Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

**Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner** (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; born 12 February 1932) is the second daughter of King Olav V and his wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister 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 Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha. She was baptized in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 and her godparents were: her paternal grandparents, 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); Princess Thyra of Denmark; Prince Eugen of Sweden; and Prince George of the United Kingdom. Princess Astrid was named after her maternal aunt, paternal grandmother, and maternal grandmother.

Princess Astrid grew up on the royal estate of Skaugum in Asker and was privately educated during her childhood. During World War II, she joined her family fleeing the Nazis and spent the war with her mother, brother and sister in exile in Washington, DC.

Princess Astrid's mother died on 5 April 1954 from cancer at age 53 when Astrid was 22 years old. 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. Princess Astrid raised her family in Vinderen; she now lives in Nordmarka, Oslo. Her hobbies include knitting, embroidery, reading and painting porcelain.

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

## Marriage and children

Princess Astrid married divorced commoner Johan Martin Ferner in Asker on 12 January 1961. Together, the couple have five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

### Titles

- 12 February 1932 – 12 January 1961: _Her Royal Highness_ Princess Astrid of Norway
- 12 January 1961 – present: _Her Highness_ Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

## 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.

## Other websites

- Website of the Royal House of Norway: Princess Astrid

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Princess Astrid
- **full name**: Astrid Maud Ingeborg
- **image**: Prinsesse Astrid - no-nb digifoto 20160111 00009 bldsa pk kgl0077 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Princess Astrid when she graduated from Nissen's Girls' School in 1950
- **birth place**: Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway
- **house**: House of Glücksburg, Glücksburg
- **issue**: Cathrine Ferner
 Benedikte Ferner
 Alexander Ferner
 Elisabeth Ferner
 Carl-Christian Ferner
- **father**: Olav V of Norway
- **mother**: Princess Märtha of Sweden
- **religion**: Church of Norway (previously) Roman Catholic


## Infobox (hrhstyles)

- **royal name**: Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
- **image**:
- **dipstyle**: Highness, Her Highness
- **offstyle**: Your Highness