Dressed in a stunning midnight
blue ball-gown, the princess looked beautiful as she posed proudly with her
diamond and pearl tiara in the photographs that were taken in the Upper
Vestibule at the Royal Palace.
The glittering tiara, which
was a gift from her great-aunt Princess Ragnhild’s family, has been passed down
from Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, who was the grandmother of the King of Norway
and the great-great-grandmother of Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The statement headpiece has
also previously been used by Princess Märtha of Sweden (Crown Princess of
Norway), Princess Margaretha of Denmark and of course, Princess Ragnhild of
Norway.
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The royal looked stunning in her tiara
Meanwhile, Princess Ingrid
Alexandra’s ballgown has been inherited from her mother, Crown Princess
Mette-Marit. The senior royal was seen wearing the gorgeous dress at the
banquet for the UK’s State Visit to Norway in 2001 before her marriage to
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway.
It has since been revealed
that Princess Ingrid Alexandra will wear the striking tiara at the gala dinner
on Friday night.
Princess Astrid said: “It
means a great deal to me that the tiara has now been given to Princess Ingrid
Alexandra.”
She added: “It is a
beautiful tiara made of interlocking diamond circles set in platinum. The
button-style diamond and pearl elements are later additions. Grandfather
purchased the tiara for grandmother when they were attending the Paris
Exposition in 1900.”
Delving more into the history
of the tiara, Princess Astrid continued: “Grandmother used the tiara
often throughout her life. The last time she wore it was at my brother ‘s
celebration of his 21st birthday in 1958.”
