She changed the course of war.
The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country during World War II. After a headlong flight from the Nazis, she was forced to part from her husband and cross the Atlantic Ocean to seek refuge in the United States. There, she soon found herself involved in a close relationship with the President of the United States: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and her husband Prince Olav visit U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. A year later they must flee the Nazi invasion of their country.
Martha and her children take refuge in Sweden, but a Nazi threat still looms.
President Roosevelt extends a special invitation to Martha and her children.
Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with the president.
Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The president gets on dangerous ground.
As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.
The president’s health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
