Haakon's Current Events

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Haakon yesterday at Norges Musik-korps forbunds (organisation for all marching bands) festival in Oslo. Haakon is protector of the organistaion

More pictures (not of Haakon) here:
http://nmfpo.musikkorps.no/pls/porta..._textid=705221

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Haakon has been in Switzerland for the Young Global Leaders meating (not mentioned on the official agenda of Kongehuset.no) Here he is seen with some of the other particiapnts on a walk on Breithorn, next to Matterhorn if my Geography does not fail me.

www.cover.es

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Experts baffled over aborted condolence mission
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle1091105.ece

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Some pictures of Haakon from Colourpress ...

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The Norwegian papers has had a competition to name the person that helps Mette-Marit and there has been many suggestions, first VG said the fashion editor in norwegian Tique Petra Middelthon helps her to put together her wardrobe, then another paper wrote that she was just her childhood friend from Mette-Marits home town, who since she knows alot of designers trough her work has given her some tips but that she was not employed, and has never been photographed with her on official trips, only privatly.

At the moment it seems to be the conclusion that the woman that usually does her hair and makeup for special occations like galas, partys and trips abroad also helps her with her wardrobe and that she travels with her on official visits and to the weddings in Denmark and Spain, there are pictures of her at several occations. Vg (paper edition) writes today that Märtha in the same way gets some tips and pointers from the man that usually does her makeup and hair for special occation, (during Leahs batism he did the hair for several of the royal women including Laurentien according to VG), also that they often do their hair and make up them self before going out for day to day engagements so they dont have full time stylists

Haakon today at the event that was originally schedueled for Mette-Marit, he was present for a conferenc for police and people that is employed in the child protection sector in Drammen

Pictures from Drammens tidende
http://www.dt.no/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../50831004/1001

and nrk
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/n...d/5014273.html

Kongehuset has schedueled an event for Mette-Marit on monday, even if she could not go today or go to Sweden, she will visit a red cross resource center in capacity of her new role as "door opener" for the red cross.
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...63&postcount=2

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Yesterday (september 4th) Crown Prince Haakon was present at the National Theatre when the Hedda-Prize was given out. The Hedda Prize is the highest prize/award for people that work in the Theatre

In Norwegian about the winners
http://www2.scenekunst.no/artikkel_1545.nml

From www.nrk.no Haakon giving the Hedda Honorary award to Espen Skjønberg and Toralf Maurstad

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He seems to be harder working than a few other crown princes, excluding Felipe.

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Today Crown Prince Haakon attedn the 100 anniversary conference of the construction/building industry (baaad translation) where the last 100 years best construction was awarde to the Atlantic road, here is a picture of it anyway:
http://www.bygg.no/ImageResizeCache/...98400963b9.jpg
Dag T.Hoelseth posted this link on the SRMB
http://www.bygg.no/news/newsshow.asp...1&NewsID=15733
The pictures are credited to Byggeindustrien and Stibo Graphic

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Crown Prince Haakon is present when the foundation stone of the New Akershus University Hospital is put down

www.anb.no

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Today, October the 6th Crown Prince Haakon present at the opening of the 15th international “Movies from the South” festival in Vika-Oslo. It focuses on movies from Asia, Africa and Latin America
www.nettavisen.no
article in Norwegian http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/side2/k...icle469578.ece

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Norwegian Crown Prince to visit St. Olaf College
http://fusion.stolaf.edu/news/index....etails&id=3010

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13.10 The Crown Prince is present for an arrangement at the Oslo University Aula to mark the "World Sight Day"

Nettavisen and Scanpix

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23.10
The Crown Prince attends the official opening of the Telthon "Dream Catcher" The Peace Center, Oslo
Picture from www.anb.no and www.nettavisen.no

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Crown Prince Haakon attended today a seminar on violence against women in Oslo, he stayed for two hours before he hurried out in the heavy rain and wished them good luck on the seminar that will last three days
Pics from Scanpix/Aftenposten

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I must admit that I never really paid much attention to this royal couple in the past. But they have really grown on me. They are so much in love and in tune with each other. They are actually my new fave royal couple....of the week-lol

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Yesterday Haakon was in Skien awarding the Ibsen Prize, He also talked a little to the local paper Varden about Ibsen, who is his favourite author, I dont have time to translate it
http://www.varden.no/apps/pbcs.dll/a...LTUR/103210098
about the prize show, also in Norwegian
http://www.varden.no/apps/pbcs.dll/a...LTUR/103210077

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Crown Prince Haakon visit Mysen, Eidsberg
Pics from http://www.eidsberg.kommune.no/Default.asp?Id=18080 (more pics at the link)

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Yesterday Crown Prince Haakon visited Storebrand Insurance, He was invited by Director of Storebrand Idar Kreutzer, He got a briefing on the most important news and development in Norwegian Finance, and especially about the new pension’s reforms

The Crown Prince was met by Mr. Kreutzer in the lobby and got a brief introduction to the insurance history. After that Mr Kreutzer gave a talk on the history of Storebrand, their business plan and visions, the corporate values, attitudes and society responsibility. Then the Crown Prince was invited for Lunch and after lunch her got a tour of Storebrands economic management department and listened to briefings from the key personnel

My not so good translation from http://www.storebrand.no/storebrand/...nDocument&id=1#

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Haakons engagements seems to go by unnoticed by the press but here is one from yesterday, Haakon opening an exhibiton about the Romani people (gypsys/tatere), the handelling of the Romani people is not Norways brightest chapeters ane one of the goal with the exhibition is to avoid further racism and discrimination.

From
http://www.coe.int/T/e/human_rights/ecri/5-Archives/1-ECRI's_work/5-CBC_Second_reports/Norway_CBC_2.asp

The Romani people/ Travellers in Norway were in the past subject to assimilation policies and systematic serious human rights violations such as forced sterilisations of women. Since 1992 a group of researchers has been investigating such issues and the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development has apologised on behalf of the Norwegian authorities for the abuses to which the Romani people/Travellers have been subjected

Pic and article in Norwegian
http://www.ostlendingen.no/apps/pbcs...0/1013/FORSIDE#

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In the pic from the wedding Haakon is wearing his national costume, he only has one and he dont wear it very often, its called fana Bunad and is appropriatly from Bergen (where the wedding was held)

Haakon today at the 50 th anniversary of ANSA

ANSA - Association of Norwegian Students Abroad - is a non-profit and independent organisation devoted to speak the interests of Norwegian students who study abroad. Our aim is to maintain and promote the educational, cultural, political and economic interests of our members
Throughout its history, ANSA has fought to improve on and change the countless rules and regulations governing student grants and loans. During this time, ANSA has won a significant number of victories. ANSA believes that all students should have the automatic right to study any subject in any country they wish.

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http://www.ansa.no/ansa_templates/Page.asp?id=5780

Haakon

foto: Vidar Ruud/ANB