Nasjonal klassereise : Mette-Marit og politikkens abdikasjon by Hedvig Skonhoft Johannesen The book, or leaflet (considering the amount of pages, was written for the centenary of the Norwegian female vote. It’s part of a series of 12 publications from various women on what happens in Norway today. This particular one covers the Norwegian Crown Princess,… Continue reading Review: Nasjonal klassereise : Mette-Marit og politikkens abdikasjon
Tag: royal critique
Mette-Marit and the royal dresses (#19)
Summer is traditionally the deadest period of Norwegian newspaper journalism. It is so dead that it is called cucumber season, because the stories of cucumber-growers (or other similar small pebbles of stories) suddenly become almost front page material. They therefore naturally all rejoice when something unexpected crops up. One of the big topics in the… Continue reading Mette-Marit and the royal dresses (#19)
Victoria and H&M
One of the foremost things a female royal today can do for her country’s fashion industry is to wear what they produce in public. Where she will be photographed. It is a promotion of that country and that industry. (Fashion is less important in the role than the humanitarian aspects and other official duties, but… Continue reading Victoria and H&M
1015 København K: One reader’s review
I picked this book up in October 2007, as something to read on a long train ride. It was a substitute for the gossip magazines I would buy on other occasions when I am on a journey. As a substitute for that, it works just fine. The style is similar to the style of Ekstrabladet,… Continue reading 1015 København K: One reader’s review