Princess of Norway
Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra is second in line of succession to the throne, after her father, the Crown Prince. The Princess is currently studying at the University of Sydney in Australia. She also carries out official duties for the Royal House of Norway.
On 21 January 2022, Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned 18, and to mark this significant milestone, she was given her own office at the Royal Palace. In the years ahead, however, her primary focus will remain on her education. In the autumn of 2025, she began a three-year degree in social sciences at the University of Sydney.
Official engagements
Princess Ingrid Alexandra has carried out numerous official duties and will continue to do so as her education allows.
In April 2025, the Princess took part in her first official programme during a state visit – the state visit of Iceland’s President to Norway.
Her first official engagement
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is very interested in environmental protection and climate change, and this was the subject of her first official engagement outside of participation in May 17 and the ski festivals in Holmenkollen. Together with the Crown Princess, she met a children’s parade in the Palace Square when more than a thousand young “environmental agents” marked World Environment Day in 2009.
First independent engagement
In 2015 Princess Ingrid Alexandra had her first independent engagement when she christened the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue's new vessel "Elias". In 2016 she lit the flame in front of 13 000 at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics at Lillehammer, and in November 2018 The Princess christened Norway's new research vessel, the Crown Prince Haakon.
Keeping tradition
The tradition of the Royal Family greeting the annual Constitution Day children’s parade from the Palace Balcony dates back to 1906. Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the fifth generation to watch the parade from the balcony and was on hand for her very first 17 May.
Early duties
Military Service
In the autumn of 2024, Princess Ingrid Alexandra began her military service with the Combat Engineer Battalion (Ingeniørbataljonen) of Brigade Nord. Private Alexandra served at Skjold Camp in Inner Troms, where she worked as an engineer soldier and held the position of a rifleman on the CV90 STING vehicle. The Princess was discharged from the Norwegian Armed Forces on 4 April 2025.
Sculpture Park
In summer 2016, the Princess Ingrid Alexandra Sculpture Park opened in the Palace Park, with sculptures made for children – by children. Until 2019, several sculptures were added every year, and The Princess took active part in choosing the designs from among the contributions from schoolchildren all over the country.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra acted as guide in the the park when Great Britain's Prince William and Duchess Catherine visited Norway in 2018.
