The celebration gathered royals from all over Europe
Last weekend, a royal celebration was held at the Royal Palace’s chapel in Oslo, Norway for the confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the daughter of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon.
A special church service to reaffirm Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s faith in the Lutheran church, the ceremony is considered to be a rite of passage for most Norwegian youth.
The confirmation was led by the Bishop of Oslo, Kari Veiteberg and Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien and attended by the entire Norwegian royal family, including her grandparents King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Royals from Spain, Sweden, and Denmark were also in attendance—some of whom are the 15-year-old royal’s godparents.
Here are five things to know about the young princess and her royal celebration.
1. She is in line to become Norway's second female monarch.
The eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra is second in line to the Norwegian throne, when she will become the country’s second female monarch since Queen Margaret I’s reign in the 15th century.
Descended from Queen Maud—King Edward VII’s daughter—the princess is also in the line of succession to the British throne, though she is too far down the line to be listed.