Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

Princess Astrid
Princess Astrid when she was a russ from Nissen's Girls' School in 1950
Born (1932-02-12) 12 February 1932
Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway
Spouse
(m. 1961; died 2015)
Issue
  • Cathrine Ferner
  • Benedikte Ferner
  • Alexander Ferner
  • Elisabeth Ferner
  • Carl-Christian Ferner
Names
Astrid Maud Ingeborg
HouseGlücksburg
FatherOlav V of Norway
MotherMärtha of Sweden

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; born 12 February 1932) is the second daughter of King Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister of King Harald V of Norway and younger sister of the late Princess Ragnhild. She became the “first lady” of Norway during the reign of her paternal grandfather, Haakon VII, after her mother's death in 1954, and continued in this role during her father's reign until her brother married in 1968.