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

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

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, after his father and elder sister

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Birth and education

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

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, where his sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra had been born a year earlier. He was baptised by Bishop

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at the chapel of the

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

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attended by his sister and half-brother. On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian Royal Family 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 will attend Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo, the same school his older sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra currently attending, following the Information Technology and Media Production (IM) line.

Activities

Prince Sverre Magnus is known for

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on the balcony of the

in the presence of the rest of the royal family, including his grandfather King Harald V. The dance move was performed unprompted.

Constitutional status

The

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was amended in 1990 to introduce

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, ensuring that the crown would pass to the eldest child regardless of sex but keeping the Crown Prince ahead of his elder sister,

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

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*3 December 2005 – present: **''His Highness'' Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Honours

* : Recipient of

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(17 January 2016)

Arms

Title and style

Prince Sverre Magnus is styled as ''

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'' Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, as opposed to his sister, who is styled as ''

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''.

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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