I haven’t seen Harry Potter yet. As a huge HP fan… It’s not very impressive, but I also find that the longer I go without seeing it, the less inclined am I to do so. I enjoyed the book, but it was also very dark and depressive. Do I really want to go into Christmas… Continue reading Harry Potter
Happy first Sunday of Advent
We’ve started making Sugar cookies for Christmas.
One reason…
for why I think adding the population numbers to the Heir Consort Project is relevant became clear to me the other day. It seems there is, despite the recession, a never ending list of things that need to be opened, or anniversaries that need to be celebrated in countries with a high population. Those events… Continue reading One reason…
This week’s birthdays: November 22-28
22 – Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern (1999) 24 – Princess Bejaratana of Thailand (1925) 24 – Prince Georg Andreas of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1938) 24 – Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein (1947) 26 – Louis Ducruet (1992) 27 – Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963) 28 – Masahito, Prince Hitachi [Japan] (1935) 28 – Emma van Vollenhoven (2006)
William and Kate
And so, less than five months after the big Crown Princess wedding in Sweden, the time has come for William and Kate (or Catherine as Clarence house called her in the announcement). Unlike Daniel and Victoria, there won’t be a year and half of engagement time. The couple will marry next year in the spring… Continue reading William and Kate
This week’s birthdays: November 15-21
15 – Peter Phillips (1977) 15 – Princess Elena of Romania (1950) 17 – Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (1990) 17 – Princess Olga of Savoy, Duchess of Apulia (1971) 19 – Kitín Muñoz (1958) 19 – Lady Davina Lewis (1977) 19 – Lalla Hasna of Morocco (1967) 19 – Pieter van Vollenhoven (2008) 20 –… Continue reading This week’s birthdays: November 15-21
Traveling
For some odd reason, work travel and leisure travel decided that this was a great time to unite. I like traveling, but I also like having time at home. Since mid-October, I’ve been to London twice, Copenhagen once as well as other locations in Norway a couple of times… Next weekend is Vienna, and then… Continue reading Traveling
This week’s birthdays: November 8-14
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
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?