Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra to take part in royal event for the first time

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27th March 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s military appointment is rapidly coming to an end, and the Norwegian Royal Court has announced that she’ll undertake a new duty in the coming weeks: participating in a state visit. The future queen, who has spent the 15 months with the Combat Engineer Battalion in Brigade Nord, will take part in the upcoming Finnish State Visit to Norway on 8 April. According…
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King Harald cold delays start at ski championship

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28th February 2025
The Norwegian Royal Family is set to celebrating skiing over the next week, but they’ll start without their monarch: King Harald has come down with a cold. The Royal Court announced on Wednesday, ahead of a week chockful of engagements in Trondheim and Granåsen for the Nordic World Ski Championships, that King Harald is postponing his attendance while he recovers. Crown Prince Haakon and…
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Queen Sonja touches down in Rome for exhibition

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12th February 2025
Queen Sonja of Norway has left Oslo for warmer climes with a visit to Rome and a new exhibition that showcases some of her country’s most famous art. The Norwegian queen visited Rome to see a new exhibition on Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The Palazzo Bonaparte is hosting “MUNCH: Inner Fire”, an exhibition that includes 100 of Munch’s original works.  The exhibition was first…
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Princess on duty: Norway's future queen stars in military birthday portrait

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22nd January 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 21 on Tuesday and the Norwegian Royal Court shared a new portrait of their future queen on duty with the military. The royal has been training with the Engineering Battalion in Troms, where she serves as Private Alexandra in Brigade North. Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, born on 21 January…
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