Returning home from university for Christmas can be stressful at the best of times. Catching up with relatives, getting back into old routines – but for Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, the daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, this festive period comes with a heap of added pressure. Indeed, there are some who say the entire fate of the Norwegian royal family rests upon the 21-year-old’s shoulders.
The Norwegian family is currently dealing with both health concerns and scandal, as the nation reacts to the ongoing legal battle involving her half-brother, Marius Borg Høiby. Meanwhile, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health is continuing to decline. The future queen is living with pulmonary fibrosis, and as the chronic condition worsens, Mette-Marit has been forced to pull back from a host of royal engagements.
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