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Saturday, 25 August, 2001, 21:19 GMT 22:19 UK
In pictures: Norway's royal wedding
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway married Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, a single mother with a colourful background, in a full royal wedding at Oslo's cathedral on Saturday
![]() The wedding followed speculation about Ms Hoiby's suitability to become Norway's future queen
![]() Dignitaries present included representatives of other European royal families
![]() Ms Hoiby publicly distanced herself from her "wild youth" just before the wedding
![]() The couple fell in love at a rock concert in 1999
![]() Ms Hoiby's son has no claim to the throne
![]() The crown prince's choice was finally accepted by his parents
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