Month: March 2021

A huge step: becoming royal
Bits & Pieces, Miscellaneous

A huge step: becoming royal

When planning to marry a royal, it should be made clear: the royal world is totally different from the one of celebrities. Getting married is already something to take very seriously: is this person the right partner, can your lives be combined, where should you live, what concessions do you have to make. A royal […]

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Royal names in Sweden (updated) Photo & Copyright: Linda Broström, The Royal Court of Sweden
Miscellaneous, Names & Titles

Royal names in Sweden (updated)

On 26 March 2021 at 11.19am the third son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden was born at the Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm. While we usually had to wait for the names of a newborn Swedish prince or princess until the Monday, the council this time was already held on Sunday 28 […]

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Royal children and public engagements © Casa de S.M. el Rey / Francisco Gómez
Bits & Pieces, Miscellaneous

Royal children and public engagements

On 24 March Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, will undertake her first solo engagement. The Spanish heir to the throne will only turn 16 in October of this year. As far as I remember she will be the very first European (future) heir to the throne under the age of 18 to go solo. Thus […]

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Forever To Read List
About me, Blog & Me

Forever To Read List

I really wished I would have more time. As many people I know, who love reading, I have an endless must-read list, and it is getting rather longer than shorter. You’d think with the corona crisis I would have more time, as I travel less, there is somewhat less work, but on the contrary. I […]

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Deaths 2021 Pixabay
News, Royal News

Deaths 2021

Last modified: 1 January 2023 Deaths in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2021. * = New Date Name Age Place 1 January Count Albrecht Leopold Günther von Harrach 84 3 January Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Saad I bin Abdulrahman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia 6 January Alexandra Juliane Beck née Princess […]

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Royal News February 2021 Photo & Copyright: Maison du Grand-Duc/Sophie Margue
News, Royal News

Royal News February 2021

Last modified: 7 March 2021 1 February Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia is shocked and saddened by the news of a break-in at the Museum of Karadjordje in Radovanjski lug. Several valuable artifacts were stolen late last week. The museum is dedicated to the great-great-great-grandfather of the Crown Prince. A new study by Professor Tim […]

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Where to watch Harry & Meghans Oprah interview photo: Ken
Film & TV, Media & Co

Where to watch Harry & Meghans Oprah interview

Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime will be broadcasted in the coming days. I am going to watch, like many other people, even if I personally think the interview in the form it seems to have, is not a good idea. But it is their decision. Information by CBS (via Chris Ship of […]

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Haute Bordure at the Fries Museum
Exhibitions, Travel

Haute Bordure at the Fries Museum

Let’s hope museums can open their doors soon again. They have been forced to close their doors here in the Netherlands because of Covid-19 on 15 December 2020. Honestly I think the museums and many people can’t wait until they open again. There is one exhibition I particularly hope to visit soon, as it is […]

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