8 – Lady Louise Windsor (2003) 8 – Princess Elena of Hesse (1967) 11 – Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan (1955) 11- Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1981) 12 – Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai (1981) 13 – Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia (1943) 13 – Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of… Continue reading This week’s birthdays: November 8-14
Author: Anne
Ponderings on Diana…
Diana’s been dead a good 13 years now. Isn’t it time for the postcard makers and dreadful plate painters to find a new subject? Are tourists to London still buying Diana’s likeness on a plate? Or is it just a safe bet in these recession-riddled times?
Family trip
Well, there goes the Heir Consort Work project… The Norwegian court announced that Haakon and Mette-Marit with family, will be taking a family trip from the end of November to the end of January. The purpose of the trip is to experience different global cultures, in addition to spending time together as a family. Since… Continue reading Family trip
This week’s birthdays: November 1-7
2 – Sofia, Queen of Spain (1938) 3 – David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961) 5 – Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte (1965) 6 – Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein, Countess von Eltz Faust von Stromberg (1914)
Heir Consort Project: November
We’re moving into November, and here are the numbers for October. I rather like these months, because it makes it easier to track the “normal” work load, so to speak. There aren’t usually major holidays going on that mean these people take the whole month or so off. Mary is still pregnant, but keeping up… Continue reading Heir Consort Project: November
Marie’s Programme for October, 2010
1 – Participated with husband in the yearly reception of the University of Southern Denmark. 5 – Time for the opening of Parliament again. 14 – Handing out the French-Speaking Ambassadors’ Literary Prize. This time at the Belgian embassy. (Well, all the partying can’t just be happening at the French embassy…) 15 – The Danish… Continue reading Marie’s Programme for October, 2010
What’s in a calendar?
Is it just me, or is it a bit strange how the British deem being received at the airport in Aberdeen after returning home from a visit to India as part of the official works they do?
This week’s birthdays: October 25-31
25 – Princess Yōko of Mikasa [Japan] (1983) 25 – King Michael I of Romania (1921) 25 – Princess Élisabeth of Belgium (2001) 26 – Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) 26 – Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2002) 27 – Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Van Eijk (1969) 28 – Hereditary Princess Sophie of… Continue reading This week’s birthdays: October 25-31
This week’s birthdays: October 18-24
18 – Qaboos bin Sa‘id al Busaidi, Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman (1940) 18 – Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Söhngen (1977) 19 – Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963) 20 – Empress Michiko of Japan (1934) 22 – Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan (1993) 23 – Princess Mako of Akishino [Japan] (1991)… Continue reading This week’s birthdays: October 18-24