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Princess Ragnhild Marries Commoner in Nordic Love Match
In Norway Princess Ragnhild, aged fifteen at first sight, defies dynastic norms to wed Erling Lorentzen, a shipowner’s son and war hero. They face royal opposition yet wed in a parish church ceremony, later building a democratic life with a son and a traveling christening.
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