Crown Princess Mette Marit and Marius in New York

Crown Princess Mette Marit and Marius attended  the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting  in New York. Crown Princess Mette-Marit and her son Marius attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative conference which heard from heavyweights such as founder President Bill Clinton and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

With Queen Rania of Jordan on stage, the former US leader told delegates "all that people want is a job" and challenged business leaders to open stores in troubled regions of the world such as Libya.

On her US trip, the campaigning royal also attended events by Fashion 4 Development and Women Deliver, a platform working for safe motherhood, gender equality and girls education.