Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

Märtha Louise of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Glücksburg, Princess of Norway ( born September 22, 1971) is the eldest child of Harald V, King of Norway, and Sonja, Queen of Norway.

Life

The Princess was born on 22 September 1971 in Oslo and named Märtha Louise and her great-grandmother after her grandmother. Together with her ​​parents and her brother Haakon she spent her childhood in a rural location on the royal estate Skaugum in Asker outside Oslo.

The princess attended a public kindergarten and the local primary school in Smestad. In 1990 she put her Abitur at the Christian school in Oslo. Then studied literature at Oxford ( no degree).

In 1990 she trained in England jumping and was later a member of the Norwegian national team in show jumping. In 2000, she ended her riding career.

Between 1992 and 1997 she completed training as a physiotherapist in Oslo. As a conclusion of this training they went through a practical stage in Maastricht. In 2000, she put her degree in the Rosen Method, a named working after their inventor Marion roses with muscle relaxation treatment from.

Tasks and work

HM King Harald V * HM Queen Sonja *

• HRH Crown Prince Haakon * HRH Crown Princess Mette- Marit * HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra *
• Prince Sverre Magnus SH

IH Princess Astrid

* Members of the Royal Family

The Princess carries out tasks for the royal family. She is the patroness of six charitable organizations. At birth the H.K.H. was Märtha Louise's Fund Prinsessegaten founded that supports disabled children.

Märtha Louise has written several children's books. She has already published an audio book and several books with Norwegian folk tales. In the Norwegian television, she starred as a storyteller.

Mainly Märtha Louise works as a spiritual healer. She has the esoteric center Astarte Education founded, where you can take courses on the topics of laying on of hands and self-healing. In this center should by its own account "Children are trained to talk with their angels." For the establishment of this center was sharply criticized in the media and also by church representatives.

Family

The princess became engaged on 13 December 2001 with the writer Ari Behn. The wedding took place on 24 May 2002 in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim instead.

The Princess has three daughters:

• Maud Angelica Behn (born 28 April 2003 in Oslo Rikshospital )
• Leah Isadora Behn (born 8 April 2005 in a summer residence on the island Bloksberg Hankø ( Fredrikstad municipality ) )
• Emma Tallulah Behn (born 29 September 2008 at the family home in Lommendalen in Bærum )

With her ​​family, she lived in Lommendalen in Bærum.

Through her ​​marriage Märtha Louise lost her predicate Royal Highness, but retained the title of a princess, with whom she is addressing. After their marriage, she renounced all appanages. In the Norwegian throne is at # 4; in the British number 76 (August 2013). Your kids are on the following places respectively. Your children wear the bourgeois last name of the Father and no titles.

Publications

• Norske Folkeeventyr, Oslo: Riksteatret, 2002, ( Norwegian folk tales, radio play with the princess as speaker )
• Julekonsert: det skjedde i de dager, Oslo Gospel Choir, Prinsessegaten Märtha Louise, Sigvart Dagsland, Oslo: Kirkelig Kulturverksted, ( had sung at the CD of a Christmas concert, the Princess ) 2002
• Prinsessen i eventyrriket, Oslo: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002 ( DVD: The Princess and the fairy-tale realm )
• Fra hjerte til hjerte, Prinsessegaten Märtha Louise, Ari Behn Mikael, Oslo: Press, 2002, ISBN 82-7547-149-4 ( From heart to heart, book about her wedding and a pilgrimage )
• Hvorfor de kongelige ikke har på hodet krone, Oslo: JW Cappelens Forlag, 2004, ISBN 82-02-24206-1; ( English: Why Kings and Queens Do not Wear Crowns, Bloomington: scandisk, 2005, ISBN 978-1-57534-037-1 ) ( children's book: "Why do kings and queens wear crowns no " )
• Eventyr fra jordens hjerte: Rodinia, Oslo: Bazar, 2007, ISBN 978-82-92904-00-8 ( storybook )