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Danish and Swedish heirs pay tribute to goddaughter on social media as she comes of age

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22nd January 2022
The Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish royal families have shared a special bond for many years, and on the occasion of Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday, they all took to social media to mark the happy day. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark are two of the princess’s godparents, and both royals posted Instagram wishes for her coming of age…
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King Harald presents future queen with two special honours

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22nd January 2022
To mark her 18th birthday, King Harald of Norway has appointed his granddaughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, to the highest civilian order in Norway. Harald has appointed Ingrid Alexandra to the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. The order dates back to 1847, when it was created by King Oscar I to honour King Olav II. Olav II was posthumously named St Olav, as he was canonised after his…
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Norway

New photos of Princess Ingrid Alexandra released as she celebrates her 18th birthday

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21st January 2022
A new set of images of Norway’s future queen have been shared by the royals as she comes of age. Princess Ingrid Alexandra turns 18 on January 21st 2022. Her big birthday means she can now act as Regent of Norway, if required. Ida Bjørvik, Det kongelige hoff The princess is seen in a set of five photos taken by Ida Bjørvik to mark the occasion. Ida Bjørvik, Det kongelige…
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The godparents of a future queen

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21st January 2022
As Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway celebrates her 18th birthday, let’s take a look at her godparents, chosen ahead of her baptism at the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace on 17 April 2004. King Harald Ingrid Alexandra’s paternal grandfather—and…
Norway

A look back at the significance of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birth

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21st January 2022
Princess Ingrid Alexandra just turned 18-years-old, and Royal Central wishes to take this moment to take a look back at the significance of her birth.  Fourteen years before she was born, in 1990, Norway updated its constitution to allow absolute primogeniture, meaning that the firstborn, regardless of gender, will inherit the throne.  It was the first wind of actualisation that swept…
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