“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.
Johan Ferner was born in Oslo on July 22, 1927. He was the son of Ferner Jacobsen and youngest siblings of three.
Until retirement drifted Johan Ferner the famous clothing store Ferner Jacobsen A / S in Oslo, which was founded by his father in 1926. The shop is now run by two of the founder’s grandsons.
Princess Astrid and Johan Ferner married in 1961 and had five children together and as many grandchildren. Entire Ferner family, not to mention Johan Martin, has always demonstrated considerable discretion when it comes to the royal family relationship. But they have always been present when private anniversaries and other events have been celebrated in the royal family, both in King Olav and Harald time.
Not of course
Princess Astrid and Johan Martin met first with mutual friends, then it was sailing that brought them together. 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.
It was not obvious that the princess and clothing dealer would be allowed to marry. Johan Martin had in fact been married previously, with Astrid girlfriend Bitte Hesselberg-Meyer, and neither the 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.
After a brief courtship stood wedding in Asker Church on 12 January 1961 with many foreign royalty and other prominent guests present.
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 to see 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. (© NTB)
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