Maud of Wales and her historical mission of becoming a symbol of hope for Norway

Steping onto the cold and unfamiliar land of Norway, a princess who had grown up amidst the silks of the British Empire had no idea that she was stepping into a destiny far greater than she could have ever imagined. Amidst the countless suspicious glances of a nation that had just gained its independence, Maud of Wales had to suppress all her loneliness and deep longing for her homeland to shoulder a heavy mission. Turning herself into a living symbol of hope for an entire nation, what helped that reserved woman overcome the darkness of isolation to etch her name forever into the history of Northern Europe?