Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

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Prince Sverre Magnus
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Prince Sverre Magnus in 2018
Born (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18)
The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
House Glücksburg
Father Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Mother Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) is the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He is third in line to succeed his grandfather King Harald V, after his father and elder sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra. [1]

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Early life and education

Prince Sverre Magnus was born on 3 December 2005 at The National Hospital, part of the Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, [2] where his elder sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra had been born a year earlier. [3] He was baptised by Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme at the chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 4 March 2006. [4]

Beginning 18 August 2011, Sverre Magnus attended Jansløkka elementary school, a local state school attended by his elder sister and half-brother. [2] On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian Royal Family notified the public that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Sverre Magnus would transfer to Oslo's private Montessori school. He attended the school until 2021. [5] In the autumn of 2021, Sverre Magnus began attending Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo, the same school his older sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra attended, following the Information Technology and Media Production (IM) line. [6] He graduated on 18 June 2024. [7]

Activities and leisure interests

Prince Sverre Magnus is known for dabbing on the balcony of the Royal Palace in the presence of the rest of the royal family, including his grandfather King Harald V. The dance move was performed unprompted. Prince Sverre Magnus enjoys skiing and biking - primarily BMX and cross. He shares the joy of water sports, and especially surfing, with the rest of his family. [8] His favourite sport, as revealed in an interview with his sister to mark his 18th birthday, is skiing.

Constitutional status

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Royal monogram

The Constitution of Norway was amended in 1990 to introduce absolute primogeniture, ensuring that the crown would pass to the eldest child regardless of sex but keeping Crown Prince Haakon ahead of his elder sister, Princess Märtha Louise. This change applied for the first time to the children of the Crown Prince, meaning that Sverre Magnus would not rank above his elder sister, as would have happened under prior constitutional rules. Sverre Magnus is third in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne following his elder sister. [2] [9] [10] He is a member of the Royal Family but not of the Royal House, which consists only of his grandparents, parents and elder sister. [11]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Since birth Sverre Magnus has been a prince of Norway with the style of His Highness, unlike his elder sister who is styled as Her Royal Highness. [12]

Honours

National honours

Arms

Coat of Arms of Princes and of Princesses of Norway.svg

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Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Born: 3 December 2005
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Norwegian throne
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Succeeded by