OTD 20 July 1973 Haakon Crown Prince of Norway

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20 July 1973 marks the birth of Prince Haakon of Norway. His
birth took place at The National Hospital in Oslo.


Family

 His parents were then Crown Prince Harald of Norway (now King)
and Crown Princess Sonja (now Queen).

His paternal grandparents were King Olav V of Norway and
Princess Märtha of Sweden.

Haakon has one sibling: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway who
was born in 1971.

Prince Haakon also is in the line of succession of the British throne
as a great-great-grandson of King Edward VII and a great-great-great
grandson of Queen Victoria.

Army & education

 Crown Prince Haakon has served in the Royal Norwegian Army.
He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political sience from the
University of California in Berkeley. Later Haakon attended
lectures at the University of Oslo. In 2003 he completed his
education at the London School of Economics.



Love and Marriage

Crown Prince Haakon married a commoner and a single mother:
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on 25 August 2001 at the Cathedral of
Oslo. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was his best man.
The couple has 2 children together. Crown Prince Haakon also is
stepfather of Mette-Marit's eldest son.






Duty

From 25 November 2003 till 12 April 2004, Crown Prince Haakon
was regent of Norway during King Harald's treatment for cancer.
He was again regent of Norway from April 2005 till June 2005.
Then King Harald recovered from a heart surgery.

During state visits Crown Prince Haakon and his wife also attended
the official receptions and the state dinners.


Interests

 Crown Prince Haakon of Norway is keen on windsurfing and he
likes to attend music festivals such as the Roskilde Festival in
Denmark and the Quart Festival in Norway.






Happy B-Day Crown Prince Haakon of Norway!!







 Source pictures: Wikipedia
Date pictures: 13 October 2014 during the official state visit of the
President of India Pranab Mukherjee. 
Nowadays the president of India is Ram Nath Kovind 




Location: Oslo, Noorwegen

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