms. Høiby was announced, many Norwegians felt that the Crown Prince’s choice of partner was inappropriate. This was primarily about her being a single mother, but information concerning her involvement in the Rave music party scene in Oslo also added to the controversy. In a heartfelt press conference before the wedding the Crown Princess explained about her past, saying among other things that her youth revolt might have been stronger than most young people's. The issue of Mette-Marit's past has now been laid to rest in Norwegian public discourse.

Styles of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, was born on January 21, 2004, she is second in succession to the Norwegian throne. Mette-Marit gave birth to her third child, Prince Sverre Magnus, on December 3, 2005, he is third in the line to the Norwegian throne after his sister, Princess Ingrid. The Crown Prince's stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, born on January 13, 1997, is not in line for the throne.

In addition to his official duties, Haakon has a strong interest in cultural matters.

Beginning Tuesday afternoon November 25, 2003, and ending in the evening of 12 April 2004, Haakon was the country's regent, during the King's treatment for cancer and the subsequent convalescence period. Likewise, Haakon was Norway's regent from 29 March 2005 until the King had fully recovered from the heart surgery he underwent on 1 April. This period ended on 7 June.

In January 2006 Haakon (along with the Norwegian Royal Family) revised his patronage list. He now has twelve patronage roles in his portfolio including the annual Bjørnson literary festival. The patronage roles will last for five years, after which they will be up for renewal and other groups can apply for royal support.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess’ Humanitarian Fund was established in 2001 in connection with the wedding of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The couple announced that they wished for donations to the fund as wedding gifts. The fund allocates funds to humanitarian projects in Norway and abroad. In Norway the fund mainly focuses on projects aimed at improving conditions for children and young people. Abroad the fund mainly focuses on projects related to health and education.

• 2006

• The Church City Mission: A youth project directed by the PMV Centre for health, dialogue and development (Oslo, Norway)
• The AIDS Centre, “Project Bus”, Patrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia

• 2005

• Right to Play: A sports and health project (Uganda)

• 2004

• Yirga Alem Hospital Fistula Unit (Ethiopia)
• Rehabilitation of child soldiers (Democratic Republic of Congo)

• 2003

• Norwegian People’s Aid project ”Følgesvennen”, providing companions and provisional guardians to asylum seekers (Asker, Norway)
• Norwegian Red Cross project “Leksehjelpen”, offering help with homework to pupils from minority backgrounds (Oslo, Norway)

• 2002

• National Community of Women Living with Aids (Uganda)
• Education through Sport (Zambia)

• 2001

• The Vard Model (Haugesund, Norway)
• Basic education in Alefa Takusa (Ethiopia)
• Prevention of HIV/AIDS (Mozambique)

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• Norwegian Lifesaving Society
• The Ibsen Stage Festival
• Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
• The Norwegian International Film Festival
• Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
• Nordland Music Festival
• The Norwegian Band Federation
• 4H Norge – Norwegian 4H Organisation
• Landsforbundet mot Stoffmisbruk (“The Norwegian Association against Substance Abuse”)
• The Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association
• The Christian Radich Sail Training Foundation
• The Norwegian Festival of International Literature

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The Crown Prince was involved in several sports and seemed to take a particular liking to windsurfing, however he has not engaged in serious competitions. Haakon is known as a big music fan. When he was younger, he attended music festivals all over Europe, including the Roskilde Festival in Denmark and the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.

•  Norway
  • Grand Cross with collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
  • Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
  • The Royal House Centenary Medal
  • Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991
  • Olav Vs Jubilee Medal
  • Olav Vs Centenary Medal
  • Royal Norwegian Navy Defence Service Medal
  • Norske Reserveoffiserers Forbunds hederstegn
  • Sjømilitære Samfunds fortjenstmedalje i gull
  • Oslo Militære Samfunns Hederstegn i gull
•  Austria
  • Decoration of Honour for Merit
•  Bulgaria
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Stara Planina
•  Denmark
  • Knight of the Elephant
•  Estonia
  • Grand Cross of the Cross of Terra Mariana
•  Finland
  • Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose
•  Italy
  • Grand Cross of the Italian Order of Merit
•  Japan
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
•  Jordan
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Al-Nahda (Order of the Renaissance)
•  Latvia
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars
•  Germany
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
•  Poland
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
•  Portugal
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
•  Spain
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
•  Sweden
  • Knight of the Order of the Seraphim

• At the 1994 Winter Olympics he was the person who lit the Olympic Flame.

• A horse race bears his name, Kronprins Haakons Pokalløp. It is held every year in June, at Drammen Travpark.

• Official biography
• The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav - Crown Prince Haakon a recipent of the Grand Cross with Collar

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 20 July 1973
Norwegian royalty
Preceded by first in line	Line of succession to the Norwegian Throne 1st position	Succeeded by Princess Ingrid Alexandra
British royalty
Preceded by King Harald V of Norway	Line of succession to the British throne 64th position	Succeeded by Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Preceded by Michel Platini and François-Cyrille Grange Albertville 1992

Final Winter Olympic Torchbearer Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Lillehammer 1994

Succeeded by Midori Ito Nagano 1998