Tag: royal

Odd Royal and Noble Names
Miscellaneous, Names & Titles

Odd Royal and Noble Names

Names, especially first names, have always fascinated me. No idea why, but probably it had something to do with the fact that I myself received a rather old-fashioned name. Netty is the call name of my maternal grandmother, who wrote the name as Nettie herself. My parents thought with a ‘y’ it would look a […]

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Royal (Christmas) Mail
Exhibitions, Travel

Royal (Christmas) Mail

Once in a while, when I don’t forget I like to send postcards to royals who had his/her birthday, a baby, got married or lost a member of the family. But most of the time I just stick to a few Christmas cards. You don’t always get something back, but if you’re lucky you do. […]

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Royal Recipes (1) Kaiserschmarrn
Bits & Pieces, Miscellaneous

Royal Recipes (1)

Accidentally I found a recipe for a royal dessert, and thought it would be fun to collect some links to recipes here. Over the centuries lots of food was named after royals or is regarded as the favourite dish of a royal. How did I end up with so much cakes and desserts! Just have […]

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My Favourite Danish Magazine
Books & Magazines, Media & Co

My Favourite Danish Magazine

I can’t help it, but when I am in Denmark, about the first thing I do is buying myself the Billed Bladet. THE magazine to read when you’re interested in the (Danish) royals, even when sometimes it is a bit gossipy. It is a weekly magazine with lots of reports and a TV-magazine, that I […]

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Just not too many books …
Books & Magazines, Media & Co

Just not too many books …

I have never counted them, but I must have hundreds of books, mainly about royalty. From simple booklets, picture books, biographies, autobiographies and genealogical works. Books about endless topics like cooking, fashion, animals, special occasions, jewelry, yearbooks, families, people and of course castles and churches. As you have seen in my previous post my bookshelves […]

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