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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit Embraces Daughter’s Move to Australia After Early Reticence

Her change of heart illustrates the emotional balancing act between royal responsibilities versus personal concerns as Ingrid Alexandra leaves for Sydney

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Overview

  • Princess Ingrid Alexandra will start a three-year program at a Sydney university this autumn.
  • At the Lillehammer Literature Festival on June 5, Mette-Marit curtly declined to discuss her daughter’s upcoming departure.
  • On June 11 at her Skaugum estate football match, she warmly praised Ingrid Alexandra’s decision and pledged her support.
  • The crown princess continues to carry out her duties despite chronic lung fibrosis that limits her public engagements.
  • Her own exchange year in Australia and Crown Prince Haakon’s studies at Berkeley underpin the family’s embrace of international education.