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
Sight
I am grateful for my sense of sight because… I’m able to see flowers, like the arctic starflower pictured, in nature in their full potential. (Even if the iPhone camera fails to convey it properly.) And it makes me grateful for my glasses, without which I would watch the world through a fog.
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
Quotation Monday #20: Everything you need
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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
Review: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars The ultimate biography on the Queen will probably not come until after her death. But if we combine the plethora of existing ones, a decent enough picture comes out of it. This biography adds to that… Continue reading Review: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Ginger ice cream
Ginger ice cream? I wonder if I’ve gone mad. But I found a recipe, and wanted to give it a go. Instead of the original recipe I found, which was in Norwegian, I decided to go with one by Emeril Lagasse. The ice cream is intensely rich, so a small bowl (or in this… Continue reading Ginger ice cream