The biography of Queen Mette-Marit
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born in Kristiansand on 19 August 1973. She married the then Crown Prince Haakon on 25 August 2001 and became Norway's Crown Princess. When King Haakon succeeded his father on the throne 28 August 2026, The Crown Princess became Queen of Norway.
Queen Mette-Marit grew up in Vågsbygd, Kristiansand, as the youngest of four siblings. She is the daughter of Marit Tjessem and Sven Olaf Bjarte Høiby. The Queen has three children: Marius Borg Høiby, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus.
Her engagement to Crown Prince Haakon was announced on 1 December 2000 and on 25 August 2001, they were married in Oslo Cathedral. In December 2003, they moved to Skaugum Estate in Asker. When King Harald V died 28 August 2026, King Haakon succeeded his father as King and The Crown Princess became Queen of Norway.
Education
Queen Mette-Marit holds a Master of Management degree from BI Norwegian Business School. She also studied at the University of Agder, the University of Oslo, and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Queen Mette Marit's education
Education
In 1980, Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby began attending Slettheia School in Kristiansand.
The Queen completed her upper secondary education at Kristiansand Katedralskole in 1994. During her time at upper secondary school, she spent a year abroad as an exchange student at Wangaratta High School in Australia.
After completing upper secondary school, Queen Mette-Marit took examinations in chemistry and information technology at the University of Agder (formerly Agder University College). In 2000 - 2002 she studied ethics at the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo.
In the spring of 2003, The Queen followed courses at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, where she took examiniations in Development-Experience, Theories of Development, HIV/AIDS and Development and The Global Refugee Crisis. She also spent three months as an observer at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), where she focused on HIV/AIDS issues.
In autumn 2008 the Queen began studying part-time at BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, where she completed her Master of Management in 2012.
Older portraits of Queen Mette-Marit
Leisure interests
Queen Mette-Marit loves to read, and her leisure interests include art, design, film, and theatre. In recent years, she has developed a passionate interest in crafts, particularly weaving and knitting. The Queen loves spending time outdoors, enjoying nature both in summer and winter.
