February 2008 Newsletter: Older Royal Couples

[Avalon]

Today, our focus is mainly on the young generation of Royals. Who doesn’t know how Mary Donaldson met Crown Prince of Denmark in an Australian pub? Or how the tragedy of Prestige drew together Letizia Ortiz and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain? Those stories are most exciting and romantic, yet we often forget that the parents of the current Crown Princes and Princesses had no less interesting, and sometimes much more exciting tales.

Who knows whether Crown Prince Haakon would have been able to marry Mette-Marit, if his parents didn’t fight for their love in their times? And maybe the Monarchy in Sweden would not have rest so securely on the shoulders of Crown Princess Victoria, if her mother once didn’t marry Carl Gustav in a wedding that enchanted the whole nation and showed that Monarchy is not a bad thing after all.

It is also significant to have a look at the older generation of Royals at these times, when divorces are ever so often, both among Royals and ordinary people. Yet, many of the Royals have celebrated impressive Anniversaries on their way: Diamond Wedding Anniversary for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Ruby Wedding Anniversary for Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik, Sapphire Wedding Anniversary for Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, Emerald Wedding Anniversary for King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, and so many other notable dates!


Let us now refresh our memories with the wonderful stories of the Royal Couples, that are now happy Grandmothers and Grandfathers, and even is some cases, happy great-grandparents.
We apologize for perhaps not including all those wonderful Royal couples that certainly do deserve to be included in any list. However, we have restrictions, so fitting everyone was simply not possible.

And finally, February is the shortest month, and it is also the last month of winter. So start looking forward for more sunny days, and for next month’s newsletter.

We hope you will like this month’s newsletter,
Norwegianne, Zonk and Avalon