She will become the first queen of Norway in over 600 years.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra celebrates her 18th birthday this Friday, January 21.
The royal palace has unveiled a series of unpublished photos of the young woman, elegantly dressed in black.
If the public celebrations were canceled due to health restrictions, the future sovereign nevertheless met, on this occasion, the president of Parliament, a judge of the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister.
The eldest daughter of Prince Haakon, the son of King Harald V, and Princess Mette-Marit appeared all smiles on the official photos unveiled by the royal palace, on the occasion of her majority.
The young woman, who had opted for a silk dress, was thus immortalized in the white salon of the Oslo palace and the Bernadotte salon, by photographer Ida Bjørvik.
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Born on October 25, 2001 in Brussels, Elisabeth of Belgium, 19, will one day become the first reigning sovereign in the country's history - the nation having known only queen consorts.
Becoming Duchess of Brabant on July 21, 2013, she also received the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, Belgium's most prestigious award, in 2019. (Brussels, October 25, 2019.)
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Born on October 31, 2005, 15-year-old Leonor of Spain is the eldest daughter of Felipe VI, King of Spain, and his wife Letizia.
On June 19, 2014, she officially became the youngest crown princess in Europe, until the birth of Prince Jacques of Monaco in December.
In October 2019, her eloquence was praised during her speech at the Princess of Asturias Award ceremony.
(Madrid, February 10, 2020.)
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Born February 23, 2012 in Solna, Estelle of Sweden, 8, is the eldest daughter of Victoria of Sweden and her husband, Prince Daniel.
She holds the title of Duchess of Östergötland, and is second in line to the Swedish throne, just after her mother.
(Stockholm, February 23, 2020.)
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An office in the royal palace
Two days earlier, the royal palace released another set of photographs.
The young woman appeared there this time in a black silk suit, seated on a white sofa.
Images captured in the office that the princess will now occupy at the royal palace, with a view to her future coronation.
Because this ski, boxing and surfing enthusiast, born in 2004, will one day succeed her father, Prince Haakon, 48, who himself will succeed the current King Harald V, 84, on the throne of Norway.
From the age of 18, the princess will ensure royal engagements, starting with her meeting with elected officials, organized at the beginning of the afternoon.
She will soon become the country's first queen since Margaret, who ruled Norway, Denmark and Sweden from the late 1380s until her death in 1412.
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