Never mind that I’m nearly three months late in posting this. I was hit with something just before Christmas, and was tapped for energy almost all through January. On New Year’s Eve, though, I managed to find enough energy to be creative in the kitchen. Together with Sister S, we scouted cook book, blogs and… Continue reading My New Year’s Eve Menu
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
Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
From time to time, interesting picture books for children pop up on the Norwegian market. Some of the time the subject is the royal family. One such excellent book was Olavs første skitur by Tor Bomann-Larsen. A new one in this category is Kongen som må ut å hente melk by Tora Marie Norberg. (Translation… Continue reading Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
Unlucky Mette-Marit
It seems that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s bad luck is neverending. I summed up the past happenings at Blog Royale when she fell in the Ukraine. This time, it is a public release from the royal house stating that Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been put on sick leave for the next three weeks by her doctor.… Continue reading Unlucky Mette-Marit
Mette-Marit as a ski instructor
Snow is not necessarily something all the immigrants who come to Norway are familiar with, and since it really started snowing in December, there has been a lot of snow coming down. The organization ChangeWeNeed took advantage of the weather, and arranged a ski weekend at Hvalstad Asylum for the underage immigrants who’re residents there.… Continue reading Mette-Marit as a ski instructor
Norwegian royals with own YouTube channel
On Tuesday, the Norwegian royal house established their own YouTube channel, following in the footsteps of the British monarchy. The URL The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have had a presence on social web sites, such as Twitter and Facebook a while. And even though joining YouTube is a rather new step for the family,… Continue reading Norwegian royals with own YouTube channel
Danish Evening Party
Tonight Queen Margrethe hosted an evening party. The guests were the members of the Danish cabinet, the Danish parliament (Folketinget) and the Danish member of the European parliament. In attendance was also the majority of the senior members of the Danish royal house – Princess Elisabeth was missing – as well as the various members… Continue reading Danish Evening Party