Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the 21-year-old future Queen of Norway, just wants to be a normal college student. "I feel free as a student, I definitely feel that I can be myself," she told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. When she introduces herself to fellow students, she just goes by “Ingrid,” and uses “Alexandra” if she needs to use a last name.
She might be nearly 10,000 miles from the Royal Palace in Oslo, but Princess Ingrid is staying close to her family back home. It seems even royal grandparents can be technophobic. Her grandmother, Norway’s Queen Sonja, is “very good at sending long messages on behalf of both her and Grandpa [King Harald].” Unfortunately, her “grandpa”—Norway’s 88-year-old King Harald V— is not so savvy: “He helps send, but he’s not good at writing long messages” the princess said. “He’s not that digital.”
