Who is Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway? Tatler introduces the future queen as she turns 19

It is not known how Princess Ingrid Alexandra marked the day but it was a far more low-key affair than last year, when a glittering line-up of glamorous royals flocked to Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo for a grand dinner in her honour. It was followed by a gala at the palace, where her royal relatives rubbed shoulders with chic socialites and European It girls.

Oozing regal elegance in a gem-encrusted Monique Lhuillier gown, the princess arrived at the impressive venue alongside her parents Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, as well as her grandparents Queen Sonja and King Harald.

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Born in Oslo in 2004, Ingrid Alexandra grew up surrounded by the finest in European royalty, thanks to her family’s close ties with other monarchies. Her godparents are King Felipe V of Spain, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, her grandmother Marit Tjessem, and her aunt, Princess Märtha Louise, who recently made headlines by stepping back from royal duties to marry her partner, Durek Verrett, a self-described shaman.

Like many royal parents, Haakon and Mette-Marit wanted their daughter to have as normal a childhood as possible and decided to send Ingrid Alexandra to a local state primary school in order to achieve this. Later, she enrolled in the private English-language Oslo International School, before transferring to two more prestigious secondary schools to finish her education.

An active teenager, the princess won gold in the Norwegian surfing championship for juniors and is also a fan of skiing and kickboxing.

Ingrid Alexandra will become Norway’s first female monarch in 600 years when she ascends the throne after her father. Even more momentously, she will do so ahead of her younger brother, Prince Prince Sverre Magnus, after her grandfather King Harald changed the succession laws before her birth to ensure any first-born girls would have precedence over their siblings. The princess also has one older half-brother, Marius Borg Høiby, who is her mother’s son from an earlier relationship.

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