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 predecessor—is her first godparent. Born in 1937 to
Norway’s second modern monarch, Harald ascended to the throne
following his…
A look back at the significance of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birth
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…
It is an important day for the Norwegian
Royal Family as the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown
Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, celebrates her
18th birthday. The Princess, who is now of age to serve as Regent
if required, will one day be…
A future queen sits in the king's chair on the eve of her 18th birthday
21st January 2022
On the eve of her 18th birthday, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra made her first official visits to Norway’s three
branches of government: the Storting (Parliament), the Supreme
Court and the Prime Minister’s office. Princess Ingrid Alexandra
first visited the Storting, where she received a tour from its
president, Masud Gharahkhani, and learned about its functions.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra also…
The day before Princess Ingrid Alexandra
comes of age, the Norwegian royal family received a boost from a
new poll. On behalf of TV station NRK, Norstat asked 1, 000 young
Norwegians between the ages of 16 and 20 about their views of the
monarchy. The result is that 76…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra turns 18 on
January 21, and thus comes of age. Unfortunately, much of the
planned celebration has been postponed due to Covid-19, but the day
will still be marked by her visiting the three state powers and
receiving deputations. In the original…
The Dutch and Norwegian royal family confirm that they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics
19th January 2022
There has been great curiosity over
whether members of Europe’s royal families will soon travel to
China to attend the Winter Olympics. This week it has become known
that the Norwegian royal family will not send any of its members to
Beijing in February. The Norwegian royal family published an
announcement through the royal court on January 18th 2022. They
said: “This year, the Royal…
New pictures released of Princess Ingrid Alexandra as she gets her own office in the Royal Palace
18th January 2022
New pictures of Princess Ingrid Alexandra
of Norway have been released ahead of her 18th birthday on Friday,
21 January. The Princess is pictured in her new office inside the
Royal Palace in Oslo. The Royal Court announced that Ingrid
Alexandra now has an office…
On this day, 17 January, it is exactly 31
years since King Olav V died and his son took over as Norway’s new
monarch. On the evening of 17 January 1991, at 10.20pm, King Olav V
died at the royal cabin, Kongsseteren, in the outskirts of the
capital, Oslo. Olav was King…
Brother and sister, Crown Prince Haakon
and Princess Martha of Norway, were out and about showing their
support for a sporting first. It is not often that the two take on
engagements together. But both were spectators when the very first
world`s championship in winter sports for athletes with physical
disabilities was held in Fåberg and Lillehammer. The world’s first
World Cup in winter…
