Crown Prince Haakon Gives Speech for National Maritime Conference

Crown Prince Haakon Enjoys Park with Family and Puppy

Last month,Veronica Melå took photographs of the newest addition to the Norwegian Crown Prince’s family on the grounds of Bygdø Kongsgård; a four-month-old labradoodle named Milly Kakao. The Kongehuset website released the portraits yesterday.Photos: Veronica Melå, Det kongelige hoff

Charles, Felipe and Haakon Address Google Zeitgeist Forum

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway spoke about dignity at the Zeitgeist Europe 2009 conference in Hertfordshire this week. He reminded the audience of the importance to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to view things from a global perspective by respecting cultural differences whilst helping the underprivileged in health, economic and educational issues.

Below is the eurozeitgeist's Channel You Tube video featuring Prince Haakon’s speech at the Zeitgeist Europe 2009 forum.

The Prince of Wales focussed on climate change in his speech beginning with a view of his Rainforests Project YouTube video clip. He then elicited laughter from the audience when he said after his introduction, “the great thing about Google…as I get older and forget who I am...perhaps I am a frog...and where I live I just can press a button and remind myself instantaneously and from a bird’s eye perspective. So we are very grateful to Google.” Besides the occasional lighthearted quip, the prince addressed the challenges facing the 21st century and said, “it seems appropriate to talk only about how we can move forwards learning from the wisdom of the past towards a truly sustainable future.”

Below is the eurozeitgeist's Channel You Tube video featuring the Prince of Wales' speech at the Zeitgeist Europe 2009 forum.

Before launching into his speech, the Prince of Asturias expressed his appreciation for the guitar music introduction playing over the speakers as he stepped up to the podium. He pitched the idea of tapping into the potential of Ibero-America by saying, “I would like to talk to you a little bit about a part of the world that is closely linked to Spain for many reasons and very dear to our hearts: what we call Ibero-America. I intend to present you a few ideas to explain why we consider this region and its peoples of great interest to us, and why we believe today the world, particularly Europe and North America-the West should pay more attention to it, to its great potential to the good opportunity to effectively expand global progress by reinforcing together this great Atlantic area of democracy, stability and development that we form all together.”

Below is the eurozeitgeist's Channel You Tube video featuring the Prince of Asturias' speech at the Zeitgeist Europe 2009 forum.

Princess Ingrid Turns Five

Princess Ingrid Alexandra, daughter of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, turned five today. The Kongehuset website released photos of the little princess and her family in honour of the milestone.

Photo: Julia Marie

A Glimpse into Svalbard with the Royal Trio

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark completed their tour of Svalbard yesterday. A short video clip from B.T. TV which features some candid moments with the royal trio in Svalbard can be seen here.

Photo: REUTERS

Royal Heirs To Visit Svalbard

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway along with Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will visit the archipelago of Svalbard in two weeks. The royal heirs are patrons of the International Polar Year in their respective countries. The trio will board the Swedish research vessel Oden at Longyearbyen on June 21st. Included on the tour will be a visit to New Ålesund on June 26th.

For more information on the International Polar Year, visit the official website.

Prince Willem-Alexander and Family Winners of Royal Photocall Poll

Recently, the crown princes of Europe and their families have been involved with a flurry of photocalls to satiate the interest of royal watchers and the media. Yesterday, Hola.com announced the winners of a royal poll in which readers voted for their favourite royal photographs from these photo opportunities. Prince Willem-Alexander and his family took first place with 7,820 votes. Prince Felipe and his family came in second with 5,649 votes and rounding out the top three was Crown Prince Philippe and his family with 2,216 votes. Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Prince Haakon and their families placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

4th Birthday for Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Today, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway celebrated her fourth birthday. She has already displayed quite a comic personality when she distorted her face with her tiny hands before the cameras at a photocall on Skaugum Estate last September.

To mark the felicitous occasion, the Kongehuset released some photos and video of the little princess, who is the heir to the Norwegian throne after her father Crown Prince Haakon.

Photos: Knut Kollandsrud

The Dutch and Norwegian Royal Families Release Family Photos for the Christmas Season

The Dutch Royal House website released a wonderful portrait of the Prince of Orange, Princess Máxima, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane from the photocall at the Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

From the Kongehuset website, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway posed for Christmas photos with their son, Crown Prince Haakon, and his family, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra (3), Prince Sverre Magnus (2) and Marius (10) at Kongsseteren in Holmenkollen, Oslo.

Haakon of Norway Focuses on UN Millennium Development Goals in Burundi

As Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited Burundi on October 29th. Since 2003, he has completed tours in Tanzania, Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Guatemala promoting the UN’s Eight Millennium Development Goals. While forming partnerships with humanitarian organizations, the United Nations hopes to achieve the goal of resolving various social ills by 2015.

Haakon emphasized his dedication to solving issues and his partnership with the United Nations, as he declared: “I am most of all interested in meeting Burundian people and in learning more about how people live here, their hopes and dreams, their aspirations. With my hosts, I look forward on focusing on some areas where the Burundian Government and the United Nations are in partnership.”