Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

by Susan Flantzer  © Unofficial Royalty 2014

 

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born at the Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Norway on January 21, 2004. She is the elder of the two children of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit (née Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby), and one of the five grandchildren of King Harald V of Norway.

Credit – http://www.royalcourt.no

Ingrid Alexandra was christened on April 17, 2004, in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. Her godparents were:

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s family, 2022: Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Prince Sverre Magnus, Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra

Princess Ingrid Alexandra has a younger brother:

She also has an older half-brother, the son of her mother and Morten Borg:

  • Marius Borg Høiby (born 1997)

In 1990, Norway adopted absolute primogeniture whereby the crown goes to the eldest child regardless of gender. This means that Princess Ingrid Alexandra is second in the line of succession to the throne of Norway behind her father and is expected to become the reigning Queen of Norway.

Ingrid Alexandra_Norway_first day of school

Princess Ingrid Alexandra arrives at Jansløkka School, accompanied by her parents and grandparents, Photo Credit – http://www.royalcourt.no, photographer Stian Lysberg Solum / Scanpix

In January of 2006, Ingrid Alexandra began attending a daycare center in Asker, Norway,  where she lives with her family at Skaugum, the official residence of her parents, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway. Four years later, she began attending (link translated by Google Translator), a public school, also in Asker. In 2014, Princess Ingrid Alexandra transferred to the Oslo International School, a private English language school. On August 19, 2019,  the Princess started at Uranienborg School in Oslo to complete her lower secondary education. In the fall of 2020, Ingrid Alexandra began her studies at Elvebakken High School in Oslo. Her grandmother Queen Sonja of Norway also attended Elvebakken High School (link in Norwegian). She graduated in April 2023.  In January 2024, Ingrid Alexandra began twelve months of military training with the Combat Engineer Battalion of the Brigade Nord, the major combat formation and only brigade of the Norwegian Army.

 

On June 10, 2010, Princess Ingrid Alexandra was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. She is the shortest bridesmaid standing on the left of the photo below. Two other royal godchildren of Crown Princess Victoria were also in the wedding party. Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands (Princess of Orange) is sitting to the left of Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Christian of Denmark is on the far right.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s confirmation

The confirmation service of Princess Ingrid Alexandra was held on August 31, 2019, in the Royal Chapel in the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway. The confirmation service was conducted by Oslo’s Bishop Kari Veiteberg and presided over by Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien.

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