Princess Astrid and Family: news and pictures

[KikkiB]

Thanks! You are so right! I most often check the major newspapers and tv-stations for royal news. I keep forgetting about the royal family web-page:o

[norwegianne]

I do the same thing, though whenever I hear some stories that I want to have confirmed: I go to the Royal webpage. Like this, or the pregnancies...

[pdas1201]

1960: Pic taken in honor of the announcement of engagement between Princess Astrid and Johan Martin Ferner.

1994: Princess Astrid at the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Trygue Lie, the first General Secretary of the UN. The statue was unveiled by King Harald.

Another pic of Princess Astrid

1994: Wedding picture of Benedikte Ferner (daughter of Princess Astrid) and Rolf Woods.

[pdas1201]

1961: The wedding of Princess Astrid and Johan Martin Ferner

#1: Princess Astrid with her father King Olav of Norway, leaving for the Church

#2: The newly married couple with the Maid of Honor, Mrs. Elizabeth Bahre, and the Best Man Mr. Finn Ferner (Groom's brother) at Skaugum.

[norwegianne]

During the time of the King's illness Princess Astrid has been asked to step in on a few of the assignments, so that they don't have to be cancelled. She told the press that it was always nice to be asked, and to be able to help.

She visited Haraldsheim Vandrerhjem, where she opened the first special "King's Room" that all the youth hostels in Norway are supposed to have...

Picture from Groruddalen.no

[HMQueenElizabethII]

I rarely see Princess Astrid undertakes Royal engagements,it'd be great to see her in good health.Thanks for pic norwegian.

[HMQueenElizabethII]

But anybody know why Princess Astrid not oftenly take the engagements anymore?I think the Norwegian Royal does not have many members undertake the engagements.Only: the King and the Queen,the Crown Princely couple and Princess Martha Louise.Maybe she avoids the lime light,but i think she should think of the duty,and sharing the work with the family.I do not agree with the idea that she only helps when they ask,so if they don't ask,she also does not help!I don't want to contrast but i see the British Royal is very hard working,their visits always full.You can see the late Princess Margaret in her ill time,she always undertook some visits.
Maybe Princess Astrid does not need to undertake so many engagements,but i mean maybe she can have one or two engagements a month is better.

[Larzen]

The Princess does not only do thngs when she is asked, she has several engagements, thought they are usually rather low key. Princess Astrids engagements usually goes unnoticed by the Norwegian press, she had an engagement last week in Oslo and I have not seen one photo of it. The Princess also had (has?) trouble with her legs and is not a young woman anylonger.

She still often accompanies her brother to sports arrangements in Oslo and she is also involved with people who are dyslexic, and who have Downs Syndrom. Princess Astrid also takes part in some of the engagements that we rarely gets to see pictures of like from lunches at the palace, and she has taken part in almost all the statevisits in Norway, and she is also present for most of the gala dinners. She also sometimes goes to funerals abroad like Prince Carl Bernadotte, Count Flemming of Rosenborg and The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Oh so isee,i do not see many pics of her engagements but i know now.Thanks Larzen.

[Larzen]

Today the Princess visited Bæreia for a garden party, here the Princess greeted war veterans. The reason for the visit was the the norwegian association for heart and lung desease has taken over the center, previously run by a organsisation for war veterans.

A smal pic and article in Norwegian
http://www.lhl.no/portal/page?_pagei...SectionId=1210

[LaMinka]

Benedikte:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/369/1963bfrr0nd.gif

Elisabeth:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9...168721b4uh.jpg

[LaMinka]

from royaleurope:

Descendants of Princess Astrid of Norway and Johan Martin Ferner



Astrid Maud Ingeborg, Princess of Norway bears the title Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner (Highness), * Oslo 12.02.1932;
¤ Asker 12.01.1961 • Johan Martin Ferner, * Oslo 22.07.1927, son of Ferner Jacobsen and of Ragnhild Olsen.


1. Cathrine Ferner, * Oslo 22.07.1962;
¤ Oslo 09.12.1989 • Arild Johansen, * Oslo 18.06.1961, son of Björn Johansen and of Solveig Rapp.

1.1. Sebastian Ferner Johansen, * Oslo 09.05.1990.
1.2. Madeleine Ferner Johansen, * Oslo 07.03.1993.

2. Benedikte Ferner, * Olso 27.09.1963;
¤ I. Oslo 30.04.1994 (divorced ... __.09.1998) • Rolf Woods, * Oslo 17.06.1963, son of Robert Woods and of Karis Froysland;
¤ II. Oslo 02.12.2000 (separated ... __.07.2002) • Mons Einar Stange, * Oslo 26.05.1962, son of Einar Gill Stange and of Else Graf.

3. Alexander Ferner, * Oslo 15.12.1963;
¤ Holmenkollen 27.07.1996 • Margrét Gudmundsdóttir,, * Rejkjavik 27.03.1966, daughter of Gudmundur Jonsson and of Helda
Theodorsdóttir.

3.1. Edvard Ferner, * Baerum nr Oslo 28.03.1996.
3.2. Stella Ferner, * Bearum nr Oslo 23.04.1998.

4. Elisabeth Ferner, * Oslo 30.03.1969;
¤ Oslo 03.10.1992 • Tom Folke Beckmann, * Oslo 14.01.1963, son of Jann Beckmann and of Bodil Christoffersen.

4.1. Benjamin Beckmann, * Oslo 25.04.1999
.
5. Carl-Christian Ferner, * Oslo 22.10.1972

[LaMinka]

Cathrine and Arilds wedding:


Alexander and Margrèts wedding: (they are wearing bunads)


Elisabeth and Toms wedding:

[LaMinka]

Benediktes 2 wedding:
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/478...erwed002gx.jpg

[Larzen]

At the official visit from Sweden
Gala dinner, wearing the Vasa diamond tiara after her mother
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=159208
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=157725
Lunch
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=158048
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=158049

State visit from Japan
Welcomming of the Emperor and Empress
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=140057

At the Gala dinner, wearing the turqouise jewellery after Queen Maud
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=140446
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=141162
Lunch at Akershus castle
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=141147
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=141277

At the return arrangement in Oslo, wearing a "fruity" dress
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=167338
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=167339

At the 1905-2005 celebration concert
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=165445
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=156701

[norwegianne]

Images from VG: http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=290546

Princess Astrid did an interview with VG in Oslo, on the occasion of the unveiling of the statue of Crown Princess Märtha in Washington. She talked about her parents.

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Princess Astrid and her husband joined with The King and The Queen and The Crown Princely Couple attending The annual Gala Dinner that The King hosts for the Parliament and Government on 21st October 2004:

[norwegianne]

The Norwegian tax lists for 2004 are searchable on the internet:

Princess Astrid

FERNER , ASTRID MAUD INGEBORG had a personal fortune of over 75 milion NOK last year, and paid 511,976 of them in tax.

[sm1939]

dont know weather this should be posted here ???
I sure I read an interview or just an article in Hello magazine a few years ago about Princess Astrid who was talking about Mette marit and her marrage to Prince Haakon, saying that
it wasnt right etc ,that it was good for norway etc does any one remeber this???

[norwegianne]

I don't think Astrid ever has done an interview to that effect - Ragnhild on the other hand did a rather famous interview on television a few years back saying something to that effect.