The Danish court announced today that Frederik and Mary are expecting twins. It seems like the speculations in the Danish media were correct, and that it was not merely another gallstone. Congratulations. And now, we’re waiting for an announcement from Casa Real, no?
Author: Anne
This week’s royal birthdays: August 2-8
3 – Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943) 3 – Charlotte Casiraghi (1986) 3 – Prince Louis of Luxembourg (1986) 5 – Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939) 5 – Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan (1981) 6 – Prince Moritz of Hesse (1926) 6 –Maria Pia Kothbauer, Princess of Liechtenstein (1960) 7 – Lady Nicholas… Continue reading This week’s royal birthdays: August 2-8
HCP: August 2010
It’s August, time for new beginnings and a new round of ”Who’s done how much, lately”. I’ve been tallying up the scheduled appearances of the Heir Consorts of Europe for July – I’m keeping track in a Google Calendar, if you’re interested to see the details – and here are the results of the televote…… Continue reading HCP: August 2010
Heir Consort Project
Earlier, I had a project I called The Crown Princess Work Project, wherein I tallied the activities of the Crown Princesses of Europe. The project came about after much discussion in various forums about the level of activity on the Crown Princesses. But with the addition of a male to the group who’re married to… Continue reading Heir Consort Project
Mette-Marit’s popularity
A recent poll of the Norwegian population made by order of Dagbladet reveals a change in how the Crown Princess is seen by the general population. A similar poll nine years ago, showed that the Norwegians were skeptical of the future of the royal house after Mette-Marit’s entrance into the family. Now, 58% of the… Continue reading Mette-Marit’s popularity
Princess Nathalie is pregnant.
[picappgallerysingle id=”866714″] Danish magazine Billedbladet had it confirmed from Princess Benedikte, the mother of Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, that her youngest daughter is pregnant. The child will be born in July this year. Princess Benedikte told Billedbladet: “Both Prince Richard and I are very happy for the young couple.” Nathalie and the father of the… Continue reading Princess Nathalie is pregnant.
Programme for Queen Margrethe’s 70th birthday
[picappgallerysingle id=”7717006″]The Danish court has released the programme for Queen Margrethe’s 70th birthday celebrations. The programme may be changed. To my mind, there is a whole lot of exhibits going on. No indication yet whether there will be a massive invasion of royal guests from all over Europe, as there was for her 60th birthday,… Continue reading Programme for Queen Margrethe’s 70th birthday
Mette-Marit interviewed in Natt & Dag
Crown Princess Mette-Marit was interviewed in the Norwegian publication Natt & Dag. Here is a link to the original interview, including pictures. I have translated bits of the interview.
Haakon in political problems
The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, is in the middle of assembling a council of young business leaders to give advice where Norway should focus its efforts in the future. This weekend, it was revealed that Crown Prince Haakon had accepted a position on this council. It ended up with a bit… Continue reading Haakon in political problems