Norway royal family: How Mette-Marit went from a ‘wild life’ to queen
- In 1999, Mette-Marit was 25, an unmarried single mother without any noble status.
- Then she met Norway's then-Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in Kristiansand, her home city – and everything changed.
- Haakon, who became King Haakon VIII of Norway on Friday upon the death of his father, King Harald V, later described the moment in his autobiography.
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- In 1999, Mette-Marit was 25, an unmarried single mother without any noble status.
- Then she met Norway's then-Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in Kristiansand, her home city – and everything changed.
- Haakon, who became King Haakon VIII of Norway on Friday upon the death of his father, King Harald V, later described the moment in his autobiography.
Sources: The Independent