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Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father's death
Confirmed
He met Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a businessman, at a party, but the crown prince had to wait nine years before he was allowed to marry her. Haakon said in a 1998 book that as a child he dreamed of owning a toy shop, but he soon realized that his path was already paved and one day he would become king.
And despite her background, the Norwegian people found much to like about this statuesque blond woman with striking eyes and a ready smile, a down-to-earth manner and an undisguised love for Haakon. In a May 2000 interview with NRK, Haakon said that in the early 1990s, “a youth culture emerged in Oslo" and he acknowledged that Mette-Marit was "an active part of this environment at the time.
He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two. “It is clear that there is relatively extravagant partying there,” Haakon said.
What's confirmed
- He met Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a businessman, at a party, but the crown prince had to wait nine years before he was allowed to marry her.
- And despite her background, the Norwegian people found much to like about this statuesque blond woman with striking eyes and a ready smile, a down-to-earth manner and an undisguised love for Haakon.
- He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two.
What's still developing
- Haakon said in a 1998 book that as a child he dreamed of owning a toy shop, but he soon realized that his path was already paved and one day he would become king.
- In a May 2000 interview with NRK, Haakon said that in the early 1990s, “a youth culture emerged in Oslo" and he acknowledged that Mette-Marit was "an active part of this environment at the time.
- “It is clear that there is relatively extravagant partying there,” Haakon said.
- And despite her background, the Norwegian people found much to like about this statuesque blond woman with striking eyes and a ready smile, a down-to-earth manner and an undisguised love for Haakon.
- He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two.
- He met Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a businessman, at a party, but the crown prince had to wait nine years before he was allowed to marry her.