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It depends what you count, only the Apanage or only the private wealth? Or do you combine it?
It depends what you count, only the Apanage or only the private wealth? Or do you combine it?
So it was a general invitation addressed to the head of state, i.e. QMII?
As such F&M were not specifically invited?
But surely Frederik is aware of the protocol, so why did he say M&F weren't invited in that catagoric way? - Which indeed I thought was a strange way to behave on the part of the BRF.
Oh, my head hurts!
Enough of that! I hope those who did go, enjoyed the wedding.
To me the clip of the priest doing saltos outside the church, illustrated the essense of the mood that day.
It's healthy to have a feel-good-day and to forget about the financial crises and what not.
Or alternatively to have something to be grumpy about.
I am a tad concerned that Mary may be suffering PND. She does seem flatter than usual (like the footage of Mary shopping recently on her own). Given Mary's close connection with Britain, having Scottish parents and relatives, I'm sure Margrethe would have taken Mary to the wedding in normal circumstances, because of that, because Mary is nearly as close in age to W & C as the other CPs and CPSSs, and would normally thoroughly enjoy the occasion and contribute greatly to it. PND is quite common, so it would not be a great surprise if Mary experienced it. I hope she is OK.
To conclude this talk about invitations:
One of the best Danish experts on royalty - Mette von Lowzow - formerly Countess Mette Lerche of 'A royal family' fame was commenting the events yesterday on our public channel DR1. She mentioned that QEII was hosting the wedding and the early wedding reception. According to protocol she invites heads of state only. Had the PoW been hosting he'd invited the heirs apparent. The Pow did not host the main event in order to avoid any ill feelings because of the Duchess of Cornwall.
Mette Lowzow von also volunteered a few comments on the general state of the relationship between the British and the continental RFs. She interrupted herself mid-sentence .. but let it slip that Queen Mother was the culprit! The 'Huns' - eh?
Viv
like the footage of Mary shopping recently on her own
I guess you'd combine it? But not count state-owned wealth ...so apanage elements that involved the household maintenance, staff etc I guess is largely benefiting the state/heritage and not the royals themselves.
It's probably more complicated than I thought!
I am a tad concerned that Mary may be suffering PND. She does seem flatter than usual (like the footage of Mary shopping recently on her own). Given Mary's close connection with Britain, having Scottish parents and relatives, I'm sure Margrethe would have taken Mary to the wedding in normal circumstances, because of that, because Mary is nearly as close in age to W & C as the other CPs and CPSSs, and would normally thoroughly enjoy the occasion and contribute greatly to it. PND is quite common, so it would not be a great surprise if Mary experienced it. I hope she is OK.
well, let's hope she is fully ok. i had read a story about she suffering a bout of depression the third day or so after the twins' birth and frederik fondly taking care of her, which could explain why she went all teary when mentioned the support she got from her husband when they were interviewed while going back home.
as you say, she looks a bit subdued even if she was fabulous at the christening. i just reckon that, while frederik can help a lot and most likey does help a lot with the two oldest children, he cannot really do that much with the twins. or better, he can help but mary remains the fundamental caring factor in their case.
anyhow, pnd or not, i don't think that - with two children this little - she would have gone to the wedding. and bringing v&j to london would have been quite exausting i think...
Can you please clarify the parts I've bolded?
Thanks for the explanations everyone - but the fact that two generations of the Spanish royals were invited makes me think that it wasn't just protocol. The Spanish royals are the second-to-senior royal house in terms of wealth and influence. I'd say "wealth and influence" were very much a factor in the invitation list, as essentially it is about power, trade, and world influence. After all, that's the raison d'etre for still having a monarchy ... not sentiment or a sense of history!
totally agree.
this is what i found:
the patrimonies of:
king of spain, 1700 millions us dollars
the grand duke of luxembourg, 1700 millions
king of sweeden, 1122 millions
king of norway, 200 millions
queen of denmark, 2000 millions
king of belgium, 16 millions(?)
queen of the netherlands, 300 millions
queen of great britain, 600 millions
correct me if i'm wrong...
totally agree.
this is what i found:
the patrimonies of:
king of spain, 1700 millions us dollars
the grand duke of luxembourg, 1700 millions
king of sweeden, 1122 millions
king of norway, 200 millions
queen of denmark, 2000 millions
king of belgium, 16 millions(?)
queen of the netherlands, 300 millions
queen of great britain, 600 millions
correct me if i'm wrong...
totally agree.
this is what i found:
the patrimonies of:
king of spain, 1700 millions us dollars
the grand duke of luxembourg, 1700 millions
king of sweeden, 1122 millions
king of norway, 200 millions
queen of denmark, 2000 millions
king of belgium, 16 millions(?)
queen of the netherlands, 300 millions
queen of great britain, 600 millions
correct me if i'm wrong...
Princesses' lives --> photo of CP Couple, They are going for dinner on 14th may. Yesterday they celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in Copenhagen.
Good to see them celebrating out, I wonder if it was just the two or had invited friends at the restaurant.
Fred & Mary dressed very casual which I like.
Princesses' lives --> photo of CP Couple, They are going for dinner on 14th may. Yesterday they celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in Copenhagen.
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The print issue of Billed-Bladet has new pictures of Mary, Frederik, Isabella and Christian
this week, hopefully we'll get to see some of them:
** Glæd dig til BILLED-BLADET – allerede på onsdag ** translation **