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Happy 19th birthday, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway! Royal is seen skydiving after putting it on her ‘wish list when she turned 18’ in new photos to mark her big day.
The Norwegian Royal House celebrated Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birthday with two new photos, including one of her in a parachute jump.
The second in line to the throne turned 19 on January 21, and to mark the occasion, the images were shared on the Norwegian royal family’s account. instagram bill.
One of the images showed the princess dressed in a brown all-in-one during a parachute exercise, while another captured her dressed in a cream-colored knit jumper, teamed with a dazzling silver heart pendant on a pearl chain. .
The caption, when translated from Norwegian to English, read: “At the top of the wish list is skydiving, Princess Ingrid Alexandra said on her 18th birthday. This summer, she was able to test herself from a height of 20,000 feet during a so-called HAHO (High Altitude, Grand Opening) jump together with the Special Defense Command in Rena.’
The Norwegian Royal House celebrated Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s birthday with two new photos, including one of her in a parachute jump.
He also wished Ingrid Alexandra, granddaughter of ruling King Harald V and daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, a happy 19th birthday.
It’s not known how the princess spent her birthday, but it was probably a much more low-key event compared to last year, when a glitzy line-up of glamorous royals flocked to Oslo for a lavish dinner in her honor, which was followed by a gala at the palace.
Ingrid Alexandra will become Norway’s first female monarch in more than 600 years after her father, 48-year-old Crown Prince Haakon, secured his place in the line of succession by changing the law to allow firstborn daughters to rise. to the throne over his younger male brothers.
In the coming years, she will raise her public profile and take on more responsibilities on behalf of the royal family, but will continue to focus on her education, the palace said in a statement on her 18th birthday.
Another photograph captured the princess (pictured) dressed in a cream-colored knit sweater, teamed with a dazzling silver heart pendant on a string of pearls.
The caption, when translated from Norwegian to English, read: “At the top of the wish list is skydiving, Princess Ingrid Alexandra said on her 18th birthday. This summer, she was able to test herself from a height of 20,000 feet during a so-called HAHO (High Altitude, Grand Opening) jump together with the Special Defense Command in Rena.’
Ingrid has a younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, and an older half-brother on her mother’s side, Marius Borg Høiby.
The previous Norwegian queen was Queen Margaret, who ruled Norway, Denmark, and Sweden from the late 1380s until her death in 1412.
Born in 2004 in Oslo, Princess Ingrid Alexandra attended the same local primary school as her half-brother, Mette-Marit’s son from a previous relationship.
Her parents chose the school because they wanted her to have as normal a childhood as possible.
Ingrid Alexandra is an avid skier, boxer, and surfer. She won a gold medal at the Norwegian Junior Surfing Championships in October 2020.
Ingrid Alexandra has been involved in several public engagements, including opening a public sculpture park in her name in 2016.