Princess Ingrid Alexandra News & Current Events Part 1: January 2022 - February 2026

[Sancia]

IA's ideas of what's normal and acceptable are likely twisted. She was brought up by MM and Haakon, after all. All for Marius, they chant.

In my commitment against sexual offenses and conspiracy of silence in Christian churches, I have met numerous who had to fight against an upbringing which led them to have twisted ideas of what is acceptable. Ingrid Alexandra didn't choose her parents, nor did she choose here upbringing. I hope she will be able to listen to what other people have to say to her, but I am afraid she may not be able to do it now, when she needs it most.

 

[Moran]

Ingrid Alexandra didn't choose her parents, nor did she choose here upbringing.

I'm not saying that she is to blame, Im just discussing something that, in my eyes, is turning into a fact. And if her reaction to everything that came out in court, not in press releases, is to throw a pity party for herself and her flawless family, I suspect she's got a long way to go. If she's ever willing to make the first step, that's it. This far, she seems to have been reading everything unflattering ever written about her family and feeling like a victim, never wondering if there might be a grain of truth to it.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Exactly ,I feel very sorry for Ingrid and Sverre at this truly dreadful time.
However taking to social media is not a good decision given the sheer amount of trolls and unpleasantness online.

Hopefully it is a wakeup-call for her and a realisation that everyone who wants to be your ”friend” is not your real friend…

Real friends doesn’t leak what you write on a closed account, or speak to journalists about it…

I mean i fully understand if she wants to have social media, like probably all her non-royal friends have - but that also makes her a target given her position…

Sometimes not even the most careful considerations will be enough, but i have a strong gut feeling that she is a bit naive and has been so protected and shielded by her parents that the ”hard climate” in the real world comes as a surprise for her….

While we for many years have seen many of her european counterparts actively taking part in their parents world and also being encouraged to take on bigger and bigger responsibilities themselves, I-A and S-M has up until very recently been shielded like 2 porcelain dolls that we are absolutely not allowed to come close to.

 

[hereditarytitles]

I am probably in the minority when it comes to Ingrid A., but my feelings for her are primarily one of great pity. She is 22 years old, an age that should be enjoyed without worries, has just started her studies in Australia, served in the military, is friendly and very committed. And yet, in the background, she has to worry about her mother's health and the ongoing devastating developments and scandal about her half-brother.
All of this is a lot to cope with, and she is in the midst of this extremely emotional and stressful phase.
All the posters who criticize her behavior are probably right.
But perhaps we should also consider how young she still is, that she only has her family, whom she loves, and therefore also has to deal with her disappointments of this family. I can hardly imagine that Marius' behavior and her mother's somewhat intimate relation with Epstein isn't also very painful for her .
But you can't expect her to make a public statement accusing or condemning her parents, that's maybe why she is concentrating on the unjustice of social media, and sm posters are especially rude. She should stay away from that completely. I wonder how it is that nobody in the court gave her advice if her parents failed to advise her.
We don't know what conflicts are being played out behind closed doors.

 

[Somebody]

I am probably in the minority when it comes to Ingrid A., but my feelings for her are primarily one of great pity. She is 22 years old, an age that should be enjoyed without worries, has just started her studies in Australia, served in the military, is friendly and very committed. And yet, in the background, she has to worry about her mother's health and the ongoing devastating developments and scandal about her half-brother.
All of this is a lot to cope with, and she is in the midst of this extremely emotional and stressful phase.
All the posters who criticize her behavior are probably right.
But perhaps we should also consider how young she still is, that she only has her family, whom she loves, and therefore also has to deal with her disappointments of this family. I can hardly imagine that Marius' behavior and her mother's somewhat intimate relation with Epstein isn't also very painful for her .
But you can't expect her to make a public statement accusing or condemning her parents, that's maybe why she is concentrating on the unjustice of social media, and sm posters are especially rude. She should stay away from that completely. I wonder how it is that nobody in the court gave her advice if her parents failed to advise her.
We don't know what conflicts are being played out behind closed doors.

The way I've read this thread is that most people here both express a concern because of the content of her private social media post which shows her current position/view of her family's situation - which is very much taking the perspective of a victim; while at the same time expressing the hope that she gets professional help to learn how to deal with the difficult situation she finds herself in.

Note that it wasn't a public statement. The alternative would not have been to condemn her parents (nobody expects that) but to not share her thoughts -which she admitted she knew would be controversial- with 800 people through Instagram.

 

[hereditarytitles]

Everyone tends to view things subjectively, which is completely normal. However, my impression was, among other things, that some people judge Ingrid a bit harshly. That is their prerogative, which I do not criticize. I just wanted to bring up the aspect of the emotional stress she is currently under
Added : People make mistakes, even those with life experience who should know better (and I am including myself)
But young people who are under extreme emotional stress sometimes react even more impulsively. That is understandable and forgivable.

 

[Moran]

But perhaps we should also consider how young she still is, that she only has her family, whom she loves, and therefore also has to deal with her disappointments of this family.

But that's not exactly true, is it? In this vein, all of us only have our families whom we love. She isn't unique. But Ingrid has the additional perks of never having to fear sexual abuse because she's got her guards 24/7, she's got the perks Norwegians pay for, until very recently she had the luxury of being shielded from the press. I can't sympathize with the poor girl suffering because she read all that was written about her family (in her interview when she turned 18) and it hurt her heart. No one forced her to. Also until very recently, she wasn't even forced to undertake this many public duties, and that's me being generous.

Is she disappointed in her family? Or does she believe it's all the evil press, social media and so on and Mummy and Big Brother are just stellar? We'll never know. But I wouldn't be quick with the sympathy for her disappointment just yet. For the pressure she's under - yes, always. She's doing almost stellarly and only she knows what it costs her.

But for her disappointment in her family? Not yet. Not until I see something hinting of disappointment over anything else but losing the media coverage umbrella that had kept her so safe that she needed to do some scoring herself in order to feel hurt.

 

[Princess_Eleanor]

I think the level of denial that her post suggests is actually quite worrying. There is such a thing as blind loyalty and it's not a good thing.

Let's forget about the royal thing for a moment. What I see is a mother, stepfather and sister who do not want to see that their family member is a criminal. And a husband and daughter who do not want to see their wife and mother as morally dubious.

I am keeping out Harald, Sonja and Magnus for now, because I am not convinced they are equally as unable to see it. They might still have a nicer view of the situation than a completely objective observer would.

There is certainly a lot of evidence out there, not just the media making things up. If Haakon and Ingrid do not see it, it's reality they do not see.

I think that Ingrid has bought Marius' excuse that it is all the media's fault 100%. I think that despite leaving the country, she is following the media coverage of the trial (not a good idea) and there, she saw what the media and many people are right now thinking of her brother, and also her mother. It made her angry because she does not agree with the assessment at all.

I don't know how she rationalizes her mother's close friendship with Epstein to herself, she is after all a student of international affairs, so it can't completely escape her how serious the whole topic is...

I think she identifies with Marius to an unhealthy extent, to the point where she now thinks that she could be wrongly accused of murder. She believes he is innocent and wrongly accused, that creates the thought that it could happen to her, too. If my brother is wrongly accused, I could be too...
Only he is not wrongly accused and therefore, the likelihood of being wrongly accused of murder is not there. And for her as a future Queen even less so. Who would take her to court over a crime she did not commit? Literally no one ever, in Norway or abroad, but she does not see that. Does not see the reality of it.

I agree with those who hope she will get therapy, because as she says, she feels like she is going crazy. I think she needs a professional to deal with these emotions.

And, a therapist might also help her come to terms with her mother and brother's actions. She seems to be seeing them in a very idealized way, where they have done no wrong and it is all the media's fault. But she also has to be willing to face uncomfortable truths for that. The distance might actually help to get a clearer picture, IF she wants to...

 

[Lori138]

I super agree. Ingrid Alexandra needs to learn restraint. She should think about the victims of her brother's actions and her mother's friendship with that sex offender. Throwing tantrums on social media shows no queenly behavior.

Norwegian media remains prudent. If this happened in the UK or Spain, the outcome would be entirely different.

She must cut her entitlements. I do not see her as a child anymore.. Duty should come first.

But it does not seem to in the NRF. Both Haakon and ML marry for love to totally unsuitable partners. So I hope that IA does not feel that duty is last and personal choices are first and the only thing that matters.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Various news articles have posted the full transcript of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's recently leaked Instagram post.

https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/nrk-prinsessen-pa-lukket-instagram-profil-nar-er-det-nok/18537371/

I think it is more rational and thoughtful than some of the out-of-context quotes make it appear (which, ironically, supports her perspective).

As a general essay (she does not mention her own family in the post), she makes some good points.

However, if she is indeed thinking of her own family, then I wonder if "this podcast" (paragraph 2) is a thinly veiled analogy for "the state/monarchy".


Translation:

What if I say you killed someone. What do you say then? Maybe you say you haven't killed anyone. Then I write an article on VG. "... Defending against a media storm: 'I haven't killed anyone'." Now everyone who hasn't heard the question thinks there's reason to believe you've killed someone. Since you feel the need to defend yourself. I also say I have access to everything your friends have ever posted about you. Every picture, every message, everything you've ever said in public.

And you start to think. Is there anything I've ever done? That might seem suspicious. Maybe you've punched someone in town. That you can think of. Incredibly suspicious. Maybe bad enough in itself. Or maybe you've never hurt a fly. But you had an argument with a friend once. And I have a picture of you giving him a dirty look. I put it next to the post. "Defending against a media storm: 'I haven't killed anyone'. New pictures". But the reason I choose to say you killed someone isn't really about you. It's about something bigger. Who will have power over this podcast you manage. Asking the question has to be allowed.

You agree it's important to be able to criticize the podcast. It's about freedom of speech. Democracy. Maybe you say to me that that the claim I'm making has nothing to do with the podcast. Ingrid, why are you choosing to say I killed someone without proof? Then the headline becomes "It's got nothing to do with the podcast". It's suspicious. And wrong. If you have killed someone, it does matter. I will answer you. Someone else told me you killed someone. Also because a friend of mine has met you and you seemed threatening. And there are many pictures out there of you giving dirty looks at so many people. Regardless of whether you killed someone or not, it's clear you are violent. A lot has been written about it.

And you understand that. There is nothing you can say. Nothing you can do. You can't disprove that you killed someone. At least not without thinking carefully about everything you've ever done. Every message you've written. Every single situation that can be interpreted as aggressive. It doesn't matter if you have saved 10 people. Because that doesn't prove you haven't killed anyone. Besides, did you really have the right to be mad at your friend in that argument where you gave him the dirty look? Because you have to be ready to defend that argument. Are you willing to bare it to the world? Because if you put a foot wrong. Then there will be major consequences. At least if you are caught in a lie. Then everyone will believe that you killed someone.

Or you choose to swallow it. Hoping people will just understand it's not true. And every time you walk around in Norway, you have to think about it. Am I doing something now that will be interpreted as violent. Everyone in the streets has just read that headline. And you have to beware of giving them a reason to believe it's true. But it's okay. Because I'm not going to say you killed someone. I'm not going to insinuate it because I thought it was an exciting thought.

It is important not to make claims for which there is no basis.

Original transcript:

«Hva om jeg sier at du har drept noen. Hva sier du da. Kanskje du sier at du ikke har drept noen. Da skriver jeg en sak på VG. «… I forsvar mot mediestorm: «jeg har ikke drept noen».» Alle de som ikke har hørt spørsmålet tenker da at det er en grunn til å tro at du har drept noen. Siden du føler det nødvendig å forsvare deg. Også sier jeg at jeg har tilgang til alt det dine venner noen gang har lagt ut av deg. alle bilder, alle meldinger, alt du noengang har sagt i offentligheten.»

«Og du begynner å tenke. Er det noe jeg har gjort noengang? Som kan virke mistenkelig. Kanskje du har slått til noen på byen. Den saken kan du se for deg. «Utrolig mistenkelig. Kanskje ille nok i seg selv. Eller kanskje du aldri har skadet en flue. Men du har kranglet med en venn en gang. Og jeg har et bilde av at du ser stygt på han. Jeg legger det ved siden av oppslaget. «I forsvar mot mediestorm: «jeg har ikke drept noen». Nye bilder». Men grunnen til at jeg velger å si at du har drept noen, det handler egentlig ikke om deg. Det handler om noe større. Hvem skal ha makten over denne podkasten du styrer. Det må jo være lov å stille spørsmål ved.»

«Du er jo enig i at podkasten er viktig å kunne kritisere. Det handler om ytringsfrihet. Demokrati. Kanskje du sier til meg at påstanden jeg kommer med har jo ingenting med podkasten å gjøre. Ingrid hvorfor velger du å si at jeg har drept noen uten bevis? Da blir overskriften «Har ingenting med podkasten å gjøre». Det er jo mistenkelig. Og feil. Hvis du har drept noen har jo det noe å si. Jeg svarer deg. Noen andre har sagt til meg at du har drept noen. Også fordi en venn av meg har møtt deg og da virket du truende. Og det er jo mange bilder der ute av at du ser stygt på så mange. Uansett om du har drept noen eller ikke er det tydelig at du er voldelig. Det har jo vært skrevet masse om.»

«Også skjønner du det. Det er ingenting du kan si. Ingenting du kan gjøre. Du kan ikke motbevise at du har drept noen. Hvertfall ikke uten å ha tenkt nøye over alt du har gjort noensinne. Alle meldinger du har skrevet. Hver eneste situasjon som kan tolkes som aggressiv. Det spiller ingen rolle om du har reddet 10 mennesker. For det beviser ikke at du ikke har drept noen. Dessuten, hadde du egentlig rett til å være sur på vennen din i den krangelen der du ser stygt på han? For den krangelen må du være klar til å forsvare. Er du villig til å blotte det for verden? For hvis du trår feil. Så vil det få store konsekvenser. Hvertfall hvis du blir tatt i en løgn. Da kommer alle til å tro at du har drept noen.»

«Eller så velger du å svelge det. Å håpe at folk bare skjønner at det ikke er sant. Og hver gang du går rundt i Norge så må du tenkte deg om. Gjør jeg noe nå som kommer til å tolkes som voldelig. Alle i gatene har bare lest den overskriften. Og du må passe på å ikke gi dem grunn til å tro at det er sant. Men det går bra. Fordi jeg kommer ikke til å si at du har drept noen. Jeg kommer ikke til å insinuere det fordi jeg syntes at det er en spennende tanke.»

«Det er viktig å ikke komme med påstander man ikke har grunnlag for.»

 

[Muhler]

I find Ingrid's post somewhat incoherent and rambling. It's like she's in a thought-process. - Which is fine, writing them down is a good way to straighten out your thoughts - but don't post it to your 800+ friends!

 

[Hans-Rickard]

The only real problem as i see it is that she trusted people more than she should do… But that is a ”learning by doing” process…

The post itself is almost completely harmless… We don’t have to overread everything as an insult or as an attack… Ofcourse Ingrid has her own thoughts and feelings. Otherwise she wouldn’t be human…

She did a mistake in believing that it was safe to post it on her closed account… She will most likely be more careful in the future…

 

[Marengo]

I suppose the undertone of hostility to the press is something not unique to her. More royals feel the same. The Dutch RF had a period they were every now and then wailing about the press too, from the 1960s to the year 2000 or so. I am sure in private they still think that way. In the end it serves nobody and least of all yourself to complain about it.

In the Dutch podcast RoyalTea, royalty journalist Rick Evers says he spoke to a photographer who joined IA on her trip North a few weeks ago. According to the photographer the princess was unpleasant, did her best to complicate things for the media and turned herself away from them on purpose for example. He did not understand it at the time, but now it seems clear why. With so many things on their plate the family may be under a siege-mentality.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

I’m sure most royals have a love-hate relationship with journalists…

They know that they need them and that without them noone would know anything about them or what they spend their days doing and noone would care…

The other side of the coin is the sensitive balance act between privacy and public life where the royals and the journalists more than often have widely different opinions in how it should be done…

Personally i am more surprised that there is not even more open clashes between royals and media than it is… Thankfully many royal houses has become good at balance it nowdays and have a healthy relationship with the media…

 

[Princess_Eleanor]

Well yes, there is obviously a love-hate relationship, but I think it's a bit different for the Norwegian Royal Family, because they were largely left alone where their private matters were concerned. Even though we can now see that there would have been interesting stories to report that would have been reported in most other European monarchies.

What I don't like is that Marius gets taken to court and they want to blame the media for that. Clearly, if the police investigates you and a prosecutor brings charges, that has nothing to do with the media.

Yes, the media is there to report it, but I mean that's kind of self-evident. Surely you can't expect that if you're a famous family, the media would not be there to cover the trial??

 

[Hans-Rickard]

If the children has a negative view of media despite having been largely out of the limelight until the most recent year, then it has to come from someone….

I have never heard The King, Queen, Haakon, Ingrid, Magnus or Astrid ”blame” the media for anything…

The IG-post Ingrid wrote on her closed account wrote was very vague and very general and no target was named so i really don’t get why this caused so much controversy… If anyone should be ”blamed” in that matter, it is the ”so called friends” who contacts NRK to tell them what is written on a closed account, just because they can…. Yes Ingrid could have been more careful with where she vents and i’m sure she she will be…

However there are 2 other persons in the NRF who frequently blames the media for exactly everything… One is Ingrid’s mother and the other is Ingrid’s paternal aunt… If the children has a negative view of journalists despite having been largely out of the limelight until very recently, it must come from someone… And i’m pretty sure we have the answer there…

 

[yukari]

Various news articles have posted the full transcript of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's recently leaked Instagram post.

https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/nrk-prinsessen-pa-lukket-instagram-profil-nar-er-det-nok/18537371/

I think it is more rational and thoughtful than some of the out-of-context quotes make it appear (which, ironically, supports her perspective).

As a general essay (she does not mention her own family in the post), she makes some good points.

However, if she is indeed thinking of her own family, then I wonder if "this podcast" (paragraph 2) is a thinly veiled analogy for "the state/monarchy".


Translation:




Original transcript:

Er ... okay. So who's being accused of murder? What podcast? Or all of those are just hypothetical?

I find Ingrid's post somewhat incoherent and rambling. It's like she's in a thought-process. - Which is fine, writing them down is a good way to straighten out your thoughts - but don't post it to your 800+ friends!

I feel the same way, it does sound like incoherent rambling. And I totally get about writing down thought-process. I've done it, with pen on a real journals, which not even my parents and siblings are allowed to read it. But I'm an old-fashioned. I know that my best friend's younger sister wrote hers in her blog (which I could read while in another country since it's online, the blog is no longer exist), and apparently my younger cousin has been writing hers on IG story and Twitter. So maybe that's how the thing's going now: broadcasting something private to then get angry when everyone know and have opinion about it.

 

[tihkon2]

Meh, I think IA is showing signs of being her mother's daughter. She's not a baby and is old enough to have known that 800 people is not the place to vent your dissatisfaction of the press, And I don't see how her basically saying the press has caused all these problems for poor little Marius is anything but disturbing. This is obviously my personal opinion.

 

[kath2833]

This really doesn’t change my opinion of her so far. She & her family just lack accountability in their words & actions.

 

[Countessmeout]

I really don't get the big deal. People are acting like she defended her brother or something.

Yes royals are humans. This 'oh they were protected as minors'. Well for the past 4 years she has not been a minor. And since her brother was arrested every conversation she has with media, is about her brother. Every move she makes is scrutinized because of her brother.

Her point is not that she is a victim. But that targeting her and other members of the family as 'guilty by association' is not okay. Which is fair enough. They have not committed his crimes. Plenty of people paint this family as if they don't throw him away and never speak to him again, they are supporting his crimes. Even families of murderers show up for their trial, even if they believe they need to go to prison.

Yes Haakon made a bad choice in spouse if we are talking about the stoic royals are robots programmed to act in perfect unison in public days. Which thankfully have passed. Having modern royals who relate to people, and not simply over dressed barbie dolls who wear nice pearls, is a good thing. No one could have predicted what her son would have turned out as. This is not ML's husband's example the red flags were rampant for yeas and she married the man.

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

I'd say it takes a lot of jumping through hoops to argue that Ingrid's statement is not in defence of her brother.

Her whole "thought experiment" is about the press using a person's other or past wrongdoings (Marius's addiction, drug transportation, domestic abuse, excessive partying, repeated violations of restraining orders, threatening behaviour, assault) to back up the primary accusation (rape) – the goal being to damage the accused's "podcast" (the NRF).

Who on earth would that apply to, if not Marius? It fits like a glove with his defence throughout the first week of the trial: He's been hounded by the press and has already been deemed guilty because, boo-hoo, every misstep he's ever taken has been unfairly used to paint him as a grade A villain.

The whole statement is so pervasively unsympathetic but the way she ends it really solidifies the whole thing for me: "Det er viktig å ikke komme med påstander man ikke har grunnlag for."

Marius has harassed his victims and repeated offences so many times that this surely must be in reference to the rape charges. And as I can't imagine Ingrid wouldn't be aware of how many rape cases on an average are dropped due to a lack of physical evidence, this is truly a low blow for her.

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Meh, I think IA is showing signs of being her mother's daughter. She's not a baby and is old enough to have known that 800 people is not the place to vent your dissatisfaction of the press, And I don't see how her basically saying the press has caused all these problems for poor little Marius is anything but disturbing. This is obviously my personal opinion.

I share your sentiment and I am wondering how it is possible to praise Marius openly on the official occasion of her important birthday when it has to be know for a long long time, not only within the family, that by then he was taking drugs on a regular basis and spiralling out of control at least on occasions, floating around without any direction.
And to write a 'private' message too 800 people about this controversial and potentially dangerous situation to the very institution that pays her and her familys bills, as tone deaf as her parents, I am sorry to say.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I find Ingrid's post somewhat incoherent and rambling. It's like she's in a thought-process. - Which is fine, writing them down is a good way to straighten out your thoughts - but don't post it to your 800+ friends!

Agree 100% but we must not forget that Ingrid is just 22 and away from home and even worse the dreadful mess and scandal caused by her brother and mother!
In hindsight the older wiser Ingrid Alexandra will possibly reflect upon this as poor judgement and a moment of immature weakness.

 

[tihkon2]

I really don't get the big deal. People are acting like she defended her brother or something.

Hmm...I feel like she was not only upset with how her family is being treated, but how poor little Marius has been treated by the press. So....yeah...not good.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

In regards to Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday comments: The princess praised her entire family (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins), as is usual on such occasions. Omitting one brother among the rest would have surely aroused speculations.

What she said about Marius in her official speech and her NRK interview was:

"Dear Marius and Magnus.​

You are my safety net. I know I can always come to you when something is bothering me.​

​

Marius,​

Thank you for everything I have learned from you, and for being able to talk to me about everything. Thank you for always being there to protect me."​

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Celebration of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday: The Princess' speech

Speech given by Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra during the gala dinner at the Royal Palace in celebration of her 18th birthday, 17 June 2022.…

www.royalcourt.no

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Interviewer: Does the Princess have any role models?​

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Ingrid: I have many role models, but I can name a few. […] And Marius, who I have perhaps always looked up to. Not necessarily because he is so cool, but more because of the loyalty he shows towards people. "​

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Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday: 21 January, 2022 & birthday celebrations

Thanks for the interview! She was nervous but did very well. And kudos for her to dodging tricky questions. Btw, I was also surprised to know that MM wants Ingrid to study medicine. I do agree that studying a variety of subjects can be beneficial, but I fail to see how studying medicine will...

www.theroyalforums.com

I think it is quite possible that Princess Ingrid Alexandra was simply expressing her honest thoughts. Many here interpret her recently leaked private Instagram post as a defense of her brother Marius, to the point of denial. If that is true, the simplest explanation is that Marius, as a brother, treated his sister in a way that engendered such loyalty from her, despite their seven-year age gap and very different futures.

Being a safety net to her, being there to protect her, and being loyal to her (in the personal sphere, if not in an "avoid endangering her future throne" sense) would fit with that.

 

[hereditarytitles]

In regards to Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday comments: The princess praised her entire family (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins), as is usual on such occasions. Omitting one brother among the rest would have surely aroused speculations.

What she said about Marius in her official speech and her NRK interview was:

"Dear Marius and Magnus.​

You are my safety net. I know I can always come to you when something is bothering me.​

​

Marius,​

Thank you for everything I have learned from you, and for being able to talk to me about everything. Thank you for always being there to protect me."​

​

Celebration of Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday: The Princess' speech

Speech given by Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra during the gala dinner at the Royal Palace in celebration of her 18th birthday, 17 June 2022.…

www.royalcourt.no

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Interviewer: Does the Princess have any role models?​

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Ingrid: I have many role models, but I can name a few. […] And Marius, who I have perhaps always looked up to. Not necessarily because he is so cool, but more because of the loyalty he shows towards people. "​

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Ingrid Alexandra's 18th birthday: 21 January, 2022 & birthday celebrations

Thanks for the interview! She was nervous but did very well. And kudos for her to dodging tricky questions. Btw, I was also surprised to know that MM wants Ingrid to study medicine. I do agree that studying a variety of subjects can be beneficial, but I fail to see how studying medicine will...

www.theroyalforums.com

I think it is quite possible that Princess Ingrid Alexandra was simply expressing her honest thoughts. Many here interpret her recently leaked private Instagram post as a defense of her brother Marius, to the point of denial. If that is true, the simplest explanation is that Marius, as a brother, treated his sister in a way that engendered such loyalty from her, despite their seven-year age gap and very different futures.

Being a safety net to her, being there to protect her, and being loyal to her (in the personal sphere, if not in an "avoid endangering her future throne" sense) would fit with that.

It's good that Marius at least shows respect and affection for his half-sister, and presumably for his mother as well.
Because all other relationships with women that we know of are characterized by disrespect, violence, contempt, and shameless sexual exploitation.

 

[Moran]

In the Dutch podcast RoyalTea, royalty journalist Rick Evers says he spoke to a photographer who joined IA on her trip North a few weeks ago. According to the photographer the princess was unpleasant, did her best to complicate things for the media and turned herself away from them on purpose for example. He did not understand it at the time, but now it seems clear why. With so many things on their plate the family may be under a siege-mentality.

IOW, Ingrid whines about being persecuted because of her relationship to her equally persecuted brother and this being unfair, but she's got no problem to impede journalists to do their job because they are journalists and the ones who persecuted her and Marius despite them being innocent were journalists as well.

Some nice double standards here. I can only imagine the conversations at the dinner table this martyred family holds.

 

[Muhler]

It's good that Marius at least shows respect and affection for his half-sister, and presumably for his mother as well.
Because all other relationships with women that we know of are characterized by disrespect, violence, contempt, and shameless sexual exploitation.

That's because in his twisted macho-mind he see it as his duty to protect his sister from types like himself. He will cherish his sister and mother, because that's when real men do...

Forgive my ignorance, what does IOW mean?

 

[Lee-Z]

That's because in his twisted macho-mind he see it as his duty to protect his sister from types like himself. He will cherish his sister and mother, because that's when real men do...

Forgive my ignorance, what does IOW mean?

IOW = In other words

 

[Prinsara]

IOW, Ingrid whines about being persecuted because of her relationship to her equally persecuted brother and this being unfair, but she's got no problem to impede journalists to do their job because they are journalists and the ones who persecuted her and Marius despite them being innocent were journalists as well.

Some nice double standards here. I can only imagine the conversations at the dinner table this martyred family holds.

It’s been speculated for some time that she’s the responsible one in the family who looks after everyone else, chiefly her mother and probably her brothers, too. (See her at the hospital?) In that case being able to do nothing (for people she really shouldn’t have had to have been looking after) is very painful. So I don’t blame her for not feeling like making the press eat from her hand for once, and I don’t see her struggling to cope with a public nightmare and some very personal realized fears as whining, especially when she’s seemingly been the model princess knowing her duty otherwise.

That's because in his twisted macho-mind he see it as his duty to protect his sister from types like himself. He will cherish his sister and mother, because that's when real men do…

However in reality Marius clearly has anger and other issues with the mom he “cherishes”, or he wouldn’t be like this. Ingrid may be the one woman he has even a fractionally-healthy relationship with (again, making it monstrously difficult for her to realize he is not always nice and kind to others). That’s not the media; that’s not their “lying parents”; it’s just how it is. Murderers have people they are nice to, too.