Princess Ingrid Alexandra Returns to Oslo for 2026 Exchange as Mother's Health Worsens
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Updated · Sydney Morning Herald · Jun 5
Princess Ingrid Alexandra Returns to Oslo for 2026 Exchange as Mother's Health Worsens
3 articles · Updated · Sydney Morning Herald · Jun 5
Summary
Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, has returned from Sydney to Norway and will spend the second half of 2026 studying at the University of Oslo as an exchange student.
The Norwegian palace said the move was made so she could be closer to family after Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s lung disease seriously worsened and she was placed on a transplant waitlist.
Alexandra remains enrolled at the University of Sydney, where she has studied arts since August and last month made her first official royal appearance in Sydney during Norway’s May 17 National Day march.
Her return comes as the royal family faces wider strain: a man was detained this week after an altercation tied to contact with Alexandra, and Marius Borg Høiby is awaiting a June verdict in a rape and abuse case.