Royal Profile: Princess Astrid of Norway, Mrs. Ferner
Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway, Mrs. Ferner was born 12 February 1923 as the second daughter of King Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway {Source}. She has one older sister and a younger brother, two siblings-in-laws{Source}:
Princess Astrid was christened in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 Her godparents were:
Princess Astrid is chair of the board of Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund which provides financial support to social and humanitarian initiatives carried out by non-governmental organisations{Source} The Princess is a patron of several organizations and participates in their activities with great interest. She has been particularly involved in work for children and young people with dyslexia, herself having had a hard time during her childhood and youth due to that condition. She holds several Norwegian and international honors. A 580,000 km² area in Antarctica is named Princess Astrid Coast in her honor. She shares a birthday with Prince Hussein Mirza of Jordan
- Princess Ragnhild (1930-2012)
- Erling Lorentzen (1923)
- Haakon Lorentzen (1954)
- Martha Carvalho de Freitas (1958)
- Olav Alexander Lorentzen (1985)
- Christian Frederik Lorentzen (1988)
- Sophia Anne Lorentzen (1994)
- Ingeborg Lorentzen (1957)
- Paulo César Ribeiro Filho (1956, m. 1982)
- Victoria Ragina Ribeiro (1988)
- Ragnhild Lorentzen (1968)
- Aaron Long (m. 2003)
- Alexandra Long (2007)
- Elizabeth Long (2011)
- King Harald of Norway (1937)
- Queen Sonja of Norway (1934)
- Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)
- Mr. Ari Behn (1972, m. 2002-2016, div)
- Maud Angelica Behn(2003)
- Leah Isadora Behn (2005)
- Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
- Crown Prince Haakon (1973)
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit (1973)
- Mr. Marius Borg Høiby (1997, technically Haakon's stepson)
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Princess Astrid was christened in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 Her godparents were:
- King Haakon VII (paternal grandfather)
- Queen Maud of Norway (paternal grandmother)
- Prince Carl of Sweden (maternal grandfather)
- Princess Ingeborg of Sweden (maternal grandmother)
- Princess Astrid of Belgium (maternal aunt)
- Princess Elizabeth, The Duchess of York (later The Queen Mum)
- Princess Thyra of Denmark
- Prince Eugen of Sweden
- Prince George, The Duke of Kent
- Astrid: For her maternal aunt, Princess Astrid of Belgium
- Maud: for her paternal grandmother, Queen Maud of Norway
- Ingeborg: for her maternal grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of Sweden
- Ms. Cathrine Ferner (1962)
- Arild Johansen (m. 1989)
- Mr. Sebastian Ferner Johansen (1990)
- Miss Madeleine Ferner Johansen (1993)
- Mr. Benedikte Ferner (1963)
- Mr. Alexander Ferner (1965)
- Margrét Gudmundsdóttir (m. 1996)
- Mr. Edward Ferner (1996)
- Miss Stella Ferner (1998)
- Mrs. Elisabeth Ferner Beckmann (1969)
- Tom Folke Beckmann (m. 1992)
- Benjamin Ferner Beckmann (1999)
- Mr. Carl-Christian Ferner (1972)
Princess Astrid is chair of the board of Crown Princess Märtha’s Memorial Fund which provides financial support to social and humanitarian initiatives carried out by non-governmental organisations{Source} The Princess is a patron of several organizations and participates in their activities with great interest. She has been particularly involved in work for children and young people with dyslexia, herself having had a hard time during her childhood and youth due to that condition. She holds several Norwegian and international honors. A 580,000 km² area in Antarctica is named Princess Astrid Coast in her honor. She shares a birthday with Prince Hussein Mirza of Jordan
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