Mette-Marit, Princess-Regent of Norway (Nuclear Apocalypse: 2014)

Mette-Marit, Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on 19 August 1973 in Kristiansand, Norway), is the widow of the late King Haakon VIII and the mother to the current Norwegian monarch, Ingrid. Mette-Marit current serves as the Regent for her daughter.

A Norwegian commoner and single mother with a disadvantaged past, she was a controversial figure at the time of her engagement to Haakon in 2000. She became crown princess of Norway upon her marriage in 2001. In this role, she has championed humanitarian projects and arts, as well as taking part in official visits at home and abroad.