Last week I was in Denmark, not a very royal vacation for a change, but I did see a few things connected to Danish royalty. On Wednesday I was in Ribe, the oldest existing town in Scandinavia, that celebrated its 1300th anniversary in 2010. Lovely old streets and houses, several museums worth a visit. I […]
The Favourite Royal of … Yaroslava
Yaroslava from the Ukraine also loved to share her favourite royals with me. Who are your favourite royals? Being a royal fan almost all of my life, and currently a royal journalist and watcher makes my choice harder than ever. But I would name two: HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Crown […]
Styles and Titles
A royal I won’t mention by name, recently said that styles should only be used on an envelope. Searching around on the Internet it seems you can also use styles as salutation in a letter or when addressing people orally. However how often do you see these styles also used in other places, such as […]
The wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson
Copenhagen, 14 May 2004 The wedding Day Order of service Musicians:The Copenhagen Boys’ ChoirThe Copenhagen Royal Chapel ChoirThe Church of Our Lady’s ChoirThe Baroque Ensemble Concerto of CopenhagenCembalo: Lars Ulrik MortensenFlemming Dreisig, Cathedral OrganistMads Høck, OrganistPalle Mikkelborg, TrumpetHelen Davies, HarpConductor: Ebbe MunkThe Royal Life Guards Brass Ensemble, conducted by Peter Harbeck The arrival of the […]
The pre-wedding activities of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson
Wedding program Wednesday, 5 May 2004 10:00 – The Day of the Danish Defence Friday, 7 May 2004 19:00 – Concert “Rock’n Royal” Sunday, 9 May 2004 12.00 – Match race in Copenhagen harbour Tuesday, 11 May 2004 19:00 – Dinner at Christiansborg Palace Wednesday, 12 May 2004 12:00 – Reception at Copenhagen City Hall […]
Vikings and Sutton Hoo
Despite of all my visits to London I had never been inside the British Museum. As I thought the present exhibition might be interesting, I decided on Tuesday morning I finally was going to visit the museum. As I didn’t have a pre-ordered ticket for the exhibition, I arrived there soon after the museum had […]
Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1910-2000)
Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louisa Margaretha Princess of Sweden was born on March 28, 1910 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, as the third child and the only daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (since 1950 King Gustaf VI Adolf) and Princess Margaret of Connaught. She had four brothers: Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947), the […]
The engagement of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson
Copenhagen, 8 October 2003 Engagement program 9:45 – 10:00 am: Members of the Cabinet arrive at Christian IX’ s Palace, Amalienborg. 10:00 am: Ordinary Meeting of the Council of State in Christian IX’ s Palace. Her Majesty The Queen presides over the Council of State which is composed of the members of the Cabinet. His […]
Crown Princely gathering in the Netherlands
The Prince of Orange and his wife Princess Máxima of the Netherlands invited their crown princely colleagues for a meeting in the Netherlands. The photo was taken on 2 March at the Castle Het Oude Loo in Apeldoorn. Present were Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Victoria and […]
Official royal websites
A modern reigning royal house nowadays has its own website. In the United Kingdom there is not only a general website for all members of the royal family, see The British Monarchy, there also is a separate website for the heir to the throne, The Prince of Wales. That website, see The Prince of Wales […]