Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) is the younger child of

Crown Prince Haakon Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Haakon represents the fourth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal fami ...

and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He is third in line to succeed his grandfather

King Harald V Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succ ...

, after his father and elder sister

Princess Ingrid Alexandra Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and the second child of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and a grandchild of King Harald V. She is second in line of succession to the Norwegian ...

Early life and education

Prince Sverre Magnus was born on 3 December 2005 at The National Hospital, part of the

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, where his elder sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra had been born a year earlier. He was baptised by Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme at the chapel of the Royal Palace in

on 4 March 2006. Beginning 18 August 2011, Sverre Magnus attended Jansløkka elementary school, a local

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attended by his elder sister and half-brother, Marius Borg Høiby. On 17 June 2014, the

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notified the public that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Sverre Magnus would transfer to Oslo's private

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school. He attended the school until 2021. In the autumn of 2021, Sverre Magnus began attending Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo, the same school his older sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra attended, following the Information Technology and Media Production (IM) line. He graduated on 18 June 2024.

Activities and leisure interests

Prince Sverre Magnus is known for dabbing on the balcony of the Royal Palace in the presence of the rest of the royal family, including his grandfather King Harald V. The dance move was performed unprompted. Prince Sverre Magnus enjoys skiing and biking - primarily BMX and cross. He shares the joy of water sports, and especially surfing, with the rest of his family. His favourite sport, as revealed in an interview with his sister to mark his 18th birthday, is skiing.

Constitutional status

The

Constitution of Norway The 'Constitution of Norway'' (complete name: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway; Danish language, Danish: ; Norwegian language, Norwegian Bokmål: ; Nynorsk, Norwegian Nynorsk: ) was adopted on 16 May and signed on 17 May 1814 by the N ...

was amended in 1990 to introduce

absolute primogeniture Primogeniture () is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit all or most of their parent's estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relat ...

, ensuring that the crown would pass to the eldest child regardless of sex but keeping Crown Prince Haakon ahead of his elder sister, Princess Märtha Louise. This change applied for the first time to the children of the Crown Prince, meaning that Sverre Magnus would not rank above his elder sister, as would have happened under prior constitutional rules. Sverre Magnus is third in the

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following his elder sister. He is a member of the Royal Family but not of the Royal House, which consists only of his grandparents, parents and elder sister.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Since birth Sverre Magnus has been a prince of Norway with the style of

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, unlike his elder sister who is styled as

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Honours

National honours

Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (3 December 2023) * Kong Harald Vs jubileumsmedalje 1991-2016

Recipient of King Harald V's Jubilee Medal 1991-2016 (17 January 2016)

Arms

References

External links

*
Biography on the official website of the Royal House of Norway

Video by NRK from the baptism of Prince Sverre Magnus
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