The Merry Royals

August 31st, 2008

Calendar of the British Royals (September 2008)

The public engagements, for September 2008, of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her family are as follows:
Thursday, 4th September 2008
The Duchess of Gloucester will attend the Liverpool Culture Company’s Sir Simon Rattle Concert as part of the celebrations of Liverpool as City of Culture 2008.
Friday, 5th September 2008
The Earl of Wessex will review the Royal Air […]

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August 31st, 2008

Royal Birthdays and Special Events - September 2008

The royal birthdays, anniversaries and and special events for the month of September 2008 are:
Birthdays:
1 - Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands3 - Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia5 - Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi6 - Prince Hisahito of Japan7 - Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein8 - Duke Paul Marie of Oldenburg11 - Princess Kiko of Japan11 […]

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August 31st, 2008

Spanish Royals End Summer Vacation with Farewell Dinner

Spanish royal family at the summer farewell dinner in the Palace of Almudaina: (left to right) King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Prince Felipe, Princess Letizia, Princess Elena and Princess Cristina
The Spanish Royal Family officially said farewell to their vacation hosts with a dinner in the Palace of Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca on August […]

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August 29th, 2008

Danish Royals Attend Gala in Melbourne

Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are not just taking a vacation in Australia. They have also been attending official functions such as the gala dinner for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation in Melbourne on August 29, 2008.

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August 29th, 2008

Prince Harry Watched Olympic Party from Buckingham Rooftop

Prince Harry had the best view of the Olympic handover party in the Mall near Buckingham Palace last August 24, 2008.
About 40,000 people had gathered to watch the handover on giant TV screens as it occurred in Beijing. They cheered when the Mayor of London Boris Johnson accepted the Olympic flag, and also when David […]

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August 28th, 2008

Queen Beatrix Meets Dutch Olympians

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands personally congratulated her country’s medal winners from the recently concluded Olympic Games.
A reception was held for the Olympians at the Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague today Wednesday, August 27, 2008. The Dutch Olympic delegation took home a total of 16 medals: 7 golds, 5 silvers and 4 bronzes […]

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August 27th, 2008

Royal News Links (8-28-08)

* British restaurant host three royal families in one night (via M&C)
* Slice of Charles and Diana wedding cake sells for £1,000 (via Telegraph)
* Queen Elizabeth’s guards dismissed after drug test (via M&C)
* Sweden’s Princess Victoria gives award to Finnish President (via Royal Blog)
* Queen Elizabeth falls 35 places on Forbes list of most powerful […]

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August 26th, 2008

Danish Royals on Vacation in Australia

Danish Crown Prince Frederik has joined his wife Crown Princess Mary in her native Australia for a bit of a break. The Crown couple attended Olympic events in Beijing, meeting with both Danish and Australian athletes. Princess Mary eventually left for Denmark to fetch their two children, Christian and Isabella, for the trip to Australia.
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August 24th, 2008

What is Kate Middleton to Do?

There is chatter once again about a possible engagement between Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Daily Mail is even suggesting that an announcement will be made around Christmas time. I know, I know, the same rumors came out last  year.
What makes this round of speculation different is that it is coupled with a […]

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August 22nd, 2008

Spain’s Princess Letizia had Nose Surgery

Crown Princess Letizia at a meeting for media and humanitarian aid in Madrid in June 2008.
The Spanish Royal Palace has confirmed that Crown Princess Letizia had surgery to her nose just last week. The procedure, called a septorhinoplasty, was performed to correct a breathing problem caused by a deviated septum.
In layman’s terms, the septum […]

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