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Merry Royals: The Royal Blog

Archive for February 2007

February 26th, 2007

Gifts to British Royals Revealed to be Worth Millions

A list of gifts that Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William have received during official tours from 2003 to 2006 has been published by Clarence House. The revelation is a response to outcry over secrecy by the royal family about the lavish presents. The gifts, which were received during official trips, ultimately belong to Great […]

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February 26th, 2007

‘The Queen’ Helen Mirren Wins Oscar

Helen Mirren won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in ‘The Queen’. Her acceptance speech below:
I’ve got my purse in one hand, my earring in the other. Thank you, Academy. Thank you so much. Huge honor. You know, my sister told me that all kids love to get gold stars, and this is the […]

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February 25th, 2007

‘The Queen’ at the Oscars

Stephen Frears’ movie The Queen is one of the top contenders for several awards in this year’s Oscars. It is nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Stephen Frears), Best Actress (Helen Mirren) and Best Screenplay (Peter Morgan). I’ll try to keep up with the news and coverage of this movie about Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth […]

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February 24th, 2007

King Harald’s Birthday Banquet

The celebrations for King Harald’s 70th birthday included a banquet held at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway.
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February 24th, 2007

More Royals Arrive in Oslo

Adding to the royal festivities for King Harald’s 70th birthday were members of the Danish royal family and Greece’s former king. Seen arriving in Oslo were Denmark’s Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. Queen Margrethe was absent, because she’s recovering from knee surgery.
Also ready to party were former King Constantine of Greece […]

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February 24th, 2007

Royals in Oslo for King’s Birthday

The Swedish royals were joined by members of other royal families for the 70th birthday celebrations for Norway’s King Harald. Seen arriving in Oslo were Britain’s Prince Edward; and The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg, Henri and Maria Teresa.
Prince Edward:

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February 23rd, 2007

Swedish Royals Arrive in Oslo for King’s Birthday

The celebrations for the 70th birthday of Norway’s King Harald will extend until this weekend. Various royals from all over have been arriving in Oslo to attend the festivities. The Swedish royals, led by King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, were among the royal guests.
King Carl Gustaf:

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February 22nd, 2007

Prince Harry to Go to Iraq

Clarence House and Britain’s Ministry of Defence issued a joint statement today regarding the much-speculated deployment of Prince Harry (known as Cornet Wales in the Army) to Iraq. I quote the entirety of the announcement from Prince Charles’ websitebelow:

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February 21st, 2007

Videos of King Harald’s Birthday Celebrations

Norway is celebrating King Harald’s 70th birthday over 5 days, starting today. Here are videos of the first day’s festivities (none of them is in English, though):
King Harald unveiling a statue of his late mother, video on YouTube:

Two more videos:
Arrival for the gala honoring King Harald, from Side2.
A long video of the gala dinner, from […]

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February 21st, 2007

Norway’s King Harald is 70

Today is the birthday of Norway’s King Harald. He is 70 years old. Born at the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, Asker, near Oslo, the monarch was the first heir to be born in Norway since 1370. He holds several titles and ranks, including being a four-star general, an admiral, and Supreme Commander of the […]

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