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{{Short description|Member of the Norwegian Royal family}}
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| full name = Leah Isadora Behn
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| birth_place = Bloksbjerg, [[Fredrikstad]], [[Norway]]
| birth_place = [[Hankø]], [[Fredrikstad]], Norway
| parents= [[Ari Behn]]<br>[[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]]
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'''Leah Isadora Behn''' (born 8 April 2005) is the second daughter of [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and husband [[Ari Behn]]. She was born at the princess's summer residence ''[[Bloksbjerg]]'' at [[Hankø]] island, in the municipality of [[Fredrikstad]].
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'''Leah Isadora Behn''' (born 8 April 2005) is a member of the [[Norwegian Royal family]]. She is the second daughter of [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and her late former husband [[Ari Behn]], and a grandchild of [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway]]. She is the sixth in the [[line of succession to the Norwegian throne]], after her sister [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Order of succession|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28654&sek=27302|work=The Royal House of Norway|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>


Although Behn and her sisters are members of the royal family, they hold no royal titles, are private citizens, and are free to pursue other interests more than their cousins who do hold titles. Some of Behn's public activities include modeling, photography, and makeup tutorials. She has her own YouTube channel as well as a TikTok page where she talks about her life and interests.{{Citation Needed|date=March 2024}}
Leah Isadora is the 6th in succession to the Norwegian throne, after her sister [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]]. Leah Isadora is a grandchild of [[King Harald V]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway]].


==Life==
In the week of her baptism on 17 June she made headlines around the world when it was revealed that her name Leah was inspired in part by the [[Star Wars]] character [[Princess Leia]]. Her mother Princess Märtha Louise said in an interview with Norwegian newspaper [[Aftenposten]], "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world." Her middle name is said to come from father Ari Behn, who has a fascination with [[United States|American]] dancer [[Isadora Duncan]]. He has also travelled several times to the [[Middle East]] where the name Leah originates.
The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise, Behn was born at Bloksbjerg, her mother's summer residence on the island of [[Hankø]], Norway.{{Citation Needed|date=March 2024}}


On 17 June 2005, Leah Isadora's christening took place at the palace chapel. Her godparents were [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands]], her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend [[Jon Andreas Håtun]], and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Martha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Leah's grandmother, [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]], carried her to the baptisimal font.
On 16 June 2005, she was christened in the chapel of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|date=16 June 2005|title=Christening of Leah Isadora|url=http://thepinkroyals.blogspot.com/2005/06/christening-of-baby-princess-leah.html|work=The pink royals|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 June 2005|title=Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/06/16/norwegianchristening/|work=[[Hello!]]|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Her godparents were [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands]], her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend [[Jono El Grande|Jon Andreas Håtun]], and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Princess Märtha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Behn's grandmother, Queen Sonja, carried her to the baptismal font. The christening made headlines around the world when Behn's mother, Märtha Louise, revealed that the name Leah had been inspired by the [[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]] character [[Princess Leia]]. Märtha Louise said in an interview with the newspaper ''[[Aftenposten]]'', "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world".<ref>{{cite web|date=19 October 2011|title=Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/kongelige/article1060715.ece#.U7KPzn8ayK1|work=[[Aftenposten]]|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>


Behn has an older sister, [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]], and a younger one, Emma Tallulah.<ref name="move">"PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" ''[[Hola!]]'', 6 April 2021</ref> The family lived in [[Islington]], London, then in New York, and finally in [[Lommedalen]], a valley outside Oslo.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Telegraph Obituaries|date=December 27, 2019|title=Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/12/27/ari-behn-acclaimed-writer-compared-scott-fitzgerald-controversially/|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
==Ancestry==
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On 5 August 2016, Behn’s parents started divorce proceedings, intending to share custody of their daughters,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Berglund|first=Nina|date=August 5, 2016|title=Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'|work=News in English Norway|url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/08/05/royal-divorce-painful-and-sad/|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702151526/http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|archive-date=2 July 2017|access-date=5 August 2016|website=The Royal Court|language=no}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427125632/https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|archive-date=27 April 2019|access-date=18 February 2018|website=The Royal Court}}</ref> Her father, Ari Behn, died by suicide on Christmas Day, 2019. His funeral service was held in [[Oslo Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Boucher|first=Phil|date=3 January 2020|title=Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-martha-louises-ex-husband-laid-to-rest-in-oslo-following-christmas-day-suicide/|access-date=3 January 2020|magazine=People}}</ref> In April 2021, her mother revealed that she was planning to move to the United States with Behn and her sisters when the problems of [[COVID-19]] were out of the way, but they did not.<ref name="move" />


In 2022, Behn became the first Norwegian [[debutante]] to be presented at [[Le Bal des débutantes]] in Paris.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insider.com/inside-le-bal-des-debutantes-attended-by-stars-and-royals-2022-12#floating-around-the-photo-shoots-was-princess-maertha-louise-of-norway-whose-daughter-leah-behn-is-the-first-norwegian-debutante-to-attend-le-bal-5 | title=I went to le Bal des Débutantes, where kids of Hollywood legends, royals, and business moguls make their high-society debut. It was a night full of glamour I'll never forget | website=[[Insider.com]] }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/norway.html Royal House of Norway]
* [http://www.royalcourt.no Official website of The Royal House of Norway]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@notleahhhbeauty?_t=8ofpwY9iVNY&_r=1 Tiktok]
* [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1013046.ece Her name - Leah Isadora] &ndash; ''Aftenposten'', 8 April 2005
* [https://www.instagram.com/leah.behn?igsh=MXF1NG8zNjZoOWJjZQ== Instagram]
* [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1061009.ece Interview with Princess Märtha Louise where she comments on the name Leah Isadora] &ndash; ''Aftenposten'', June 16, 2005
* [https://youtube.com/@leahbehn?si=qp0RP-sxZy4_6MuB YouTube]
* [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/bildeserier/article1061235.ece Royal Christening] 'Aftenposten' photo set, 16 June 2005


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Latest revision as of 04:38, 31 August 2024

Leah Isadora Behn
Born (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 (age 19)
Hankø, Fredrikstad, Norway
Parent(s)Ari Behn
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
RelativesMaud Angelica Behn (sister)
House of Glücksburg
Norwegian royal family
* Member of the Norwegian Royal House

Leah Isadora Behn (born 8 April 2005) is a member of the Norwegian Royal family. She is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her late former husband Ari Behn, and a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. She is the sixth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her sister Maud Angelica.[1]

Although Behn and her sisters are members of the royal family, they hold no royal titles, are private citizens, and are free to pursue other interests more than their cousins who do hold titles. Some of Behn's public activities include modeling, photography, and makeup tutorials. She has her own YouTube channel as well as a TikTok page where she talks about her life and interests.[citation needed]

Life

[edit]

The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise, Behn was born at Bloksbjerg, her mother's summer residence on the island of Hankø, Norway.[citation needed]

On 16 June 2005, she was christened in the chapel of the Royal Palace, Oslo.[2][3] Her godparents were Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend Jon Andreas Håtun, and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Princess Märtha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Behn's grandmother, Queen Sonja, carried her to the baptismal font. The christening made headlines around the world when Behn's mother, Märtha Louise, revealed that the name Leah had been inspired by the Star Wars character Princess Leia. Märtha Louise said in an interview with the newspaper Aftenposten, "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world".[4]

Behn has an older sister, Maud Angelica, and a younger one, Emma Tallulah.[5] The family lived in Islington, London, then in New York, and finally in Lommedalen, a valley outside Oslo.[6]

On 5 August 2016, Behn’s parents started divorce proceedings, intending to share custody of their daughters,[7][8] and the divorce was finalized in 2017.[9] Her father, Ari Behn, died by suicide on Christmas Day, 2019. His funeral service was held in Oslo Cathedral.[10] In April 2021, her mother revealed that she was planning to move to the United States with Behn and her sisters when the problems of COVID-19 were out of the way, but they did not.[5]

In 2022, Behn became the first Norwegian debutante to be presented at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Order of succession". The Royal House of Norway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Christening of Leah Isadora". The pink royals. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora". Hello!. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)". Aftenposten. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" Hola!, 6 April 2021
  6. ^ Telegraph Obituaries (December 27, 2019). "Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Berglund, Nina (August 5, 2016). "Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'". News in English Norway. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]". The Royal Court (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise". The Royal Court. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  10. ^ Boucher, Phil (3 January 2020). "Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide". People. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  11. ^ "I went to le Bal des Débutantes, where kids of Hollywood legends, royals, and business moguls make their high-society debut. It was a night full of glamour I'll never forget". Insider.com.
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Leah Isadora Behn
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 8 April 2005
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Norwegian throne
6th position 		Succeeded by
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