His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was
wed only minutes ago, as of this writeup. His bride,
HRH Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of
Norway. There are several international royal persons at the
ceremony. Amongst them,
Prince Charles, the
Prince of Wales,
King Carl Gustav XVI of
Sweden,
Queen Margrethe of
Denmark and
King Albert II.
Crown Prince Haakon will be the eight (VIII) in the series of Haakons
Norway has seen.
They drove a
Lincoln Continental Cabriolet to and from the cathedral where they were wed.
The international stir that the marriage has caused is mostly because of the background of his bride, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of
Norway. She has been known to attend
raves and
houseparties, thus giving
the media more to talk about. She also has a young son,
Marius. Although he will never become
king, he seemed happy about the marriage. Who am I kidding -- he's only three years old. Mette-Marit's birthname is Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
He previously attended
Berkeley university and has also been known to attend the
Quart festival in
Kristiansand, Norway and (unsure) the
Roskilde festival in
Denmark.