Editing Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (section)

=== Personal interests ===
Haakon was involved in several sports and seemed to take a particular liking to [[windsurfing]] and surfing, although he has not engaged in serious competitions. Haakon is known as a big music fan. When he was younger, he attended music festivals all over Europe, including the [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark and the [[Quart Festival]] in [[Kristiansand]], Norway.

He has also been part of Olympics ceremonies. In 1994, the Crown Prince and his father played roles during the opening ceremony in [[1994 Winter Olympics|Lillehammer]]: while the King declared the Games opened, the Crown Prince [[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|lit the cauldron]], paying tribute to his father and grandfather having served as Olympians. In 2016, his daughter [[Princess Ingrid Alexandra]] did the same at the [[2016 Winter Youth Olympics|II Winter Youth Olympics]], which was also held in Lillehammer. In 2010, Haakon attended the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver.

He accompanied the band [[Katzenjammer (band)|Katzenjammer]] in their recording of the song "Vi tenner våre lykter" (i.e., 'We light our lanterns' for the 2011 [[Christmas]]-themed album of the same name). Proceeds benefited "Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess funds."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToFpo4KAz0s&feature=autoplay&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNqTchQ9d7Y-IbEf7L_wptrN&playnext=12 Katzenjammer – Vi tenner våre lykter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415111241/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToFpo4KAz0s&feature=autoplay&list=ALHTd1VmZQRNqTchQ9d7Y-IbEf7L_wptrN&playnext=12 |date=15 April 2016 }}, accessed 26 October 2012.</ref>