Bild has a story about the new official portraits the Norwegian court released last week. They put forward the query whether this is the year Mette-Marit will become queen. On their side in the evidence cluster is the Grand Tour trip the family took these past months, but they also cite that she is wearing… Continue reading Mette-Marit not queen yet?
Category: Other bits
Ingrid Alexandra 7 years old
Inhrid Alexandra turns 7 today, and the Norwegian court has, true to tradition, released some pictures. See: http://www.kongehuset.no/c27217/nyhet/vis.html?tid=89213 Some of the pictures are from the shoot they did with NRK before Christmas, while others are the product of her parents’ fondness for photography. (If you recall, some of the first pictures of Ingrid Alexandra released… Continue reading Ingrid Alexandra 7 years old
20 years
Today it is 20 years since King Olav passed away, and his son took over. Personally, I don’t remember much of that day at all – I was down for the count with stomach flu. Besides I was not very into royalty at all at the age of seven. I do remember his funeral. We… Continue reading 20 years
Christian and Isabella’s daycare
After the family’s recent move to Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg, Billedbladet revealed in this week’s number (2/2011) that Christian and Isabella have switched daycares. They were previously attending Dronning Louises børnehus (Queen Louise’s Children’s House) in Fredensborg. It seems that a decision was made that their transport to and from Fredensborg daily would be… Continue reading Christian and Isabella’s daycare
Welcome to the twins
With the arrival of the twins in Denmark last Saturday, and their departure from hospital today falling together with the arrival of my replacement computer this week, I am looking forward to the return to blogging. Having an enforced break from most things royal have been nice, but I’ve also missed participating. I’ve seen Young… Continue reading Welcome to the twins
Christmas greetings
The first sign of life has come from the journey of the Crown Princely family, and they’ve met with a team from the Norwegian Broadcasting channel NRK in India. To see the pictures go here.
The Palace
The Palace in Oslo yesterday. The bright light in the centre is the Christmas tree
Guessing Danish names…
It seems from the royal calendar that Crown Princess Mary has gone on maternity leave – or as good as, anyway. With the birth getting closer by the day, here is a small speculation on what the twins might end up being called. Feel free to chime in with interesting names for royal twins in… Continue reading Guessing Danish names…
Marie’s calendar for November
10. Opened the conference UN Criticism and Reform, arranged by Espergærde Gymnasium Model United Nations. 11. Attended the UNESCO conference The Nordic Countries, a sustainable region with focus on life long learning. 23- 28. Went to China with the husband, again, in order to promote Danish businesses abroad.