New photos of Princess Ingrid Alexandra released to mark her seventh birthday

January 25, 2011 - 12:39 GMT hellomagazine.com

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The snaps were taken during the family's private visit to India

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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Ingrid was particularly taken with a feline resident of Rumtek convent

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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Outside Passingdang monastery in Dzongu, Sikkim – an Indian state nestled in the Himalayas

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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Ingrid shows off her photography skills

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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With the monks of Passingdang monastery

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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Mum and daughter get down to writing some Christmas cards

Photo: Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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It's clear to see from the snaps just how much the little girl has grown

Photo: © Kristi Marie Skrede, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation / The Royal Court

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Speaking with local children who are on their way to fetch grass for their families' cows

Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court

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The future queen's smile reveals her front milk teeth are missing

Photo: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince / The Royal Court

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The birthday girl meets a friendly dolphin

Photo: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess / The Royal Court

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By contrast, a very glam Mette-Marit appears in the new Norwegian royal family portraits, which were released this week

Photo: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court