Norway's New Crown Princess, 21, Steps Into Her Role Hours After Grandfather's Death

Norway's New Crown Princess, 21, Steps Into Her Role Hours After Grandfather's Death

King Harald V of Norway died at 89 on August 28 after a serious blood infection. His son, 53, became King Haakon VIII. Hours later, Haakon's daughter Ingrid Alexandra, 21, appeared at her first cabinet meeting as Crown Princess and heir apparent — positioned to become Norway's first female head of state since Queen Margrete in the late 1300s.

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