Friday, January 28, 2011
Have you ever wondered what King Juan Carlos II of Spain's ringtone sounded like?
Stephanie of Monaco: Charlene [Wittstock] will make a 'dream' sister-in-law
What a year it is for royal weddings. Not only will 2011 mark the nuptials between William and Kate and Zara and Mike, but also the highly-anticipated marriage of Prince Albert of Monaco and his long-term love Charlene Wittstock.
And one lady particularly thrilled by Albert's long-awaited union is his youngest sibling Princess Stephanie, who this week declared her affection for his striking bride-to-be.
Speaking to Le Parisien newspaper, Stephanie said she and Charlene enjoy "very very good relations", touchingly adding: "I couldn’t dream of a better sister-in-law".
Asked whether she is involved in the upcoming wedding, taking place at the beginning of July, the twice-divorced princess replied: "Well, no, but that's OK."
Albert and Charlene, 32, are "taking care of it all", Stephanie, 45, added. "I am planning on enjoying this great moment of happiness for my country, my brother and for all the Monegasque people.
"I am very happy for them. Like all little sisters, I want to see my brother happy. It’s a demonstration of their love and happiness that I'm seeing, which has been theirs for a little while now."
After a change in date, 52-year-old Albert – the only son of Grace Kelly and Prince Ranier III - and Charlene are set to wed on July 2nd during a civil ceremony, followed by a religious service the following day.
The former South African swimming champion and her prince announced their engagement in June after a four-year courtship.
from Hellomagazine.com
Monday, January 24, 2011
[One photo per day] [7] A little (un)usual photo to end the day
Crown Prince Daniel and Princess Madeleine of Sweden at a recent event. This photo has a usual and unusual vibe to it. I mean, it's very normal & frequent to see these family in a happy mood but it's even better to see Madeleine smiling this way with her brother-in-law after all she has been through. I don't know if the rumors of a new love are true or not, but I hope she is nothing less than happy from now on. Don't we all which the same for ourselves?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
New photos of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway and her family
Little future queen of Norway, Princess Ingrid just celebrated her 7th birthday (already?) and her parents, CP Haakon and Mette-Marit released a couple of photos from their Christmas trip to Turkey, Jordan and India. Some of these photos were taken by the Crown Princes themselves.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
[Monaco] Princess Stephanie and daughter Pauline attend the 35th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo
Pauline has grown into an attractive and poised young lady, much like her cousin Charlotte
In what has become a family tradition, circus-loving Stephanie of Monaco and daughter Pauline were joined by Prince Albert at the 35th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo – an event founded by the former ruler of the principality Prince Rainier.
Sixteen-year-old Pauline proved she's growing into a real beauty as she and her proud mother brought a touch of royal elegance to the fun
Prince Albert wasn't accompanied by his fiancée Charlene Wittstock on this occasion
photos and text from Hellomagazine.com
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
[Norway] Unique glimpse at royal days from the past
The book focuses on the years when the late Crown Princess Märtha was at the center of attention and when, as author Morten Ole Mørch claims, Norway’s monarchy evolved into a strong institution. Märtha was a Swedish princess and the cousin of her suitor, Norway’s dashing young Crown Prince Olav, father of today’s King Harald V.
There are many photos of today’s king as a little boy, along with his two older sisters, princesses Ragnhild and Astrid. The book, however, concentrates on their mother, Crown Princess Märtha, and, to some degree, her mother-in-law Maud, the British princess who married a Danish prince and eventually, as fate and politics would have it, became queen of Norway while continuing to speak English.
The vast array of photos is accompanied by straightforward biographical history of the royal family members and the times themselves, from the roaring 20s through the 1930s, the war years and the post-war years, when the royals came home from exile in Britain and the United States to a nation suffering after the German occupation but keen to rebuild. There’s a lot of history packed between the covers, including detailed accounts of major events like the death of Queen Maud, and the book is available in English as well as Norwegian, instead of only being in Norwegian with some English summaries or captions.
Queen Maud at her desk in the Royal Palace in Oslo. PHOTO: Bastion Forlag
read more @ Newsinenglish.no
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