Princess Ingrid Alexandra will become the first Queen of Norway in 600 years after her father, Prince Haakon
In Norway, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra has officially celebrated her 18th birthday. The girl in the future will become the first female monarch of Norway, for the first time in 600 years. The Daily Mail writes about it.
In general, Ingrid Alexandra turned 18 back in January, but, contrary to tradition, they did not arrange an official reception due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So now, the birthday was celebrated on a royal scale. Official pictures were taken and the princess appeared in an elegant burgundy dress with orders and a diamond tiara. She inherited the tiara from the Swedish princess Ingeborg. The tiara was previously owned by Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Princess Margareta of Denmark and Princess Ragnhild of Norway.
The law that allows first-born daughters to inherit the throne of Norway was passed by Ingrid's father, Crown Prince Haakon. So Prince Sverre Magnus, born a year after his sister, in 2005, moved up in line for the throne.
At the reception in honor of Ingrid were her parents – Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, as well as her grandmother and her grandfathers are Queen Sonja and King Harald.
The princess will soon have to take on more duties as members of the royal family, but she will also devote time to her education. But the fact that she is 18 years old means that she can now act as regent of Norway if necessary.
It is noteworthy that the scandalous Princess Martha Louise, the sister of the crown prince, who recently announced his engagement to Shaman Durek, a spiritual guru from the United States. Maria is the fourth in line to the Norwegian throne.
Godfather Ingrid, the King of Spain, also came to the celebration with his wife, Queen Letizia.
