About Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973), is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son and second child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Haakon represents the fourth generation of the reigning Norwegian royal family of the House of Glücksburg. He married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in 2001, and they have two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. Haakon is a trained naval officer and, as crown prince, holds senior military rank in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme and has been involved in a range of philanthropic and international initiatives, including membership of the Young Global Leaders network and its Foundation Board. He holds a BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSc in development studies from the London School of Economics. He completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded an MSc in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa. Haakon's first official girlfriend was cosmetics heiress Celina Midelfart, with whom he was in a relationship from 1994 to 1996.
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