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Princess Ingrid Alexandra to undertake military training

Princess Ingrid Alexandra will spend a calendar year serving in the Norwegian military, the Royal Court announced on 26 June. The future queen, who graduated from Elvebakken Upper Secondary School last week, will spend the autumn working at a school before beginning a full 12 months of military service at the Skjold Camp in Indre Troms, which is home to the Engineer Battalion, where she will…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra sends message to fellow graduates

Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra sent a message to her fellow graduates ahead of their final exams. In Norway, students take part in a year-long celebration called ‘russefeiring’, which translates to ‘russ celebration’ and means the final spring semester of secondary school. The term references the red, or ‘russ’, caps that graduates wear at their graduation ceremony. The…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra visits Norwegian Armed Forces

Princess Ingrid Alexandra continued her visits with the Norwegian Armed Forces, visiting with the Norwegian Army and Navy as she celebrates her 18th birthday year. The Norwegian Royal Court shared details of Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s visits, noting that she visited the Brigade Nord at Setermoen on Tuesday and the Navy’s main logistical base in Northern Norway last week. During her…
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday gifts

The Norwegian Royal House has shared the special gifts Princess Ingrid Alexandra received for her 18th birthday, and they range from jewellery to a new bunad and her first foreign order. King Harald and Queen Sonja added to their granddaughter’s jewel vault, gifting her…
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All the glitz and glamour from Princess Ingrid Alexandra's gala dinner

Norway was the setting for the largest royal gathering since pre-pandemic times when members of Europe’s royal families came together to celebrate the belated 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Amidst the historic nature of the event—Ingrid Alexandra will someday be Norway’s first queen regnant in centuries—the royal ladies wore their finest gowns and opened their jewel vaults…
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