Ingrid Alexandra from Norway turns 19: this is the royal who wants to be ‘normal’

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway turns 19, although it seems like yesterday she celebrated that spectacular gala dinner to welcome her coming of age. A gathering that took place last June due to coronavirus restrictions. How is it royal from the inside? The young woman is in a relationship with Magnus Heien Haugstad, a 22-year-old man who lives in England, where he studies business analysis at the prestigious Lancaster University Management School. The Norwegian Palace decided to make this relationship public to make the news more natural: “The relationship no longer seems like an innocent flirtation of youth. Until now, Princess Ingrid Alexandra was allowed to be a child and live safely in the shadow of her parents. We believe it is in the public interest for our heiress to invite her boyfriend to celebrate his birthday with representatives of royalty from all over Europe and Norway,” the Royal Family said in a statement.

Princes Haakon and Mette-Marit try to let their children lead as normal a life as possible, despite being part of the Norwegian royal family. So much so that in the summer of 2021, the heir to the throne decided to work in an Italian restaurant in Oslo. The young woman worked all summer cleaning tables and washing dishes, probably to avoid contact with the public and to be constantly recognized. It was the first job for the young woman, who, like any 17-year-old girl, wanted to earn some money for herself in order to buy herself. Her mother, Princess Mette-Marit, also worked as a waitress when she was young, and she seems to have instilled some values ​​in her daughter, such as hard work.

Ingrid is a great math enthusiast and likes surfing and kickboxing. A very “normal” young woman to be a royal. The heir to the Norwegian throne studied at the public school Janslokka School until 2014, when her parents enrolled her in the exclusive Oslo International school. Since 2020, attends Elvebakken Higher Secondary School in Oslo. Despite having recently turned 19, she is a very daring young woman and it seems she is not afraid of anything. Her first speech was only eleven years old, and although her nerves played tricks on her and she eventually shed a few tears, her mother ran to her rescue and got over it without a hitch.

At the end of 2021, he started a new adventure at the military base in Rena Leir, where boarded an F-16 and later practiced skydiving. She likes sports and does not mind taking risks, the royal also took part in a ski race on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the throne of the kings of Norway. She is a great lover of nature and animals, especially dogs. The family has two spaniels, and during their public appearances, the young women caress them non-stop.

That must be remembered Ingrid is the goddaughter of King Felipe VI, which is why it was very striking that Doña Letizia and her two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, were not present at the big birthday party last year. The monarch went alone and entered the gala dinner on the arm of Princess Amalia of the Netherlands. The reasons for the absence of the Spanish royals were not clear, as it was a golden opportunity for Leonor and Sofía to associate with other princesses of their age. Letizia and Felipe’s eldest daughter finished her classes at UWC Atlantic College in Wales that same day, and it seems she couldn’t make it to the Norwegian royal family’s big birthday party. History may repeat itself this year in Spain as the heiress celebrates coming of age in October. Doña Leonor will then be in college and everything points to her going to law school, the same career her father chose.