The Danish royal family had their yearly photo shoot at Gråsten Palace the past week. I like the tradition in royal families, especially when the children are growing up – because it gives you a chance to see how they’re growing from year to year, but also in a safe setting without compromising their privacy.… Continue reading Danish photo shoot at Gråsten
Category: Other bits
Strawberry Swirl Buttermilk Ice Cream
Hands down, this is probably one of the more interesting ice creams I’ve had recently. The buttermilk flavour in the cream makes so much more nuanced than what it looks like. It actually looked kind of bland and boring in the ice cream maker. Then I took a spoon and tasted. The tartness combined with… Continue reading Strawberry Swirl Buttermilk Ice Cream
Learning to read
I’ve never had a problem with learning to read, but I know of so many who have – either because of dyslexia or because they simply weren’t interested in learning it. My parents brought me to either the library or the library bus from a very early age, they read to me and my babysitters… Continue reading Learning to read
The six previous kings of Belgium (100 things #15)
The Belgian people gets its seventh king today. Because I like trivia – quick biographies about the six previous ones
TV summary : Crown Prince Haakon – the road to a kingdom
The programme is meant to follow Haakon to places that have been important to him so far in his life. The interviewer was Hans Olav Brenner, one of the names on a list that the palace gave to NRK when they agreed to the interview. (Which also turned out to get them into a media… Continue reading TV summary : Crown Prince Haakon – the road to a kingdom
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
What can I say but the fact that there were Norwegian strawberries for sale outside the mall? I know several people who refuse to eat any kind of strawberries but the Norwegian kind. We’re kind of nationalistic about our strawberries, and since we have such crappy weather for most of the year, we also tend… Continue reading Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK
Just a notice that on Saturday, there will be a documentary and interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK. It may be available for international viewers, on their webpages. The programme is called Kronprins Haakon – veien til et kongerike and airs on NRK July 20, at 20:10 Norwegian time. I will try to summarize… Continue reading Interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK
Interview with Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine
After returning from their honeymoon, Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine gave an interview to Svenska Dagbladet. Google Translated version. Can I just say how nice I found it that they didn’t go with some of the self-declared Swedish royal expert journalists for this, and a paper that appears to be not as “sensationalistic” as some… Continue reading Interview with Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine
Crown Prince Haakon’s birthday celebrations
After much speculations in the press around the performing artists and the security cost, The Palace reveals details around Crown Prince Haakon’s birthday celebrations. Since he is a huge fan of music, Crown Princess Mette-Marit has set the celebrations up so that there will be a music festival at Skaugum for two days. The guests as well… Continue reading Crown Prince Haakon’s birthday celebrations