Princess Ingrid Alexandra attends Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for the first time

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for the first time.

She attended the ceremony at Oslo City Hall alongside her parents, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and her grandparents, King Harald and Queen Sonja.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” The award was accepted by her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, on her behalf. Before the ceremony, Ana Corina Sosa was received in audience at the Royal Palace in Oslo.

Ana Corina Sosa read the speech her mother had written for the occasion. She said, “My dear Venezuelans, the world has marvelled at what we have achieved. And soon it will witness one of the most moving sights of our time: our loved ones coming home — and I will stand again on the Simón Bolívar bridge, where I once cried among the thousands who were leaving, and welcome them back into the luminous life that awaits us. Because in the end, our journey towards freedom has always lived inside us. We are returning to ourselves. We are returning home.”

She also honoured all the Venezualan heroes, “Our political prisoners, the persecuted, their families, and all who defend human rights; those who sheltered us, fed us, and risked everything to protect us; the journalists who refused silence, the artists who carried our voice; my exceptional team, my mentors, my fellow political and social activists; the leaders around the world who joined and defended our cause; my three children, my adored father, my mother, my three sisters, my brave and loving husband, who’ve all supported me throughout my life; and above all, the millions of anonymous Venezuelans who risked their homes, their families, and their lives out of love.”