World Heritage House in Falun, 2005
 

Lots of pictures from Fotomarkplatz of Crown Princess Victoria in Dalarna County today, where she inaugurated The World Heritage House (for the Falun World Heritage Site) in Falun.

More pictures from Fotomarktplatz of Crown Princess Victoria in Dalarna County today, where she inaugurated The World Heritage House (for the Falun World Heritage Site) in Falun.

And more pictures from Fotomarktplatz of Crown Princess Victoria in Dalarna County today, where she inaugurated The World Heritage House (for the Falun World Heritage Site) in Falun.

And the last pictures from Fotomarktplatz of Crown Princess Victoria in Dalarna County today, where she inaugurated The World Heritage House (for the Falun World Heritage Site) in Falun.

Although I will always adore Victoria no matter what she looks like, I don't like the stern look (hair pulled back, in combination with these glasses, clothes that sometimes look as it they're a bit too large) she's been having the past few weeks/months.


But as I said, a wonderfull crownprincess who makes her country happy and proud!

t4p the photos GrandDuchess!

I think her glasses looks to much like sunglasses in those photos. With the dark suit they are to much.
When I saw them irl they looked ok, but they dont look good in pictures, way to dark and you cant see her beautiful eyes at all

Did I read that someone thought that perhaps Madeleine was wearing a scarf around her neck at her father's birthday the other day because she might be trying to hide a love bite? Perhaps this is the case with Victoria now, too?!

Thank you very much for posting, GrandDuchess:)

Wow, with that style, Victoria could play the evil one in a lifetime movie ;)
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Hm, why is she always dressed so dark and dull in Sweden?? (I guess today I beat my record of "nagging because of Victoria´s style")
I´ve thought Victoria is a right hander...I´m one, and I always have the fork in the right hand and cut with the knife in the left hand. How do you do?
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Well both ways. I have no general preference!

I like those sunglasses. They look like movie star glasses. :D

A Mafiosa perhaps? :) I feel like I should warn Melissa Gilbert or Tracey Gold or some other brave Lifetime heroine...I use that same method but mainly because my left hand is stronger. I am left-handed. Technically, it is an unusual third way. There are two standard styles. In the American style, one cuts the food by holding the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left hand with the fork tines piercing the food to secure it on the plate. Cut a few bite-size pieces of food, then lay your knife across the top edge of your plate. Then change your fork from your left to your right hand to eat, fork tines facing up while dropping your left hand to your lap. (If you are left-handed, keep your fork in your left hand, tines facing up.) The European or Continental style is the same as the American style in that you cut your meat by holding your knife in your right hand while securing your food with your fork in your left hand. The difference is your fork remains in your left hand, tines facing down, and the knife in your right hand. Simply eat the cut pieces of food by picking them up with your fork still in your left hand. Apparently, this idea goes back to the colonies. The English were among the last Europeans to use the fork.(Forks weren´t regularly used in Europe until the 1700s). Thus, the colonists did this strange switching method. The predominant theory pointing to the origin of the switching method of eating is that many Americans, in the absence of forks, and because knives had come to be designed with blunted ends, began to use their spoons to steady food. They would then switch the spoon to the right hand to scoop up the bite of food because they were accustomed to wielding eating utensils with their dominant hand and because the blunt tip of the knife made this cumbersome. Finding their non-dominant hand (usually the left hand) largely neglected when eating in this manner, American table manners came to adopt the habit of dropping the neglected hand into one’s lap which is still found in many kitchens and dining rooms across the US to this day.

More lessons on dining etiquette later...:)

When were the above pictures taken..(with Victoria using the fork?) thanks

When Crown Princess Victoria was in Dalarna County on May 3rd, where she inaugurated The World Heritage House