These days I’m a princess Märtha Louise’s title of princess (51) is a hotly debated topicboth among people, experts, in the press and on The castle.
Over the past month, several people have speculated whether the title of princess is in danger of being stolen from Märtha. Last week he wrote Look and listen that there have been crisis meetings at the Palace on this very topic.
– People have had enough
In a survey, conducted by Norstat for NRK last week, a majority also announced that the princess must stop representing the royal house.
Now a new poll, conducted for Dagbladet, shows that more than half believe that Princess Märtha Louise should give up the title of princess.
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Half want to remove Märtha
In the poll, conducted by InFact among others, the vast majority of men asked – a whopping 59.3 percent – believe Märtha should give up the title.
By comparison, 48.4% of Norwegian women think the same, while the total shows a clear preponderance – 53.9%. A total of 23 percent think “no”,
On the same question: “Should Märtha renounce the title of princess?” it is clear that it is the older generation that is letting Märtha down.
In the 18-29 age group, just over 34 percent say “yes”.
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The highest percentage is found in the 45-64 age group. There, a full 59.8% believe the king’s daughter should act and renounce the title.
The investigation was carried out in mid-September, shortly after several federations announced that they no longer wanted the patronage of the princess.
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– I’m having a hard time
Swedish royal expert Johan T. Lindwall, editor-in-chief of Svensk Damtidning, believes the Norwegian people’s weakened trust in the princess is rooted in the controversies surrounding her fiancé Durek Verrett (47).
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– Märtha Louise is going through a difficult time. She has put herself in a situation that will be difficult to get out of. Obviously, the Norwegian population has lost rather trust her, and everything is rooted in the relationship with the shaman. It is not Märtha’s fault, we must not forget that, she tells Dagbladet, and continues:
– Crisis meetings at the Castle
– Basically it is her fault, with her various actions, that Märtha Louise was in a sense behind because she didn’t say anything. She was silent. I think the only way to win back people’s trust is to keep a very, very low profile in the future.
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She stresses that giving up a title of princess is a drastic decision and she has no doubts about it that stripping the title in DenmarkBritain and Sweden played a part in people’s thinking in this survey.
– Then one might think that Märtha Louise does not represent the Norwegian people in the right way.
On the royal couple: – He was quiet
He also points out that the public’s distrust relates to Verrett’s statements.
– You get bored a little after a while and you think, “It’s actually not good.” Why doesn’t he put his foot down and talk? In theory she could have done it the first, second or third time she made a controversial statement, but she chose not to. And that’s probably what people get annoyed with, she concludes, adding that he doesn’t think the princess will lose her title.
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– Not just simple
Associate professor at Høyskolen Kristiania, Carl-Erik Grimstad, points out to Dagbladet that an investigation can quickly be colored by ongoing debates.
– Are you surprised by the result?
– No, probably not really, due to the debate that has been going on lately. But such opinion polls depend a lot on current events, so if you ask in six months, it’s not certain that the situation will be the same.
– I was shocked
– If you think purely methodically – I am a political scientist after all – then there is always a danger in asking such questions in a situation where the press has focused a lot of attention on just that. It’s a bit like a day fly.
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Grimstad further states that he personally has no idea whether Princess Märtha Louise should renounce the title, but underlines King Harald’s decision (85).
– It may be worth noting what the king himself said. When he got his name he also got a title, and it sticks to his name. It’s not just easy to remove such a title. When the title “His Royal Highness” was removed, it was something completely different. The king said this is her first name – Princess Märtha Louise – and she has no surname. I think there is reason to notice it.
Draw a parallel from Meghan: – Ethical gray area
In conclusion, he also believes that people’s views on the princess are heavily influenced by his fiancée and therefore does not necessarily affect her directly.
– She went her own way, and you have to commend her for that, she adds.
Dagbladet has been in contact with Princess Märtha Louise’s manager, Carina Scheele, who says she has no comment on the matter. Dagbladet has also been in contact with the Palace’s communications officer, Guri Varpe, who has no comment on the matter.
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Clear majority
When it comes to where in the country people are most dissatisfied that Märtha still has the title of princess, there is a clear majority of the population in western Norway who believe they should give it up.
In fact, as many as 60 percent think so.
Lost: – Completely in borderland
In total, it also shows here that more than half of the Norwegian population wishes Märtha no longer have the title of princess: 54%.
Oslo, the rest of Eastern Norway, Southern Norway, Central Norway and Northern Norway are respectively above 50% for “yes”.
