“It is with great sadness that we received the sad message that Johan Ferner slept. Our thoughts go to Princess Astrid and her nearest, who has lost a good husband, father-in-law and grandfather, “said in a condolence from King Harald Kong house website.
King brother died early Saturday at Rikshospitalet in Oslo.
Norwegian businessman
Johan Ferner was born in Oslo on 22 July 1927 and was Norwegian businessman. However, he is best known as Princess Astrid husband. She is King Harald sister and have five children together with Ferner.
Until retirement drifted Johan Ferner the famous clothing store Ferner Jacobsen A / S in Oslo, a shop that was founded by his father.
Princess Astrid and Johan Ferner got a villa on Vinderen gift from King Olav when they got married. The picture was taken there in 1987.Controversial wedding
Ferner and Princess Astrid married in 1961. Brullupet, which took place in Asker Church, led to vociferous public debate, since Ferner was divorced. Remarriage of divorced was very controversial in Norway at the time. Neither former Oslo bishop or priest in Asker would devote divorced.
But at the request of King Olaf said Bishop Arne Fjellbu in Nidaros agreed to devote the two. It was Fjellbu that signed the king in Nidaros Cathedral a few years earlier.
Princess Astrid and Johan Martin met first with mutual friends, then it was sailing that brought them together.
Johan Ferner was fond of the sea.He had including a silver medal from the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952. After the war he was hired as crew on princess sailboat Astra, a boat Astrid and Ragnhild had received the gift of King Haakon.
Got villa
By Olaf got paired a villa on Vinderen in Oslo wedding gift, and Princess Astrid was given the title Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner. The 50,000 crowns she had annual Appanage she gave renounced, but continued extensively to undertake official representation tasks. As long as the Crown Harald was unmarried, there was no other woman in the royal house which could undertake such tasks.
With the exception of some state visits and major events in the royal family was Johan Ferner rarely seen together with his wife in representation purposes. He expressed himself never publicly about the royal part of the family and it belonged to the favors that he was interviewing.
Johan Ferner and Princess Astrid got a total of five children together. Published:
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