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).

Norwegian Royal Family

HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Crown Prince HRH The Crown Princess HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra HH Prince Sverre Magnus HH Princess Märtha Louise HH Princess Ragnhild HH Princess Astrid
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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.

[edit] Honours

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.

Norway Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
Norway The Royal House Centenary Medal
Norway Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991
Norway Olav Vs Jubilee Medal 1957-1982
Norway Olav Vs Centenary Medal
Norway Royal Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway
Norway Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway
Norway Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway
Brazil Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Netherlands Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Portugal Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of Merit
Sweden Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

[edit] Ancestry

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Ancestors of Princess Ragnhild of Norway

16. Christian IX of Denmark

8. Frederick VIII of Denmark

17. Louise of Hesse-Kassel

4. Haakon VII of Norway

18. Charles XV of Sweden

9. Lovisa of Sweden

19. Louise of the Netherlands

2. Olav V of Norway

20. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

10. Edward VII of the United Kingdom

21. Victoria of the United Kingdom

5. Maud of Wales

22. Christian IX of Denmark (= 16)

11. Alexandra of Denmark

23. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 17)

1. Princess Ragnhild of Norway

24. Oscar I of Sweden

12. Oscar II of Sweden

25. Josephine of Leuchtenberg

6. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland

26. William, Duke of Nassau

13. Sofia of Nassau

27. Pauline of Württemberg

3. Märtha of Sweden

28. Christian IX of Denmark (= 16)

14. Frederick VIII of Denmark ( = 8)

29. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 17)

7. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

30. Charles XV of Sweden (= 18)

15. Lovisa of Sweden ( = 9 )

31. Louise of the Netherlands (= 19)

Styles of Princess Raghnild of Norway

Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Norwegian royalty
Princess Ragnhild of Norway House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 9 June 1930
British royalty
Preceded by Leah Isadora Behn	Line of succession to the British throne	Succeeded by Olav Lorentzen