Counts Nikolai, Felix, Henrik & Countess Athena, News Part 1: 2023 -


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I'm still getting used to His Excellency Count Nikolai!
 
:previous: And in case people were wondering who the horse belongs to, Nikolai gave a statement via his mother's spokesperson
"- It is Benedikte's former jumping pony, Lagos. We visit it from time to time when we are in Jutland, explains Count Nikolai through Countess Alexandra's press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen to BILLED-BLADET. "
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/...v-nikolais-nye-billeder-nu-forklarer-han-selv
:D
 
It should probably be clarified, again, that he means girlfriend Benedikte, not horse-crazy great-aunt Benedikte. Who would have thought this would get so confusing?
 
polyesco said:
:previous: And in case people were wondering who the horse belongs to, Nikolai gave a statement via his mother's spokesperson
"- It is Benedikte's former jumping pony, Lagos. We visit it from time to time when we are in Jutland, explains Count Nikolai through Countess Alexandra's press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen to BILLED-BLADET. "
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/...v-nikolais-nye-billeder-nu-forklarer-han-selv
:D
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Alexandra has always been professional in regards to the press - unless when she gets furious perhaps... ?
I very much suspect that the DK press has been told very firmly to only contact her secretary.
Which means Alexandra remains in control of what statements comes out in regards to herself and her two sons.
 
Just a question….did people actually question who the horse belong to? It is odd that that needed to be clarified.
 
lookupdown said:
Just a question….did people actually question who the horse belong to? It is odd that that needed to be clarified.
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If you mean generally, Nikolai is popular, and I don't doubt people wondered who his horse-friend was! (At least doing it through the press secretary is a tiny bit more formal and gives a little more distance than a follow-up post on Instagram.)

If you mean "which Benedikte", I assumed it was the royal one, even knowing full well what his girlfriend's name is. So...
 
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:previous: Presumably.

I too was wondering what horse that was and Nikolai's connection to it.
It wasn't the most pressing question on my mind though. I just assumed he's been doing some riding under the radar, when he was visiting Schackenborg in the past. Because I haven't heard about Nikolai riding horses before.
- So I guess a journalist or two was wondering too and simply picked up the phone and asked.
 
Prinsara said:
If you mean generally, Nikolai is popular, and I don't doubt people wondered who his horse-friend was! (At least doing it through the press secretary is a tiny bit more formal and gives a little more distance than a follow-up post on Instagram.)
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I meant this. Thanks.

I too was wondering what horse that was and Nikolai's connection to it.
It wasn't the most pressing question on my mind though. I just assumed he's been doing some riding under the radar, when he was visiting Schackenborg in the past. Because I haven't heard about Nikolai riding horses before.
- So I guess a journalist or two was wondering too and simply picked up the phone and asked.
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Must be a slow news day. I wonder how profitable small stories like that one is for them.

Also, does Schackenborg how a stable of horses? I have seen pictures of the castle(beautiful), but did not see much of the land and the other buildings on the property.
 
lookupdown said:
I meant this. Thanks.



Must be a slow news day. I wonder how profitable small stories like that one is for them.

Also, does Schackenborg how a stable of horses? I have seen pictures of the castle(beautiful), but did not see much of the land and the other buildings on the property.
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News are a bit slow these days, but this is entertainment news and every little scrap about the DRF is of course potentially interesting. And can form the basis of a pretty forgettable article, but then most gossip/entertainment articles are forgettable.
 
He is refusing to change his IG handle.
 
:previous: But does it matter? "To Denmark" isn't a title he's misusing. And it clearly doesn't bother QMII (not enough to do something about it). It might even be the new "surname" Joachim's kids have been given to put in their passports (since they seemingly were registered by their full titles before – which in and of itself was a bit weird to me).
 
Nikolai has finally sold his apartment. (He is now living with his girlfriend, Benedikte Thoustrup.)

https://www.bt.dk/royale/ingen-boliggevinst-til-grev-nikolai
It wasn't a good deal though.
He ended up selling the apartment for the exact same amount he paid for it back in 2019, 4.100.000 DKK.
Initially he put it up for sale for 5.495.000 DKK, but has since had to reduce the price very considerably.

https://www.bt.dk/royale/ingen-boliggevinst-til-grev-nikolai
https://www.bt.dk/royale/efter-flere-prisjusteringer-har-grev-nikolai-endelig-solgt-sin-lejlighed

I remember studying the apartment in this thread IIRC, 70 square meters is a fair size in downtown Copenhagen, but it was IMO very difficult to furnish. An okay first apartment for a single I'd say but that's about it. - I think it was primarily chosen for its location and as an investment (that turned out to be not that good).
 
I remember seeing the apartment listing for that, too. It seemed very small and oddly configured. I was also surprised at how exposed it was, with dozens of other apartments overlooking the deck and views into other apartments from the windows.
 
Oddly configured, that's the expression I as looking for. :flowers:

Totally agree. I would go stir-crazy in an apartment like that, where the neighbors can hear what you think!
You can't sit on the balcony and have a private conversation without the whole block (*) knowing about it.

Some people are fine with that, Nikolai perhaps being among that. But count me out.

(*) A group of apartment or office buildings enclosing a backyard, is in DK called a "karré". I guess from French. Most of central Copenhagen consists of such Kareér. Plural. - Thus ends this days Danish lesson.
Like most of European cities Copenhagen was densely build up. A lot of it ending up being unsanitary slum. By the 1970s it was decided to demolish a lot of it - to the vocal protests of many who thought it ruined the milieu. Well as the then PM, Anker Jørgensen, retorted: It's was slum-nostalgia. He knew what he was talking about, being a working-class child himself, who grew up in an orphanage. To him there was nothing romantic about dark and even darker first and second backyard.
So Copenhagen today after a lot of renovation and rebuilding looks similar to the 1970s and also very different.
Here are some mood photos.
https://www.holmsgaard.com/wp-content/uploads/jagtvej_karre_a_b_3.jpg
https://www.egernsund.com/om-os/nyh...PAV_REF_Odense-med-kul_Kongens-Karre (10).jpg
https://brdr-ikast.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sluseholmen-Karre-NS-Sluseholmen-hey.png
https://juliliving.dk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/faelledkarreen-ejendommen003-1200x825-1.jpg
 
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And we learn that Nikolai's nickname is Niko.
 
The Cont has grown up so fast! A very nice picture is Mother took of hime on his birthday!
 
Muhler said:
Oddly configured, that's the expression I as looking for. :flowers:

Totally agree. I would go stir-crazy in an apartment like that, where the neighbors can hear what you think!
You can't sit on the balcony and have a private conversation without the whole block (*) knowing about it.

Some people are fine with that, Nikolai perhaps being among that. But count me out.

(*) A group of apartment or office buildings enclosing a backyard, is in DK called a "karré". I guess from French. Most of central Copenhagen consists of such Kareér. Plural. - Thus ends this days Danish lesson.
Like most of European cities Copenhagen was densely build up. A lot of it ending up being unsanitary slum. By the 1970s it was decided to demolish a lot of it - to the vocal protests of many who thought it ruined the milieu. Well as the then PM, Anker Jørgensen, retorted: It's was slum-nostalgia. He knew what he was talking about, being a working-class child himself, who grew up in an orphanage. To him there was nothing romantic about dark and even darker first and second backyard.
So Copenhagen today after a lot of renovation and rebuilding looks similar to the 1970s and also very different.
Here are some mood photos.
https://www.holmsgaard.com/wp-content/uploads/jagtvej_karre_a_b_3.jpg
https://www.egernsund.com/om-os/nyh...PAV_REF_Odense-med-kul_Kongens-Karre (10).jpg
https://brdr-ikast.dk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sluseholmen-Karre-NS-Sluseholmen-hey.png
https://juliliving.dk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/faelledkarreen-ejendommen003-1200x825-1.jpg
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Hi Muhler, thanks for that info! Somehow I missed your response when you posted it.

The story about the karrés is very interesting. Some areas in the southern United States also refer to areas built around squares that way, too. The most famous is the Vieux Carré in New Orleans. Today it refers to the entire old French quarter of the city, I believe.
 
Countess Alexandra's private secretary confirms that Nikolai and his sweetheart (May that word never go of use) Benedikte will move to Australia to study at University of Technology in Sydney.

Here they will be studying for one semester, from August to November. They have not yet found a place to live.

They look forward to going. The family has fond memories of Australia. Joachim worked on a ranch there and Nikolai's tante Mary, is from Australia, lest anyone should have missed that tidbit. ;)
https://www.bt.dk/royale/grev-nikolai-og-benedikte-thoustrup-flytter-til-australien
 
They had studied in Paris for a semester and now Sydney, may their adventures continue.
 
Muhler said:
Countess Alexandra's private secretary confirms that Nikolai and his sweetheart (May that word never go of use) Benedikte will move to Australia to study at University of Technology in Sydney.

Here they will be studying for one semester, from August to November. They have not yet found a place to live.

They look forward to going. The family has fond memories of Australia. Joachim worked on a ranch there and Nikolai's tante Mary, is from Australia, lest anyone should have missed that tidbit. ;)
https://www.bt.dk/royale/grev-nikolai-og-benedikte-thoustrup-flytter-til-australien
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polyesco said:
They had studied in Paris for a semester and now Sydney, may their adventures continue.
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I think its great they have the chance to study in different parts of the world and experience different cultures.
 
As Muriel says, the more places they study and the more cultures they are exposed to, the better.
I'm totally for all students, if at all possible, studying for a semester or two abroad somewhere.
 
He was going to Hong Kong, before that was permanently shelved...
 
It is good that Nikolai and Benedikte have the opportunity to study abroad and experience other cultures.
 
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