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  • Poll: What do you think Madeleine and Chris’ daughter will be called?

    Because polls are fun on a weekend…  I have a poll of guessing Princess Madeleine and Chris’ new daughter’s name. My guess is that the name will be revealed by the King after the council of State. Since that won’t be this weekend, I am letting the poll go to next week. (If Chris reveals it when he is meeting the press at 18.00 Swedish time tonight, I am still letting this run over the weekend as a what do you think the daughter’s name should have been…)

    I have selected the options based on Swedish princess names, popular Swedish female names, popular American female names and one for laughs.

    You can select up to four names.

    I have also included a “Other.” If you select that, I hope you add your alternative to the commenting section.

    [poll id=”17″]

  • Mette-Marit’s popularity

    A recent poll of the Norwegian population made by order of Dagbladet reveals a change in how the Crown Princess is seen by the general population. A similar poll nine years ago, showed that the Norwegians were skeptical of the future of the royal house after Mette-Marit’s entrance into the family.

    Now, 58% of the population thinks she is a good or very good role model for the younger generation. 52% of the polled say they admire her to a certain or larger degree.

    Furthermore, the popularity of the monarchy in Norway is on the rise again. 67% of the respondents in the poll say they still think Norway should be a monarchy. This is a marked increase from a poll in April, nine years ago when the answer was that 59%.

    The reasons for the increase is difficult to tell, but the poll nine years ago came after a year with much hullaboo in the media around the younger royals and their personal lives. The current poll comes after Haakon and Mette-Marit have settled down, into the mold of the ideal Norwegian family, the King and Queen has stepped up as doting grandparents, and although Märtha Louise and Ari are seen to be rather special by a lot of people, there have also been a down-sizing strategy from the royal house, that may appear to have worked. Well, until the next scandalous interview.

  • Polls

    There is now a poll of the month in the sidebar. I will try to keep it interesting – and it will change around the first of every month. The polling is rather unscientific, but then, it is not a referendum on the European Union, or other serious topics… 😉

    If you have any idea for poll topics, if there is anything you’d like to know about the internet demographic, please let me know in the comments.