Haakon at the Barents rescue exercise '05

[Larzen]

Crown Prince Haakon will today and tomorrow take part in the Barents Rescue execise in Finnmark, in the last picture he is talking to Minister of Justice Odd Einar Dørum

Barents Rescue 2005 is an international exercise in search-and-rescue and crisis management operations. The exercise takes place September 1-9 in Finnmark, Norway. This is the most comprehensive exercise ever arranged in this area

source (they also have much more information in english)

http://www.dsb.no/infogroup.asp?info...ngelsk&Rank=11
Here are the pictures from the same source taken by Lars Magne Hovtun in high ressolution trough Image Shack, I have attached the pictures in reduced size for easier viewing


and if you want even bigger look at them here, it seems Image Shack has redused the size a little
http://www.dsb.no/Article.asp?ArticleID=1646

Pic 4-5 from www.nettavisen.no

[Larzen]

Haakon today at Barents Rescue, Pictures by Lars-Erik Hauge

See High resolutions here
http://www.dsb.no/Article.asp?ArticleID=1663

[GrandDuchess]

Originally Posted by Larzen

Haakon today at Barents Rescue, Pictures by Lars-Erik Hauge

Hmm, there's that beard again... Please Haakon, shave it off - he looks so much better without it (in my personal opinion of course)! I must say it feels a bit strange and unusual to see Haakon dressed in the military attire (which could also be better designed, but I guess they have more important things to consider in the defence than design ), but nice to see him in it anyway.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

Hmm, there's that beard again... Please Haakon, shave it off - he looks so much better without it (in my personal opinion of course)! I must say it feels a bit strange and unusual to see Haakon dressed in the military attire (which could also be better designed, but I guess they have more important things to consider in the defence than design ), but nice to see him in it anyway.

It's a bit strange, because I look at him with the beard now and the pictures of him at the wedding... and somehow the beard makes him seem older than he was (Well, of course he's older... but still) A more mature face, if you will. Normally, I'm not a fan of beard on men (and judging by comments made by Ari Behn in regards to his beard, it doesn't sound like Haakon's sister and niece are fans of beards either.) but in Haakon's case it somewhat works.

To me, at least. Maybe not quite as much as this, though.

[Lillia]

I kind of like his beard -- I think it adds something...:p