Skaugum

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Skaugum is the official residence of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and of his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit.

The estate is located in Asker municipality, about 15 miles southwest of Oslo. In 1929 minister Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg presented it as a wedding gift to Crown Prince Olav of Norway (later King Olav V) and his wife Crown Princess Märtha.

In 1968 King Olav gave the estate as a wedding gift to his son Crown Prince Harald (later King Harald V) and his wife Crown Princess Sonja. In 2001 King Harald gave the estate as a wedding gift to his son Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit.


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