Norway / en Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visit U of T’s Hart House /news/norway-crown-prince-and-princess-visit-u-t-hart-house <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit visit U of T’s Hart House</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Norway%201.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uj0gsLuz 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/Norway%201.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=LxF29TcX 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/Norway%201.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=BpnET_xe 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/Norway%201.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=uj0gsLuz" alt="Norway’s crown prince and princess visit U of T’s Hart House"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Romi Levine</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-08T16:34:42-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 16:34" class="datetime">Tue, 11/08/2016 - 16:34</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visit U of T (photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/norway" hreflang="en">Norway</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/royalty" hreflang="en">Royalty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international" hreflang="en">International</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/music" hreflang="en">Music</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway paid a visit to University of Toronto’s Hart House as part of their four-day trip to Canada.</p> <p>They were greeted by Hart House Warden <strong>John Monahan</strong>.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2446 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/norway%201.5.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>During the event, Crown Princess Mette-Marit&nbsp;participated in a literature panel with Norwegian authors Erlend Loe and Hilde K. Kvalvaag.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2448 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Norway%202.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>Crown Prince Haakon met with members of the Canadian and Norwegian music industry to discuss what they can learn from each other.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2447 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Norway%203.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>“What better place for this event than Toronto – one of the world’s most multicultural cities – a hub for innovation and a major centre of Canadian creativity,” said Norway State Secretary Tone Skogen.</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2449 img__view_mode__media_original attr__format__media_original" height="500" src="/sites/default/files/Norway%204.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" width="750" loading="lazy"></p> <p>The crowd also enjoyed a performance by Norwegian folk singer Ida Jenshus.&nbsp;</p> <p>The royal couple&nbsp;will end their trip&nbsp;in St John’s, N.L.&nbsp;</p> <p>(All photos by Johnny Guatto and Romi Levine)</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 08 Nov 2016 21:34:42 +0000 Romi Levine 102387 at