Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

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Princess Astrid
Mrs. Ferner
Nissen's Girls' School in 1950
Born (1932-02-12) 12 February 1932 (age 92)
Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1961; died 2015)​
Issue
  • Cathrine Ferner
  • Benedikte Ferner
  • Alexander Ferner
  • Elisabeth Ferner
  • Carl-Christian Ferner
Names
Astrid Maud Ingeborg
Märtha of Sweden
Norwegian royal family
* Member of the
Norwegian Royal House

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; born 12 February 1932) is the second daughter of King

Harald V of Norway and younger sister of the late Princess Ragnhild
.

Life

Princess Astrid was born on 12 February 1932 at Villa Solbakken to the future King

King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; her maternal grandparents, Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden; her maternal aunt, Princess Astrid, Duchess of Brabant; Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother); her grandaunt, Princess Thyra of Denmark; her granduncle, Prince Eugen of Sweden; and Prince George of the United Kingdom. Princess Astrid was named after her maternal aunt, paternal grandmother, and maternal grandmother.[1]

Princess Astrid grew up on the royal estate of

Oxford University
.

Her Confirmation took place on 9 May 1948 in the Palace Chapel.

The princess later learnt other skills including dressmaking and cooking and pursued her interests in handicrafts.[citation needed] Princess Astrid studied ceramics with Halvor Sandøs.

Princess Astrid's mother died on 5 April 1954 from cancer at age 53 when Astrid was 22 years old.[citation needed] From her mother's death until her brother's marriage in August 1968, Princess Astrid was the senior lady of the court and acted as first lady of Norway, working side-by-side with her father on all representation duties, including state visits.[1] Princess Astrid raised her family in Vinderen; she now lives in Nordmarka, Oslo. Her hobbies include knitting, embroidery, reading and painting porcelain.[citation needed]

In 2002, the Government granted the Princess an honorary pension in recognition of all her efforts on behalf of Norway both during and following her years as first lady.[4] In 2005, she took part in ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, including the unveiling of a plaque marking the Norwegian monarch's exile in London.[5]

In February 2012, Princess Astrid celebrated her 80th birthday with a private dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo.[6]

Marriage and children

Princess Astrid married

Johan Martin Ferner in Asker Church on 12 January 1961. Together, the couple have five children, seven grandchildren, and as of 2023, three great-grandchildren.[7]

Patronages

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.[8]

She is a

patron of several organisations. She has been particularly involved in work for children and young people with dyslexia
, herself having that condition.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
Reference style
Her Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness

Titles

  • 12 February 1932 – 12 January 1961: Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Norway
  • 12 January 1961 – present: Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

Honours

See also: List of honours of the Norwegian royal family by country

Princess Astrid has been awarded the following orders and decorations:[10]

National honours

Foreign honours

Honorific eponym

Ancestry

Astrid is a great-granddaughter of King

Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus a second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. At the time of her birth, she was 18th in the line of succession to the British throne
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Princess Astrid celebrates her 80th birthday". Norwegian Royal House. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Her Highness Princess Astrid". Kongehuset.no. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ Hartvig Nissens skole 150 år. 1999.
  4. ^ "Her Highness Princess Astrid". royalcourt.no.
  5. ^ "Plaque commemorating the King's exile". Kongehuset.no. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  6. ^ Berglund, Nina (12 February 2012). "Palace dinner for princess' 80th : Views and News from Norway". Newsinenglish.no. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Family Ferner". Tv2.no. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ "kongehuset.no - Crown Princess Märtha's Memorial Fund". 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007.
  9. ^ "Organisations under the patronage of Princess Astrid". Kongehuset.no. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. ^ "The Decorations of HH Princess Astrid". Royalcourt.no. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ "The Decorations of HH Princess Astrid". Royalcourt.no. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Tildeling av Kong Harald Vs jubileumsmedalje 1991-2016" (in Norwegian). 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Fálkaorðuhafar" (in Norwegian). 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF). Boe.es. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
Born: 12 February 1932
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Haakon VII of Norway, Olaf Helset, House of Glücksburg
 		Succeeded by
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