Princess Ragnhild of Norway

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Princess Ragnhild of Norway
Born June 9, 1930 (1930-06-09) (age 78)
Oslo, Norway
Other names Ragnhild Alexandra
Title Princess of Norway
Spouse Erling Sven Lorentzen
Children Haakon Lorentzen
Ingeborg Lorentzen
Ragnhild Lorentzen
Parents Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden
Relatives Princess Astrid and Harald V
Website
www.kongehuset.no

Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (Ragnhild Alexandra, born 9 June 1930) is the eldest daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha Sweden. She is the sister of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway.

Princess Ragnhild married Erling S. Lorentzen, a commoner, on 15 May 1953, after which the princess is titled Her Highness Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. There was great controversy when the princess married Lorentzen, a business man and army officer who had served as her bodyguard during the War, as she was the first Norwegian Royal to marry a commoner. Soon after the couple's wedding, it was announced that the flag of Norway would no longer be flown on the princess's birthday (9 June).

The couple moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where her husband has substantial business holdings. They still live there, but also spend some time in Oslo. The princess has three children: Haakon Lorentzen, Ingeborg Lorentzen (Mrs. Paulo Ribeiro), and Ragnhild Lorentzen (married to the American Aaron Matthew Long and living in San Francisco, California).

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A staunch conservative, Princess Ragnhild publicly criticized her niece and nephew, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, their choise of spouses, on TV 2, a Norwegian television network, in 2004.[citation needed] Among her comments was her belief that the younger generation's controversial marriages could bring down the Norwegian monarchy and her hope that she would be dead before her nephew's wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit became queen.[citation needed] In a fruitless effort at damage control, the princess's husband reportedly approached TV 2, asking that his wife's scathing comments be edited.[citation needed]

Princess Ragnhild is Patron of the Norwegian Organisation for the Hearing impaired.

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A 540 000 km² area in Antarctica is named Princess Ragnhild Coast in her honour. The Color Line ferry MS Prinsesse Ragnhild is named in her honour.

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Styles of
Princess Raghnild of Norway
Reference style Her Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
Princess Ragnhild of Norway
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 9 June 1930
Norwegian royalty
British royalty
Preceded by
Leah Isadora Behn
Line of succession to the British throne Succeeded by
Olav Lorentzen

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