Snow and sleet was the weather which welcome this January 11th 2017  Their Royal Highness  Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Maritt of Norway. The heir and his consort visited the town of Ski, a town in the county of Akershus south of Oslo.

The Crown Princely couple had an appointment with rescue dogs, as part of the 60th anniversary of the Norske Redningshunder with motto Understand "Norwegian Rescue Dogs". This humanitarian organization, which has several sections throughout the country, trains rescue dogs (two or three years) and dog handlers, so that they can provide, on a voluntary basis and in Voluntary assistance in Norway. With approximately 1,600 members, Norske Redningshunder participates in approximately 500 person-search operations each year, whether in the wild, especially in the forest, avalanches or under disaster-related ruins.

After a presentation of the organization by its officials in their warm building, Haakon and Mette-Maritt went outside to see how the dogs were trained to obey, report or search for a person. The opportunity to get to know the border collie Nicki or the German shepherd Orax.
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On Jan 5th Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess attended the annual conference of the Confederation where the green shift was the main topic.

"Made in Norway - a work for a green future" is the title of this year's conference in Spektrum, Oslo. The conference reunites both businesses, politicians and other decision makers.

One of the main goals of this year's conference is to show that it is possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while creating value and jobs.

Meeting with young leaders
During the first break, Crown Princess met with many youth leaders who attended this year's conference and received a greater insight into their perspective on the green shift. The Crown Prince also received several Norwegian companies come up to talk about how they both ensure added value and jobs in a sustainable manner. The business world is a big part of the key to get to the green shift.

In the evening their Royal Highness took part in the the traditional NHO dinner.

Here is NHO 2017 goal:
1)Lifting up businesses, natural resources, technology and people who solve problems related to population growth and greenhouse gas emissions.
2)Creating a debate about what should characterize a product, service or idea that is "Made in Norway".
3)Show that it is possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while creating value and jobs.
Discuss what kind of leadership and framework we need on the path towards a low-emission in 2050.
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Like every year on May 17th, the date of the national day in Norway, heir to the crown Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit and their two children, emerged in the early morning at the door of their residence Skaugum, located in the suburb of Oslo to attend the school children parade and receive their bouquets. In traditional dress, the royal couple was accompanied by their daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 12, and their son Prince Sverre Magnus, 10, and one of their labradoodle breed dogs. Milly Kakao,

However, this year, Marius Borg Hoiby, the eldest son of the Crown Princess was born before his marriage before Haakon, played notably absent. The Norwegian press points out that the handsome young man of 19 preferred to be discreet in the media eye because he needs to calm before writing his final exams. And, given its physical and some 30,000 subscribers to his Instagram account, you can expect that each of his official appearances provokes reactions in the tabloids as well as on the canvas.

After the first act, Mette-Marit, Haakon and their two children joined at 10.30am King Harald V and Queen Sonja for Act 2 of the day: the appearance on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Oslo, again traditional dress for women but in tails and top hat for men.

This year the weather was in the game. Like her mother and her grandmother, Princess Ingrid Alexandra little laced at times sunglasses. Featuring black glasses, they have not failed to give him an air of star in the Cannes festival period.
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It was she who pulled the wire to unveil the first work: a big white rabbit head. A second, a "geometric fox" orange was close. The princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, second in the order of succession to the throne after his father, inaugurated this Thursday, May 19 in the park of the Royal Palace in Oslo, a children's sculpture park named in his name. The granddaughter of King Harald V was standing next to it on the dais during the ceremony attended by some 700 small kindergarten students.

For this official mission, Ingrid Alexandra, who was wearing two pigtails and dressed in white and navy, could count on the presence of all the Norwegian royal family. In addition to sovereign grandfather, the girl was surrounded by his grandmother Queen Sonja, his parents Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon, his younger brother aged 10 Sverre Magnus and even its great aunt Princess Astrid, the sister of Harald.

Arranged on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the coronation of King Harald V in the year 2016, children's sculpture park should house a dozen. By artists, they are designed by schoolchildren from different regions of Norway through a national competition.