Norwegian post-00s princess traveling to Sydney to study and shop in a second-hand store? It is obvious that the future queen can save so much!

Reprinted from the official account: What happened in the UK

Starting in August this year, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the future queen of Norway, went to Australia to study, enrolled in the University of Sydney, pursuing a three-year bachelor’s degree in arts, majoring in international relations and political economy.

(Alexandra)

Alexandra himself posted a campus photo on Instagram, with the caption: “Looking forward to starting a new life at the University of Sydney, and hopes to gain a new perspective from international politics.”

(Alexandra)

Her parents, Norwegian Crown Prince Hakang and Crown Princess Mate Mariet, also came to Australia to settle with her.

I originally thought that if I went to Australia to study, I could “hidden”, escape from European paparazzi’s long spears and short cannons, and enjoy the freedom of ordinary people for several years.

Who knew that after coming to Sydney, Australian media often followed and photographed Alexandra’s movements, and posted photos every few days, which made Alexandra appear more when she was in Norway…

For example, Alexandra made a little miserable because she was not familiar with Australian traffic rules. Norway and Australia drove in the opposite direction, and she subconsciously opened the cab door.

Shortly after she moved in and settled, she was photographed walking towards the school with a box of Prosecco (a kind of Italian sparkling wine), which was called a “party princess” by Australian media.

(Alexandra)

Because paparazzi activities are too frequent, police are often called to the school…

(Police car comes to the door)

Of course, Norway has also shot back, saying that Australia is a “paparazzi country”…

Recently, Alexandra was photographed shopping on the streets of Sydney with her friends, wearing casual clothes and holding blue gum on Newtown in Sydney’s inner west.

(Alexandra)

Although Alexandra was born into the Norwegian royal family with a net worth of about 30 million to 100 million US dollars and had public funds every year, she did not have the “princess style” at all, but instead implemented the “student party’s concept of saving money” to the end.

Last weekend, she wore sweatpants, vest and canvas bag, and went to King Street, a retro second-hand store in Newtown with her friends. She carefully chose a coat, looking like an ordinary college student who bought new clothes at the beginning of school.

(Alexandra)

I also took a red dress to try it on.

(Alexandra)

When she passed by the hardware store Mitre 10, she bought a bag of blue plaster glue (Blu-Tack), which might have been to decorate the dormitory by herself, poster and so on.

(Alexandra)

The princess’s daily style is not cold at all. She often hugs and laughs with her friends on the street without any airs.

(Alexandra)

According to media reports, Alexandra is also powerless to resist Australian specialty Tim Tam chocolate biscuits.

(Alexandra)

And it has to be mentioned that the “down-to-earth” of the Norwegian royal family is passed down from the ancestral world.

Although they are royal families, their style is completely different from the British tycoon next door-In 2023, the “family budget” of the Norwegian royal family has a total of 290 million Norwegian kroner, almost US$25 millionwe must take care of the official travel, employee salary, palace maintenance of the king and queen and crown prince’s family…

Comparing the British royal family’s “pocket money” of US$135 million in the same year, the Norwegian royal family has simply opened a “money-saving model”.

Crown Prince Hakon’s generation sent his children to cheap public schools, such as Princess Alexandra and his younger brother Prince Magnus, both of whom attended public schools in Oslo.

Alexandra’s biological mother, Mate Marit, is from a civilian family and has a relatively simple life experience. After becoming a princess, ZARA and H&M were repeatedly worn in street photography.

(Mate Mariet walks high street)

Although the dresses and jewelry of the Norwegian royal family are precious and shining, they are almost all old things or historical heritage. As the future queen, Alexandra also often wears her mother’s old clothes.

For example, the 18th birthday dress is the old dress worn by Mette Mariet in 2001, wearing a ribbon, and wearing the Order of St. Olaf and the Order of the Royal Family of King Haral V of Norway.

(Alexandra’s 18th birthday)

This crown is not the crown that the princess won in adulthood. It was given by the descendants of the late Princess Lagsil, the sister of King Haral V of Norway. It has a history of 120 years.

(Alexandra’s 18th birthday)

With such a smooth flow, the princess’s “down-to-earth” is probably a family style.

Moreover, Princess Alexandra, as the first female heir to the throne in Norwegian history, also participated in the military training that male crown princes had to complete in the past in the engineering barracks of the Northern Brigade.

(Prince Haral participated in military training)

This year, I chose to study in Australia, which shows that I did not intend to live in the protective shell of the European royal family.

From military training to down-to-earth study abroad life, from royal banquets to second-hand stores shopping…

It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it must be real. It may be the wisest law of survival in the modern royal family…

ref：

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15009211/Aussie-treat-Princess-Ingrid.html

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