Yahoo News Princess Anne Reunites With Her Godson, Crown Prince Haakon, in Norway
Princess Anne is on a three-day trip to Norway, visiting the Scandinavian nation in her role as the Patron of the Anglo-Norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project. Today, she reunited with her godson, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, at Norway's Resistance Museum (also called the Home Front Museum, in Oslo).
At the Resistance Museum, Prince Haakon and Princess Anne jointly unveiled a plaque that was given as a gift to the museum by the Anglo-British Resistance Commemoration Project. War veteran Trond Ivar Johansen, 100 years old, looked on:
Princess Anne is one of six godparents of Prince Haakon. Haakon's other godparents are all royals: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Princess Astrid of Norway, Prince Carl Bernadotte, and his grandfather, the late King Olav V.
Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, is first in the Norwegian line of succession. His sister, Princess Märtha Louise, is two years older than him, but at the time of their births, the Norwegian constitution held that only male heirs could inherit the throne. That law was changed in 1990, so Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit's eldest child, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, is second in the line of succession. Due to King Harald's health issues of late, Prince Haakon has been stepping in as regent for his father.
The Norwegian royal family are preparing for a wedding this summer: PrincessMärtha Louise is set to wed her American fiancé, Durek Verrett, in August at Geirangerfjord. In 2022, Märtha Louise gave up her royal duties, so it's as yet unclear if any British royals will be in attendance.
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