On 31 August 2019, Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed in the Palace Chapel in Oslo with all her godparents present.[6][7]
Education and military service
Ingrid Alexandra attended Sem Kindergarten in Asker, Akershus from April 2006 until August 2010.[8] Ingrid Alexandra started her first day of elementary school on 19 August 2010 at Jansløkka School, a local state school attended by her half-brother. Her parents chose the school because they wanted her to have as ordinary a childhood as possible. Newspaper reports said Ingrid Alexandra would walk to school with her half-brother, and local citizens could expect to see her occasionally out in the community with her classmates on school outings. School officials hoped to make the school a place where the princess could make friends and enjoy some relief from public scrutiny.[9]
On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian royal family announced that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Ingrid Alexandra would transfer to the private English-language Oslo International School, reportedly because her parents wanted her to be fluent in English.[10] Ingrid Alexandra was transferred to Oslo's Uranienborg School to complete her lower secondary education. She was part of the student council at Uranienborg School.[11] In the fall of 2020, she began further schooling at Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo.[12] She graduated in April 2023.[13] After her graduation, Ingrid Alexandra worked as a school assistant and environmental worker at Uranienborg School.[14]
Ingrid Alexandra started her 12 months of military service as a conscript at the Engineer Battalion in Brigade Nord on 17 January 2024.[15][16][17][14] She was one of 9,900 young Norwegians selected for mandatory military service in 2024.[18] Ingrid Alexandra served in Skjold camp, Øverbygd.[19] She is using her second name Alexandra as a surname during her military service.[20] She was initially trained at the recruit school for eight weeks where she received basic military education.[21][22] After the recruitment period, Ingrid Alexandra was assigned a service position, undergoing a professional period with specific education, followed by departmental training and practice.[23] In September 2024, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that Ingrid Alexandra trained as a combat engineer, serving as a gunner on a CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle.[24]
Activities
On 19 June 2010, Ingrid Alexandra served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling.[25] In December 2012, the Princess attended an interview with her father by a Norwegian television programme in aid of Environmental Agents, the children's environmental organization. Her mother was supposed to attend, but the Crown Prince attended instead as the Crown Princess was ill.[26] She has taken part in traditional celebrations of the Constitution Day, as well as the traditional ski jumping tournament at Holmenkollen in Oslo.[4]
On 4 May 2015, Ingrid Alexandra christened the Norwegian Rescue Company's new lifeboat, Elias, in her first royal assignment. Accompanied by her grandfather the King, she was made godmother of the boat.[27] On 19 May 2016, the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park opened in the Palace Park, as part of the celebration of the King and Queen's 25th anniversary.[28] It features sculptures made for children and by children. She takes active part in choosing the designs from among the contributions to the sculpture park from school children all over Norway. In 2018, she gave a guided tour of the park to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the occasion of their official visit to Norway.[29]
On 12 February 2016, Ingrid Alexandra and her grandfather participated in the opening ceremony of the II Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer: the King, as he previously did in 1994 Winter Olympics, declared the Games opened, while the Princess, like her father Crown Prince Haakon did 22 years before, lit the cauldron.[30] On 17 November 2018, Princess Ingrid Alexandra christened the research vessel Kronprins Haakon, which was named after her father. The vessel was christened at its home port of Tromsø. The princess spoke of her interest in the ocean and climate change, which motivated her in christening the ship. She stated that the ship will bring "new and crucial knowledge about the polar areas, about the oceans and about climate change."[31] Ingrid Alexandra won a gold medal in the Norwegian surfing championship for juniors in October 2020. She is known as an avid surfer, and she also trains at skiing and kickboxing.[32]
On 20 January 2022, Ingrid Alexandra visited the three branches of the Norwegian government; the Storting, the Supreme Court and the office of the prime minister. These visits were part of a series of activities Princess Ingrid Alexandra undertook ahead of her 18th birthday the next day. Her father, Crown Prince Haakon, did the same on his own 18th birthday in 1991.[33] On the day of her birthday on 21 January, she attended a meeting of the Council of State alongside Crown Prince Haakon and King Harald.[34] This was followed by a series of congratulatory deputations from Norwegian officials at the Royal Palace. The Princess received congratulations from representatives of the governmental branches as well as the Sámi Parliament, county governors, the diplomatic corps, the Norwegian Armed Forces and the Church of Norway. Cannon salutes were fired at noon to mark Ingrid Alexandra's birthday.[35] On 16 June, the government held a dinner to mark her 18th birthday at the Oslo Public Library. On 17 June, a gala dinner was hosted by her grandparents, the King and Queen, at the Royal Palace. Guests from many European royal houses attended.[36]
The Constitution of Norway was altered in 1990 to introduce absolute primogeniture, ensuring that the crown would pass to the eldest child regardless of sex but keeping the Crown Prince ahead of his elder sister, Princess Märtha Louise; the change was to apply for the first time to their children.[2][40] Princess Ingrid Alexandra has thus been second in the line of succession since birth, preceded only by her father. Because of the reform, her status was not affected by the subsequent birth of her brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, in 2005.[4] The Princess is expected to become Norway's first female monarch since Queen Margaret, who reigned over Norway, Denmark and Sweden from the late 1380s until her death in 1412.[41]
Along with her parents and grandparents – but unlike her younger brother Sverre, her older maternal half-brother Marius, and other relatives – Princess Ingrid Alexandra is a member of the Norwegian Royal House. The family belongs to the House of Glücksburg.[42]
Personal life
Ingrid Alexandra was in a relationship with Magnus Heien Haugstad, a Norwegian economy student from Bærum, between 2022 and 2024.[43]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
21 January 2004 – present:
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Princess Ingrid Alexandra's monogram was designed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,[56] her grandfather's second cousin who is known for her artistic talents.
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