Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born January 21, 2004) is a Norwegian princess.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra was born in Oslo. The first child born to Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, formerly Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. Princess Ingrid Alexandra is second in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne after her father.
In 1990 the Norwegian constitution was altered, granting equal primogeniture to the Norwegian throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. Since this was not done retroactively, the first member of the royal family it applies to is Ingrid. This means that if she were to have a younger brother, she would still take precedence over him, but her father Haakon continues to take precedence over his older sister, Princess Märtha Louise.
Like her father she is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and is therefore in accordance with the British Law of Settlement also in line of succession to the British throne. The princess was christened on Saturday 17 April. Bishop Gunnar Stålsett officiated in a ceremony at the royal palace chapel in Oslo. The princess' godparents include His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, HRH Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Princess Märtha Louise, and Mrs. Marit Tjessem, the child's maternal grandmother.
External links
- A princess is born! (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article713922.ece) (Aftenposten, 21 January 2004)
- Joy and wails mark royal christening (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article775222.ece) (Aftenposten, 17 April 2004)
| Preceded by: HRH The Crown Prince | Line of succession to the Norwegian throne | Next in line: Princess Märtha Louise |
| Preceded by: HRH The Crown Prince of Norway | Line of Succession to the British throne | Followed by: HRH Princess Märtha Louise |