Norway

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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Princesses on parade: why future queens of Europe on military training has become big news

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30th October 2024
Europe’s future queens are taking a different path to their thrones in the twenty first century with more and more female heirs carrying out the military training that was historically only given to their brothers. Leonor, Princess of Asturias, is in the midst of her military training and has perhaps had the highest profile of all future queens in this role . She is in her second year…
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Norway

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…
Royal News

Princess Ingrid in military uniform for National Day balcony appearance

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18th May 2024
Princess Ingrid Alexandra donned a military uniform for the first time at the Norwegian Royal Family’s National Day celebrations. Norway celebrated its Constitution Day with the traditional children’s parade in front of the royals. At the Skaugum Estate of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the royals were joined by Princess Ingrid Alexandra and appeared in their bunads…
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Royal News

The future queens of Europe

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16th January 2024
Now that Queen Margrethe’s reign has come to an end, there are no queen regnants in Europe. But the future is female, and here are all of the future queens who are currently in line to their respective thrones! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Photo: Linda…
Norway

Surfing, video games and a very popular film pick - Norway's birthday prince reveals his passions to his big sister

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4th December 2023
It wouldn’t be considered a hard-hitting interview by journalistic standards, but the charming royal siblings in Norway hit social media with an 18th-birthday interview for Prince Sverre Magnus over the weekend. The Prince, who turned 18 on Sunday, was interviewed by his older sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, in their home, giving the public a chance to learn a little bit about the younger…
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