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Norway’s Young Royals Shift Focus to International Study

The palace says education will be their primary commitment after Kronprinzessin Mette‑Marit’s recent lung transplant prompted Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s return from Sydney.

Overview

  • Prince Sverre Magnus will begin a three‑year Bachelor in Business Management at Forward College this autumn, spending his first year in Lisbon before continuing studies in Paris and Berlin.
  • Princess Ingrid Alexandra returned from Sydney and has started an exchange semester at the University of Oslo after her mother received a lung transplant this summer.
  • The royal household confirmed that schooling will be the main task for both siblings in the coming years while selected official duties may continue when they fit with study schedules.
  • Forward College’s Business Management program begins with core courses such as an introduction to economics, statistics and accounting, reflecting a practical, city‑based curriculum.
  • The choices mirror a wider trend among European royals toward conventional university study and international experience and will reduce the siblings’ public duties while keeping them closer to family during recovery.