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Princess Ingrid Alexandra extends military service

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20th September 2024
Princess Ingrid Alexandra, a soldier in training and a future queen, has decided to extend her military service into next year.Private Alexandra, as she is known in the military, announced her decision to extend her professional training with the Ingeniørbataljonen (Engineer Battalion) in Brigade Nord through a press conference.Her service, which had been due to end at the end of the…
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Understated elegance is the hallmark of Norway's royal brides

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31st August 2024
The royal brides of Norway have kept up an unbroken tradition of understated elegance for over a century. As Princess Martha Louise marries Durek Verrett, will this latest royal wedding gown follow tradition?Queen Maud of Norway, 1896[getty src=”1511738023″ width=”594″ height=”446″ tld=”com”]The first modern queen of Norway, Queen Maud…
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Is Norway's slimmed down royal family at risk of running out of star power?

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30th August 2024
The Norwegian Royal Family currently has five working members: King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette Marit, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Are there enough members to carry the workload?The Norwegian Royal Family has a fairly high popularity rating (between 70-80% over the last decade) but finds itself in a fairly precarious position now.King…
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Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit witness Olympic Gold

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10th August 2024
Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway is making the most of her time in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and has caught several different events.Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit were at Pierre Mauroy Stadium to cheer on the Norwegian women’s handball team as they faced the host and defending Olympic champions, France, for the Gold Medal.Although Norway…
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