The Merry Royals

January 22nd, 2008

Home Video of Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra

Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra turned four years old last Monday, January 21, 2008 (Happy birthday, little princess!).In honor of the event, Norway’s Royal Court has released a video of the princess with her parents, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and her two brothers. In the video, the family is shown enjoying regular family […]

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January 22nd, 2008

Kate Middleton to Train with Princess Diana’s Favorite Photographer

Kate Middleton is getting serious with her photography career, and is looking to learn from the best. She will be working with the fashion photographer Mario Testino in New York this March.Mario Testino is the late Princess Diana’s favorite who also did her (last) photoshoot with Vogue. He and Kate met last year in New […]

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January 20th, 2008

Princess Mary to Get Military Training

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary has joined the Danish Home Guard, where she will get basic military training. Included in her training will be how to use and care for a weapon, physical training, basic first aid, marching drills, signal training, fire-fighting and rescue skills.
Princess Mary is not the first woman in the Danish royal family […]

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January 18th, 2008

Norway’s Royal Couple Asked to Cancel Chile Visit

There is controversy amid the pending trip to Chile of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Environmentalist groups are asking the couple to cancel their trip, which will include visits to Norwegian businesses that the groups deem unfriendly to the environment.The couple’s visit is planned to encourage ties between the two countries. They […]

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January 18th, 2008

Camilla a Grandmother Again

The Duchess of Cornwall has welcomed the newest additon to her family… a granddaughter!Her daughter Laura Parker Bowles gave birth to her first child this Wednesday. According to Clarence House:
“The Duchess of Cornwall is overjoyed and has been to see her granddaughter this morning (edit: January 17).”
Our greetings to the Duchess and her family for […]

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January 18th, 2008

Princess Stephanie, Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock at the Circus

Monaco’s Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie joined the fun at the annual Circus Festival in Monte Carlo. Adding to the festivity was the presence of Charlene Wittstock, Prince Albert’s girlfriend.
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January 17th, 2008

Prince William Flies Solo

After only eight days of training, Flight Officer William Wales, as Prince William is known in the Royal Air Force, took off on his first solo flight! It’s a dream come true for the royal, and you can see that he is so proud of himself!

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January 16th, 2008

Prince Andrew Plays Golf in Egypt

Britain’s Prince Andrew is the first senior royal to take one of his children on an official trip with him. Princess Beatrice accompanied him to Egypt, as part of her gap year. The father-and-daughter toured the Valley of the Kings and met Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif.
Prince Andrew was able to get in some […]

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January 15th, 2008

Royals at Work (1-16-08)

* King Abdullah welcomed U.S. President George W. Bush to Saudi Arabia on January 14. The two leaders held talks both at the King’s palace in Riyadh and his ranch near the capital. (source)* Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja arrived in Germany on Monday for a three-day state visit. They were welcomed at Schloss […]

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January 14th, 2008

Chelsy Davy Safe in Cape Town

Chelsy Davy and her family have finally been able to leave Kenya and go home to Cape Town. They were stranded in Kenya when riots broke out several days ago. Unable to fly home, the family spent the time in safety in a game reserve, where Chelsy was said to have been happy to “top […]

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