Celebrations for Princess Ingrid Alexandra‘s 18th birthday in January have been
postponed due to the pandemic and rising COVID-19 cases.
Norway’s royal court issued a statement on
Thursday saying that a planned gala dinner and a government event will be
pushed back to a later date amid the health crisis.
The future queen will mark her milestone
birthday on Friday 21 January. Born in 2004, she is the eldest child of Crown
Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit and is currently second-in-line to
the throne behind her father. The couple also has a 16-year-old son, Prince
Sverre Magnus.
Last weekend, Princess Ingrid Alexandra
visited the Royal Norwegian Air Force Base in Bodø and flew in the back of one
of the Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets during her engagement.
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| Princess Ingrid Alexandra with the Cambridges in 2018 |
Princess Ingrid Alexandra joined Queen Sonja
and her parents to show the Cambridges around a sculpture park named in
her honour.
Meanwhile,
on Wednesday it was confirmed that Crown Prince Haakon is currently isolated
for the next few days after coming into close contact with a person who has tested
positive for COVID-19. The palace said that the crown prince has no symptoms.
The Queen has canceled her
pre-Christmas family lunch at Windsor Castle next month, due to rising COVID-19
cases in the UK.
