Funeral of Princess Ragnhild of Norway

Princess Ragnhild of Norway, who has died aged 82, was the first child and elder daughter of King Olav V of Norway and his wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria and Norwegian Royal Family at the funeral of Princess Ragnhild.

Princess Ragnhild Mrs Lorentzen

Princess Ragnhild Mrs Lorentzen was born at the Royal Palace in Oslo on 9 June 1930. She was the oldest child of King Olav V (1903-1991) and Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954). At an extraordinary meeting of the Council of State after the birth of the princess, King Haakon VII announced that she would be given the name Ragnhild Alexandra.

Princess Ragnhild lived at Skaugum until her marriage to Mr Erling Sven Lorentzen (born 28 January 1923). The couple were wed in Asker Church on 15 May 1953. King Haakon decided by royal resolution that after her marriage the Princess’s title would be Her Highness Princess Ragnhild Mrs Lorentzen.

Princess Ragnhild and her husband settled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

They couple had three children: Mr Haakon Lorentzen, born 23 August 1954, Mrs Ingeborg Ribeiro, born 27 February 1957, and Mrs Ragnhild Lorentzen, born 8 May 1968.

The Princess passed away at her home in Rio de Janeiro on 16 September 2012. The funeral service was held in the Palace Chapel in Oslo on 28 September 2012. The Princess was laid to rest at Asker Church.