Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern

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Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern; Photo: Wikipedia

Princess Birgitta Ingeborg Alice of Sweden was born January 19, 1937, at the Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden, the second daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was the second of the four elder sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Like her sisters, she was educated privately at Haga Palace, where her family lived until moving to the Royal Palace in 1950.

Birgitta had three siblings:

After supposedly having turned down a marriage proposal from the Shah of Iran (citing religious differences as the reason), Princess Birgitta met her future husband, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, a fine arts expert, at a cocktail party in Germany in 1959. Their engagement was announced in December 1960.

 

The couple was married in a civil ceremony in Stockholm on May 25, 1961. A religious ceremony followed on May 30, 1961, at the parish church of St John The Evangelist at Sigmaringen Castle, the seat of the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.  Princess Birgitta applied to convert to Catholicism at the time of her marriage. However, her spiritual commitment to the change was questioned and the application was rejected. Because she married a man of princely status, Birgitta retained her royal style and title as Princess of Sweden and is the only one of her sisters to remain an official member of the Swedish Royal House.

Princess Birgitta and Prince Johann Georg had three children:

  • Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (born 1962), married Nicole Helene Neschitsch, had one son
  • Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (born 1963), married (1) Heinrich, Count of Ortenburg, had two sons and one daughter, divorced  (2) Eckbert von Bohlen and Halbach
  • Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (born 1966), married Uta Maria König, had one son and one daughter

 

Birgitta and her husband separated in 1990 but remained married. Prince Johann Georg lived in Munich, Germany while Princess Birgitta lived on the island of Majorca, in Spain. They were occasionally seen together at family functions, such as the 2010 wedding of Crown Princess Victoria. Princess Birgitta is one of the godparents of her nephew Prince Carl Philip.  Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern died in Munich, Germany on March 2, 2016, following a brief illness at the age of 83.

An avid golfer, Birgitta was an Honorary Board Member of the Royal Swedish Golf Society, and since 1991, hosted her own golf tournament, The Princess Birgitta Trophy, at the Santa Ponsa Golf Club on Majorca.

Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern, died, aged 87, on December 4, 2024, in Mallorca, Spain, where she lived. The funeral of Princess Birgitta of Sweden, sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was held on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace followed by the burial at the Royal Burial Ground in Haga Park in Solna, Sweden.

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Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler

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Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler – photo: Wikipedia

Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler is the eldest of the four sisters sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria of Sweden on October 31, 1934, at Haga Palace, the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Through both of her parents, she is a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Margaretha has three younger siblings:

Princess Margaretha was educated privately at Haga Palace, where she lived with her mother and siblings. Her father had died in a plane crash in Denmark in 1947. She later attended Märthaskolan (Martha School), a dressmaking school in Stockholm. In 1950, her great-grandfather King Gustaf V died and her grandfather became King Gustaf VI Adolf. The family moved from Haga Palace to the Royal Palace in Stockholm.

For many years, Margaretha and her three sisters, known as “The Haga Princesses”, were very prominent in Swedish society. All quite beautiful and sought after, they were often seen in photos at various events. Following a romance with Robert Douglas-Home, a Scottish diplomat (and later paramour of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom), Princess Margaretha met British businessman John Ambler at a dinner party in England. Their engagement was announced in February 1964.

 

On June 30, 1964, Princess Margaretha and British businessman John Ambler, the son of Captain Charles Ambler and Louise Cullen, were married at the Gärdslösa Church, on the island of Öland in Sweden. Upon marriage, Margaretha lost her royal style and was styled Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler. The couple settled in England, and had three children:

  • Sibylla Louise Ambler (born 1965), married  Baron Cornelius von Dincklage, had one daughter and one son, separated
  • Charles Edward Ambler (born 1966), married to Helen Jane Ross, had two daughters
  • James Patrick Ambler (born 1969), married to Ursula Mary Shipley, had one daughter and one son

Margaretha and her husband separated in 1996 but never divorced. John Ambler suffered from poor health and spent the last ten years of his life in a nursing home in Oxfordshire, England.  He passed away on May 31, 2008.

Princess Margaretha lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. She does not take part in any official functions in Sweden but is typically seen at family events such as the weddings of her brother’s children. She lives a rather quiet life in England, and for many years opened the Swedish Church Christmas Bazaar in London.

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Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan

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Princess Sarvath in 2015 receiving an honorary doctorate ; By University of Bath – https://www.flickr.com/photos/uniofbath/19116052028/sizes/o/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48394484

Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan is the wife of Prince Hassan of Jordan, the younger brother of King Hussein I of Jordan. She was born Sarvath Ikramullah on July 24, 1947, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of Mohammed Ikramullah and Shaista Suhrawardy.

Sarvath’s father served in the Indian Civil Service and following the partition of India, he became Pakistan’s first Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He also served as Ambassador to Canada, France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. Her mother was one of Pakistan’s first female members of Parliament, Ambassador to Morocco, and served several times as a delegate to the United Nations.  The family moved around quite often. Sarvath received most of her education in the United Kingdom and graduated from The University of Cambridge.

Sarvath married Prince El Hassan on August 28, 1968. The couple first met ten years earlier when they were just eleven years old. They had four children:

Sarvath and her husband served as Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Jordan for 34 years, until 1999 when King Hussein named his eldest son Abdullah to succeed him just days before his death. During this time, Princess Sarvath worked with many organizations and initiatives within Jordan, with much of her focus on education and social welfare. The couple continues to represent Jordan at royal events around the world.

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Prince Hassan of Jordan

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Prince Hassan of Jordan; Credit –  Wikipedia

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan was born on March 20, 1947, in Amman, Jordan. He is the third of the four sons and the fourth of the six children of King Talal and Queen Zein.  He had five siblings:

He attended the Summer Fields School and the Harrow School before attending Christ Church, Oxford University, earning his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Oriental Studies.

In 1965, King Hussein named his brother Hassan Crown Prince, and he often served as Regent. He remained Crown Prince until just days before King Hussein died in 1999 when the King named his eldest son Abdullah as Crown Prince.

In 1968, Hassan married Sarvath Ikramullah. The couple had four children:

Prince Hassan is involved with a large number of organizations and charities both within Jordan and around the world. A list of many of them can be found here. He has also written several books and articles and received numerous awards and honorary degrees. In June 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the United Nations Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath often represent the Jordanian royal family at royal events around the world.

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Hamzah bin Al Hussein, formerly Prince Hamzah of Jordan

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Hamzah bin Al Hussein; Credit – Wikipedia

Born Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan on March 29, 1980, in Amman, Jordan, Hamzah is the eldest son of King Hussein of Jordan and his fourth wife, Queen Noor (the former Lisa Halaby). On April 3, 2022, Hamzah renounced his title of Prince of Jordan.

Hamzah has three younger siblings:

  • Prince Hashim (born 1981), married Fahdah Mohammed Abunayyan, had five children
  • Princess Iman (born 1983), married Zaid Azmi Mirza, had one son, divorced
  • Princess Raiyah (born 1986), married Ned Donovan

Hamzah has seven half-siblings from her father’s other three marriages.

From his father’s first marriage to Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid (Queen Dina):

  • Princess Alia (born 1956), married (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza, had one child, divorced  (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, had two children

From his father’s second marriage to Antoinette Avril Gardiner (Princess Muna):

  • King Abdullah II (born 1962), married Rania al Yassin, had four children
  • Prince Feisal (born 1963), married (1) Alia Tabbaa, had four children, divorced (2) Sara Bassam Qabbani, no children, divorced (3) Zeina Lubbadeh, had two children
  • Princess Aisha (born 1968), married (1) Zeid Saadedine Juma, had two children, divorced  (2) Ashraf Banayoti, divorced
  • Princess Zein (born 1968), married Majdi Farid Al-Saleh, had three children

From his father’s third marriage to Alia Baha ad-Din Toukan (Queen Alia):

Hamzah at his Passing Out Parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1999

Hamzah began his education in Jordan and attended the Harrow School in London, England. He then enrolled in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England and served with the Jordanian Armed Forces where he held the rank of Colonel. He later graduated, in 2006, from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Upon their father’s death in 1999, Hamzah was named Crown Prince by his elder half-brother, the new King Abdullah II, in accordance with their father’s wishes. He would later serve occasionally as Regent for King Abdullah and often represented him at events both within Jordan and abroad. However, on November 28, 2004, King Abdullah removed the title of Crown Prince. In a public letter, he said that … “Your holding this symbolic position has restrained your freedom and hindered our entrusting you with certain responsibilities that you are fully qualified to undertake.”  A few years later, the King named his son, Hussein, as Crown Prince of Jordan.

In April 2021, Hamzah was accused of trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government.  He was placed under house arrest and was ordered to stop actions that could be used to target the country’s “security and stability”. In a video released by Hamzah’s lawyer, Hamzah accused the country’s leaders of corruption, harassment, and incompetence. The video and the text of the statement can be seen at BBC: Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan’s ‘house arrest’ message in full.  Ahmad Hasan al Zoubi, a prominent newspaper columnist, said, “What Prince Hamzah said is repeatedly heard in the homes of every Jordanian.” On April 7, 2021, King Abdullah II said Hamzah’s house arrest was ending and that Hamzah was now “in his palace under my protection.” In March 2022, the Royal Court published an apology purportedly signed by Hamzah and asking his half-brother King Abdullah II for forgiveness.

On April 3, 2022, Hamzah renounced his title of Prince of Jordan. In a statement posted to Twitter, Hamzah said:

“Following what I have witnessed in recent years, I have come to the conclusion that my personal convictions which my father instilled in me, and which I tried hard in my life to adhere to, are not in line with the approaches, trends and modern methods of our institutions. From the matter of honesty to God and conscience, I see nothing but to transcend and abandon the title of prince. I had the great honour of serving my beloved country and my dear people over the years of my life. I will remain as I have always been and as long as I live, loyal to our beloved Jordan.”

Hamzah and his first wife Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef

Hamzah has been married twice. He first married his second cousin, Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef, on August 29, 2003 (with the official wedding on May 27, 2004). They had one daughter before divorcing in September 2009.

  • Princess Haya bint Hamzah (born 2007)

Hamzah and his second wife Basmah Bani Ahmad in 2011

Hamzah married Basmah Bani Ahmad on January 12, 2012. The couple has four daughters and two sons:

  • Princess Zein bint Hamzah (born 2012)
  • Princess Noor bint Hamzah (born 2014)
  • Princess Badiya bint Hamzah (born 2016)
  • Princess Nafisa bint Hamzah (born 2018)
  • Prince Hussein bin Hamzah (born 2019)
  • Prince Mohammad bin Hamzah (born 2022)

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Prince Ali of Jordan

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Prince Ali of Jordan; Credit – Wikipedia

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan was born on December 23, 1975. He is the son of King Hussein I of Jordan and his third wife Queen Alia, the former Alia Baha Ad-Din Touqan.

Prince Ali has an older sister and an older adopted sister:

  • Princess Haya (born 1974), married Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, had one son and one daughter, divorced
  • Abir Muhaisen (born 1972, adopted in 1976), Abir had been orphaned when her mother was killed in a plane crash at a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan

Ali has a number of half-siblings from her father’s other three marriages.

From his father’s first marriage to Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid (Queen Dina):

  • Princess Alia (born 1956), married (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza, had one child, divorced  (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, had two children

From his father’s second marriage to Antoinette Avril Gardiner (Princess Muna):

  • King Abdullah II (born 1962), married Rania al Yassin, had four children
  • Prince Feisal (born 1963), married (1) Alia Tabbaa, had four children, divorced (2) Sara Bassam Qabbani, no children, divorced (3) Zeina Lubbadeh, had two children
  • Princess Aisha (born 1968), married (1) Zeid Saadedine Juma, had two children, divorced  (2) Ashraf Banayoti, divorced
  • Princess Zein (born 1968), married Majdi Farid Al-Saleh, had three children

From his father’s fourth marriage to Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor):

Prince Ali began his education at the American Community School in Amman, Jordan, before attending the Salisbury School in Connecticut, graduating in 1993. He then enrolled in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, earning his commission in December 1994. He served in the Jordanian Special Forces and later attended Princeton University in New Jersey, graduating in 1999.

From 1999 until 2008, Prince Ali served as Commander of King Abdullah’s Special Security in The Royal Guards. In 2008, he established the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management and serves as director of the organization.

In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Royal Film Commission, President of the Jordan Football Association, and is Founder and President of the West Asian Football Federation. Since 2011, Prince Ali has also served as Vice President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Prince Ali was married on April 23, 2004, to Rym Brahimi, a former CNN journalist. The wedding was publicly celebrated on September 7, 2004. The couple has two children:

  • Princess Jalila bint Ali (born 2005)
  • Prince Abdullah bin Ali (born 2007)

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Princess Haya of Jordan

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Princess Haya of Jordan; Credit – Wikipedia By Rjohnson2023 – Own work

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan was born on May 3, 1974. She is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia (the former Alia Baha Ad-Din Touqan). Just a few months before her third birthday, her mother died in a helicopter crash. Haya and her siblings were raised by her father and his fourth wife, Queen Noor, who were married in 1978.

Haya has a younger brother and an older adopted sister:

  • Prince Ali (born 1975), married Rym Brahimi, a former CNN journalist, had two children
  • Abir Muhaisen (born 1972, adopted in 1976), Abir had been orphaned when her mother was killed in a plane crash at a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan

 

Haya has a number of half-siblings from her father’s other three marriages.

From her father’s first marriage to Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid (Queen Dina):

  • Princess Alia (born 1956), married (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza, had one son, divorced  (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, had two children

From her father’s second marriage to Antoinette Avril Gardiner (Princess Muna):

From her father’s fourth marriage to Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor):

Princess Haya was educated in England, attending the Badminton School and the Bryanston School, before enrolling at St Hilda’s College, Oxford University. She graduated with an Honors Degree BA MA, in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).

 

A skilled equestrian, Princess Haya was the first female to represent Jordan internationally in show jumping. She won individual bronze at the 1992 Pan Arab Games (becoming the first female ever to have won a Pan-Arab medal in equestrian sports). She was named Equestrian Personality of the Year in 1996, by the Spanish Equestrian Federation. In 2000, she competed in the Sydney Olympic Games and was also flag-bearer for the Jordanian athletes. In 2002, she became the first Arab woman to qualify and compete in the equestrian world championship when she competed in the FEI World Equestrian Games. During this time, in order to be able to transport her horses herself, she became the first Jordanian woman to obtain a license to drive heavy trucks. She was also the first Jordanian athlete to turn pro, signing a commercial contract with an Italian designer in May 2000.

In 2003, Princess Haya founded and became Chairperson of Tkiyet Um Ali – the first food aid NGO in the Arab World, in honor of her mother, Queen Alia. She also served as World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador from 2005-2007, the first Arab, and the first woman, to serve in this role.

Since 2006, she has served as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), serving two terms. In August 2014, she announced that she will not seek a third term.

2007 saw the Princess take on several new roles. She was appointed Chairperson of the International Humanitarian City (IHC) and became a member of the International Olympic Committee. In September 2007, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. And the following month, former Secretary-General Kofi Annan chose her to become a founding member of the Global Humanitarian Forum.

Princess Haya also serves as Global Patron for the World Academy of Sport, President of the UAE Nursing and Midwifery Council, Chairperson of Dubai Healthcare City Authority, President of the Princess Haya Biotechnology Center at Jordan University of Science and Technology, and Honorary President of the Queen Alia Foundation for Hearing & Speech. In addition, she works closely with the World Food Programme and UNICEF.

 

Princess Haya became the junior wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, on April 10, 2004. The couple had two children:

  • Sheikha Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 2007)
  • Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 2012)

Sheikh Mohammed divorced Princess Haya under Sharia Law in February 2019 but he did not inform Haya. In the early summer of 2019, Princess Haya took her two children and fled to London where she sought political asylum. Haya now lives in London and as an envoy of the Embassy of Jordan, she is able to remain in the United Kingdom and was granted diplomatic immunity and protection under the Geneva Convention. In March 2020, the High Court in London ruled that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inflicted “exorbitant” domestic abuse on his wife and granted Princess Haya sole custody of their children. In 2021, Haya was granted full custody of her children by a British court.  In March 2022, the British High Court declared that Haya had been a victim of “domestic abuse”, and she was announced as the sole person in charge of the children’s schooling and medical care.

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Princess Haya with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and their two children at Royal Ascot in June 2018

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Prince Feisal of Jordan

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Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan was born on October 11, 1963, in Amman, Jordan. He is the second son of King Hussein of Jordan and Princess Muna al-Hussein (the former Antoinette Gardiner).

Prince Feisal has one elder brother and two younger twin sisters:

Feisal has a number of half-siblings from his father’s other three marriages.

From his father’s first marriage to Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid (Queen Dina):

  • Princess Alia (born 1956), married (1) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza, had one child, divorced  (2) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh, had two children

From his father’s third marriage to Alia Baha ad-Din Toukan (Queen Alia):

From his father’s fourth marriage to Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor):

Prince Feisal attended school for a year in England (St Edmund’s School) before continuing his education in the United States. There he attended the Bement School and the Eaglebrook School, both in Deerfield, Massachusetts, before completing high school at St Alban’s School in Washington, DC. He graduated from Brown University in 1985 with a BSc in Electrical Engineering.

Prince Feisal had trained with the Royal Jordanian Air Force before graduating college. After graduating, he received his officer training and Basic Flying Training with the British Royal Air Force at Cranwell. He then moved to RAF Valley where he received his RAF wings in 1987. He returned to Jordan and the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Prince Feisal; Credit – Wikipedia

In addition to his military duties, Feisal has been President of the Jordan Olympic Committee since 2003, Founder and Chairman of Generations for Peace since 2007, and a Member of the International Olympic Committee since 2010.

Prince Feisal has been married three times. His first wife was Alia Tabbaa, daughter of Sayyid Tawfik al-Tabbah, founder and president of Royal Jordanian Airlines. They married on August 9, 1987, and had four children before divorcing in April 2008.

Prince Feisal was then married to Sarah Bassam Kabbani from May 2010 until their divorce in September 2013. Their marriage was childless. He then married his third wife Zeina Lubbadeh, a Jordanian radio presenter and daughter of businessman Dr. Fares Lubbadeh, on January 4, 2014. Feisal and Zeina have two sons:

  • Prince Abdullah bin Feisal (born 2016)
  • Prince Muhammad bin Feisal (born 2017)

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Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

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Prince Sverre Magnus was born on December 3, 2005, at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Norway.  He is the youngest 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.  The prince is third in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, behind his father and sister.

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

Prince Sverre Magnus has an older sister:

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

  • Marius Borg Høiby (born 1997)
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Christening of Prince Sverre Magnus; Photo Credit – http://www.royalcourt.no, photographer: Tor Richardsen / Scanpix

Prince Sverre Magnus was christened on March 6, 2006, at the chapel in the Royal Palace in Oslo. His godparents were:

In the autumn of 2007, Sverre Magnus began attending preschool in Asker, Norway, where he lives with his family at Skaugum, the official residence of his parents, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway. In 2011 he began attending Jansløkka Elementary School, a local state school attended by his sister and half-brother. From 2014 to 2021, Sverre attended Oslo Montessori School. He began attending the Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo in 2021 and graduated in 2024.

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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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.

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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.

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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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