Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway wore the Norwegian Amethyst Parure for the first time at the Stortingsmiddag, Norway's annual parliamentary dinner, held at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Thursday, October 22. It was the 22-year-old's first banquet as heir to the throne.
The tiara came in a set with a matching necklace and earrings. Ingrid Alexandra's grandfather, the late King Harald, gave the set to Queen Sonja for her 60th birthday, and Queen Sonja gave it to Ingrid Alexandra's mother, then-Crown Princess Mette-Marit, when Ingrid was born in 2004.
Queen Sonja, 89, attended the dinner with her granddaughter and her son, the newly-crowned King Haakon, 53. She wore Queen Maud's Pearl Tiara with a pearl necklace and earrings, the Drapers' Company Brooch and the Sash & Star of the Order of St. Olav with King Harald's Family Order.
King Haakon paid tribute to his late father in his remarks. "I miss him tonight," he said in Norwegian. "This was his arena," the King noted.
"He was funny, with apt comments and good timing. And not infrequently, dad jokes. He also described his companions for the evening: "We have tonight's super veteran, Queen Sonja.
Then we have the junior and debutante, the Crown Princess. And then you have me. In my prime."
Queen Mette-Marit, 53, did not attend. She is on medical leave after a lung transplant in June and, according to the royal palace, "is still in rehabilitation after her lung transplant and will initially have no official program until next summer."
Ingrid Alexandra wore a deep plum gown identified by royal fashion outlets as a Marmar Halim design, with a red royal sash, long white opera gloves and diamond earrings associated with Crown Princess Märtha. She is set to return to her studies in Sydney, Australia, in February.
Based on reporting by people.com, townandcountrymag.com and hola.com.