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– I think it will be very nice, says Queen Sonja to NTB about the imminent confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus.

On Saturday, the 14-year-old “will enter the ranks of the adults” and will be confirmed during a service at Asker’s church. If you go back in time, it was precisely Queen Sonja who took Sverre Magnus to baptism, when he was a little boy.

– Grandparents are always amazed when children grow up and become so big. So it’s a new chapter in her life, says the queen.

Restrictions

The service begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and is broadcast live on NRK. Due to infection control, there is a limit of 200 people in Asker’s church, and the prince has 16 guests present in the church.

PROUD: The grandmother, Queen Sonja, is clearly proud of her granddaughter. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB scanpix
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Upon confirmation, the royal family will mark the big day with a private dinner at Skaugum.

Because of the crown, it will only be a small celebration with a maximum of 20 guests, the Palace claims.

I love riding a bike

Prince Sverre Magnus was born on December 3, 2005 in Rikshospitalet in Oslo and is the third in line to inherit the throne here in the kingdom, after his father and sister.

Since 2014, he has attended Montessori school in Oslo, while previously he attended kindergarten in Asker and Jansløkka school.

The prince loves to ski, mainly downhill. In addition, he likes cycling, especially BMX and cross, says the Palace in the biography of the prince. In 2017, Sverre Magnus broke his ankle in a bicycle accident and had to walk in a cast and crutches for a time.

The prince also loves water sports, and perhaps especially surfing, an interest that he shares with both his father and the rest of the Crown Prince’s family.

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Over the years, Prince Sverre Magnus has participated in a number of official activities together with the rest of the crown prince’s family and the royal family.

He often appears as a happy kid with a lot of energy and often with a clever smile in the store. The prince has also attracted attention by making jokes and fun.

In 2017, he made a so-called “dab” on the castle balcony during his grandparents’ 80th birthday celebration, which received extensive coverage in the Norwegian and international media. Dabbing is a dance move in which you lower your head towards the corner of your arm, at the same time that you stretch your other arm.

On the same day, she also found other tricks on the castle balcony, such as finger gestures, ultimately leading her cousin Leah Isadora Behn to seemingly ask her to stop joking around.

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Sprinkle gift

Last fall, Princess Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed. The heir to the throne received a bunad from East Telemark as a gift from the royal couple. The government gave him a nature reserve named after him – Prinsesseåsen Nature Reserve in Bygdøy, and the Storting gave him hiking equipment.

In addition, the princess received avalanche and summit hiking courses from the police, surf courses from the county governors, hiking glasses from the Sami Parliament and nature experiences from the municipality of Oslo. She also received Norwegian laws, three books with the history of LO, several editions of the Bible and a couple of jewels.

Last year, the government announced their gift before confirmation, but this time they have the cards closer to the chest:

– The government has bought a confirmation gift for the prince, but it is natural that the prince himself is the first to know what it is. After you’ve received it, we’ll announce what the gift is, Communications Manager Anne Kristin Hjukse in the Prime Minister’s office tells NTB.

(NTB)