{"id":2131830,"date":"2025-11-03T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2131830"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:29:13","slug":"princess-ingrid-alexandra-discusses-royal-family-issues-as-she-begins-student-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-ingrid-alexandra-discusses-royal-family-issues-as-she-begins-student-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Ingrid Alexandra discusses royal family issues as she begins student life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The future queen of Norway misses her dog the most while<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/europe\/norway\/ingrid-alexandra-sydney-212602\/\"><br \/>\nshe\u2019s studying in Australia<\/a>, calls her mother when she\u2019s having<br \/>\na bad day, and jokes that her grandfather, King Harald isn\u2019t<br \/>\ndigital in a new interview.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Princess Ingrid<br \/>\nAlexandra <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrk.no\/norge\/xl\/prinsesse-ingrid-alexandra_-_-vanskelig-for-meg-som-soster-1.17633871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sat down with NRK<\/a> for a<br \/>\nwide-ranging interview to talk about her studies at the University<br \/>\nof Sydney, how she views her future as Norway\u2019s first queen regnant<br \/>\nin modern times, and candidly speak about family life.<\/h5>\n<p>Addressing the arrest of her older half brother, Marius Borg<br \/>\nHoiby, Princess Ingrid Alexanra said that it was difficult <em>\u201cas<br \/>\na sister\u201d<\/em> and for her parents and those affected by the case,<br \/>\nbut she stops herself before she can delve further into the topic,<br \/>\nwith an apologetic <em>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I want to go into it much<br \/>\nmore than that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway walks across the lawn of her university in Sydney, Australia\" class=\"wp-image-212727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/796f403222a6cf433127702cb2ad8f3968832db97a0bc-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Ingrid Alexandra<br \/>\nRaquel Pires Photography \/ Det kongelige hoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But while she\u2019s hesitant to talk about her brother, she does<br \/>\nreveal that she calls her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit often,<br \/>\nand speaks of the strength she shows living with chronic pulmonary<br \/>\nfibrosis. <em>\u201cOf course it\u2019s hard to be far away,\u201d<\/em> Princess<br \/>\nIngrid Alexandra said. <em>\u201cI\u2019m proud of my mother, who has an<br \/>\nincredibly strong will to stand up now.\u201d<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She also reveals that it\u2019s Queen Sonja who mainly keeps in touch<br \/>\non behalf of her paternal grandparents, as she\u2019s <em>\u201cvery good at<br \/>\nsending long messages on behalf of both her and Grandpa [King<br \/>\nHarald]. She then explains what they are doing and sends pictures,<br \/>\nso we definitely keep in good contact.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As for King Harald\u2019s texting and emailing skills: <em>\u201cHe helps<br \/>\nsend, but he\u2019s not good at writing long messages. He\u2019s not that<br \/>\ndigital.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who goes simply by Ingrid while at<br \/>\nthe University of Sydney\u2014and uses Alexandra as her surname, if<br \/>\nrequired\u2014said that she chose to study in Australia because she felt<br \/>\nit would be nice to have an international perspective while<br \/>\nstudying international relations and political economy.<\/p>\n<p>The students don\u2019t talk much about monarchy, according to the<br \/>\nfuture queen. In fact, she says it\u2019s only discussed as a form of<br \/>\ngovernment, but Princess Ingrid Alexandra feels that the her degree<br \/>\nwill help her with the job of Queen of Norway.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is important to have a basic understanding of the<br \/>\npolitical system, of international relations, and how things work.<br \/>\nAnd you learn an incredible amount from just being in<br \/>\nconversations, having good discussions where you even disagree. I<br \/>\nthink that will be very important for me in the future as<br \/>\nwell.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She says that she didn\u2019t choose Australia because of its<br \/>\ndistance from Norway, and chooses skiing in Norway over surfing in<br \/>\nAustralia when prompted. But she says that Sydney <em>\u201cwas the<br \/>\nright choice for me. They have an incredibly good university with<br \/>\ngood teachers and a nice student environment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The future queen isn\u2019t currently involved in any student groups,<br \/>\nbut she does attend a lot of panel discussions and alumni meetings<br \/>\nto hear from different perspectives. She also lives in student<br \/>\nhousing at the campus.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Ingrid Alexandra says she enjoys exploring new areas of<br \/>\nSydney, though <em>\u201cI haven\u2019t explored as much as I\u2019d like<br \/>\nyet.\u201d<\/em> She\u2019s not deterred by this though, as she says, <em>\u201cI\u2019m<br \/>\nhere for three years. I\u2019m enjoying it incredibly well\u2014it\u2019s a<br \/>\nbeautiful city, and there\u2019s a lot to discover.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The exam period begins on 17 November, and Princess Ingrid<br \/>\nAlexandra reveals that she\u2019s feeling some nerves.<\/p>\n<p>After that, she\u2019ll return to Norway for the summer holiday, and<br \/>\nwhere she says she hopes to do a little bit of work. While she\u2019s a<br \/>\nfull-time student, she\u2019s not expected to carry out royal duties and<br \/>\nonly attends state events that she\u2019s present for. Prior to<br \/>\nattending the University of Sydney, the future queen did a stint in<br \/>\nthe Norwegian army with the Engineer Battalion in Brigade Nord,<br \/>\nattaining the rank of Private.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future queen of Norway misses her dog the most while she\u2019s studying in Australia, calls her mother when she\u2019s having a bad day, and jokes that her grandfather, King Harald isn\u2019t digital in a new interview. 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