Death of HH Princess Ragnhild (9 June 1930 - 16 September 2012)

[Meraude]

King Harald and princess Astrid at the airport meeting princess Ragnhild's coffin and her family: Kongen tok imot Prinsesse Ragnhilds båre - VG Nett om Kongehuset

[fairy tale]

another article with a video
Her tar kongen imot søsterens båre - Norge - NRK Nyheter
Google Translation

King Harald told the press about his last meeting with his sister which took place at the Lorentzen family's country place in Oustøen in the Oslo Fjords in summer. He said "We met at their country place, where we more or less said goodbye. She would not admit it, but it was quite clear to us that it was the last time we met."
Kong harald - - Ragnhild ville ikke innrømme at det gikk mot slutten - Seoghør.no Kongelige (video)
Google Translation

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by fairy tale

another article with a video
Her tar kongen imot søsterens båre - Norge - NRK Nyheter
Google Translation

King Harald told the press about his last meeting with his sister which took place at the Lorentzen family's country place in Oustøen in the Oslo Fjords in summer. He said "We met at their country place, where we more or less said goodbye. She would not admit it, but it was quite clear to us that it was the last time we met."
Kong harald - - Ragnhild ville ikke innrømme at det gikk mot slutten - Seoghør.no Kongelige (video)
Google Translation

How sad for them all,the Princess must have been seriously ill.

[fairy tale]

She died of cancer
Her husband Erling Lorentzen about the diagnosis and the last days.
"She took it as far quiet. There was perhaps no great surprise for her. She realized that she hardly got to live long. She was concerned that it would be realistic, so we could talk openly about what would happen. I was of course very concerned if there was anything that could be done so that it didn't go the wrong way, but I had no hope from the doctors. She was realistic and took it as it was."
"She was quite ready, and accepted that it went the wrong way. But until the last day, where she got so much painkillers that she no longer felt pain, she was quite clear in her head."
Prinsesse ragnhild - - Hun var helt klar i hodet til det siste - Seoghør.no Kongelige
Google Translation

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by fairy tale

She died of cancer
Her husband Erling Lorentzen about the diagnosis and the last days.
"She took it as far quiet. There was perhaps no great surprise for her. She realized that she hardly got to live long. She was concerned that it would be realistic, so we could talk openly about what would happen. I was of course very concerned if there was anything that could be done so that it didn't go the wrong way, but I had no hope from the doctors. She was realistic and took it as it was."
"She was quite ready, and accepted that it went the wrong way. But until the last day, where she got so much painkillers that she no longer felt pain, she was quite clear in her head."
Prinsesse ragnhild - - Hun var helt klar i hodet til det siste - Seoghør.no Kongelige
Google Translation

I suspected as much but didn't like to speculate on the causes of her illness and death.How sad for her husband,children,grandchildren and the Royal Family.

[Ephram]

Rest in peace, Your Highness.

[crm2317]

I'm assuming that the couple carrying the young children with Mr Lorenzon and the King were Princess Ragnhild's daughter and her family?

[Biri]

Ragnhild Alexandra probably; she has two little daughters.

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by crm2317

I'm assuming that the couple carrying the young children with Mr Lorenzon and the King were Princess Ragnhild's daughter and her family?

Both of princess Ragnhild's daughters was there with their children, Ingeborg with daughter Victoria and Ragnhild with Alexandra and Elizabeth.

[Biri]

But Victoria is already 23.

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by Biri

But Victoria is already 23.

And why should the fact that she's 23 be a reason for her not being there? I would guess that the young woman walking at the side of Erling Lorentzen in this photo could be Victoria: http://tinyurl.com/csxx6up

[crm2317]

I thought that girl looked very young. But maybe she is blessed with a petite frame and great genes!

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by crm2317

I thought that girl looked very young. But maybe she is blessed with a petite frame and great genes!

The girl is obviously a member of the Lorentzen family, and if it's not Victoria, then it's possible that it's her cousin Sophia Anne Lorentzen and that the woman hidden behind Mr Lorentzen is Victoria. The article in VG, Kongen tok imot Prinsesse Ragnhilds båre - VG Nett om Kongehuset , doesn't mention that Sophia Anne was there, but it does say that Victoria was there together with her mother.

[Mariel]

I read several online stories of the Lorentzen family, and it seems the third daughter of Princess Ragnhild, also named Ragnhild, was much younger than her siblings, about 14 years younger. She lives in San Francisco. Very hard to tell the generations in the picture of the Lorentzen family posted by Meraude. The petite woman next to Erling Lorentzen in the picture could easily be 23, especially if she takes after her grandmother, Princess Ragnhild, who appeared to be small boned in pictures taken in her youth.

[Artemisia]

Originally Posted by Mariel1

I read several online stories of the Lorentzen family, and it seems the third daughter of Princess Ragnhild, also named Ragnhild, was much younger than her siblings, about 14 years younger. She lives in San Francisco. Very hard to tell the generations in the picture of the Lorentzen family posted by Meraude. The petite woman next to Erling Lorentzen in the picture could easily be 23, especially if she takes after her grandmother, Princess Ragnhild, who appeared to be small boned in pictures taken in her youth.

Princess Ragnhild's eldest child, Haakon, was born in 1954, followed by two younger sisters - Ingeborg (born 1957) and Ragnhild (born 1968).
The age differecne between Haakon and his youngest sister is thus indeed 14 years.

[Biri]

Originally Posted by Meraude

And why should the fact that she's 23 be a reason for her not being there?

I meant that she couldn't be carried on hands.

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by Biri

I meant that she couldn't be carried on hands.

I never said anything about Victoria being carried or not, I just mentioned that both of princess Ragnhild's daughters were there and that they had their daughters with them.

[fairy tale]

Originally Posted by Mariel1

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I would like to see a picture of her youngest child, who was born some time after the others. Just think, in today's royal world, she would be presently mourned as queen, and a different Haakon would be Crown Prince. But would she have missed the faithful Erling Lorentzen, then? No, in today's world, he would be Prince Erling (I guess), and a fine looking prince like Prince Daniel.

Here is a picture of the family in Rio 1980 - daughter Ingeborg Lorentzen and her husband Paulo Ribeiro, Princess Ragnhild, Erling Lorentzen, and in the front the youngest child Ragnhild Alexandra (she was 12 years old then).