In the past couple of years, there have come a distinct separation in Norway. It is the line between the members of the royal house (Kongehuset) and the members of the royal family (Kongefamilien). The members of the Royal House is the Monarch and spouse, the Crown Prince/ss and spouse and the heir. The rest of the lot are members of the royal family.
Norwegianne.net
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Princess Benedikte, biographies
Queen Ingrid once said that: “Benedikte is the most royal of my three daughters,” and Mette Bacher, the author of Benedikte: Prinsesse til Danmark, concurs in her foreword.
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My life with horses
Personally, I am less than accustomed with horses. I’ve been on a pony once, under duress, and aside from that my closest relationship with them has been through My Little Pony, or horses for my Barbies. That being said… I still found the biography about Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her life with horses an interesting read.
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Plural of Kings?
Often one can get confused linguistically in terms of royal watching in a language other than English.
In Spanish, whenever the King and Queen attend something together, they are referred to as the plural of King in the Court Calendar of Casa Real. (Los Reys).
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King Harald at Northumbria University
I was fortunate enough to be able to see King Harald in person when he visited Northumbria University last year. Here are some pictures and a video I took of the event.
Pictures and video here.
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The Palace – a review
I ended up watching the four first episodes of the British series, The Palace, a while ago. Obviously, it may not be fair to judge an entire series on so few episodes, but these were some of my thoughts.
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Norwegian Line of Succession
What is the line of succession in terms of the monarchy?
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Behn baptisms
Emma Tallulah Behn was recently christened in the Royal Chapel in Oslo. Here is a small look at the christenings of the Behn girls.
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Château de Caïx – book review
The book about the French holiday home of the Danish Royal Family was published in 2004.