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…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra reveals there is ''no queen school'' for her in first major TV interview
21st January 2022
On January 21st 2022, Her Royal Highness
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway turns 18 years old. The first
female heir to the throne born in Norway has never given a personal
interview. Until now. She calls herself the best granddaughter. She
reveals she loves to surf and…
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 Norway’s second female monarch after
Queen Margaret who reigned in the 1300 and 1400s. Ingrid Alexandra
was born in the…
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…
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 plan, her coming of age was
also to be celebrated with a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in
Oslo, which means that we would…
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…
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 of Norway from the time he took over
from his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957 until his
death on 17 January…
