She has seen, first hand, all the reigns that have made modern Norway. And as she watched the coming of age celebrations of her country’s future monarch, Princess Astrid helped ensure that her country’s royal past became integral to its future.
Astrid, sister of King Harald and great aunt to the young woman being feted at a glittering gala dinner at Oslo’s Royal Palace, is often an…
A forgotten toast and a rapturous reception – Norway’s future queen delivers moving speech to mark her coming of age
18th June 2022
It was, and will remain, one of the most important speeches of her life. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway addressed kings, queens, princes, princesses and politicians at a gala dinner marking her coming of age and showed that she is negotiating her path to a crown with…
When Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway celebrated her 18th birthday at the Royal Palace, she did so with many European royals in attendance – some of whom were quite young for such celebrations.
Included in the gala dinner were Sweden’s Princess Estelle…
Princess Amalia stuns in her first tiara appearance
18th June 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia, a future queen and self-described expert on tiaras, has made her tiara debut in Norway, wearing the same tiara her mother wore on her wedding day in 2002.
Last November, to coincide with her 18th birthday, Princess Amalia worked with Dutch actress and comedian Claudia de Breij on an authorised biography to introduce herself to the public. In that book, Amalia, she…
New photo of future European monarchs released
18th June 2022
Ahead of the gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo for Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday, a special photo of some of the future monarchs of Europe was released by the Royal Court.
The image was taken in the Bird Room of the Royal Palace and featured four…
Princess Amalia wants to join her mother on UN trips
18th June 2022
Queen Máxima revealed that her eldest daughter is keen to join her on future United Nations trips during an interview in Senegal this week.
The Dutch queen visited the Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal earlier this week in her role as the UN Secretary General’s Special…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary share update on future of their children's education
18th June 2022
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary issued a statement about their children’s school as controversy swirls around Herlufsholm for its alleged culture of bullying recently uncovered in a Danish documentary.
Following the release of a TV2 documentary last month that brought out reports of bullying, violence and sexual assault at Herlufsholm, questions began to rise about the education…
Durek Verrett tells Princess Ingrid Alexandra that Norway is lucky to have her as a future queen
18th June 2022
With the eyes of the world on Princess Ingrid Alexandra, a new family member is using his platform to share his thoughts on Norway’s future queen.
Durek Verrett, Princess Märtha Louise’s fiancé, took to his Instagram account to share that he thinks Norway is lucky…
The Norwegian Royal Court has revealed three photos of Princess Ingrid Alexandra in the heirloom tiara she inherited for her 18th birthday in January.
The Princess received the diamond and pearl tiara for her 18th birthday. It originally belonged to her…
Princess Astrid shares her emotions on seeing Princess Ingrid Alexandra inherit special family tiara
17th June 2022
Princess Astrid has spoken of her happiness at seeing a tiara that meant so much to her family inherited by Norway’s future queen.
Astrid, sister of King Harald, was speaking as Princess Ingrid Alexandra was seen in the diadem for the first time.
Astrid’s pride in her great niece, second in line to the Norwegian throne, was clear as she talked about the tiara which Ingrid Alexandra will…