Princess Ingrid Alexandra's confirmation: August 31, 2019

[O-H Anglophile]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

I am Catholic and I didn’t take any additional name at my confirmation. Maybe the practice varies from country to country ?

I also am Catholic and chose a new additional Confirmation name. My 2 brothers chose to reuse their own middle names.

Some dioceses may have specific rules to follow depending upon the Bishop.

[Tirilschatz]

I have never heard of this middle name thing in Catholism

[O-H Anglophile]

Originally Posted by Tirilschatz

I have never heard of this middle name thing in Catholism

A middle name isn't a Catholic thing--a middle name is just the second name you are given by your parents for example-John William Smith. William is his middle name. As a Catholic, when John is confirmed he could reuse one of his given names or pick another name as his Confirmation name.

[kathia_sophia]

Did King Felipe lit the candle like Victoria and Frederik? Can't find a picture of it. Does anyone has a video where it shows the entire religious ceremony?

[Blog Real]

Originally Posted by kathia_sophia

Did King Felipe lit the candle like Victoria and Frederik? Can't find a picture of it. Does anyone has a video where it shows the entire religious ceremony?

Here is a picture:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMsaVYCyI...a6158f2da5.jpg

[Spheno]

Originally Posted by kathia_sophia

Did King Felipe lit the candle like Victoria and Frederik? Can't find a picture of it. Does anyone has a video where it shows the entire religious ceremony?

start from 1:00:00
https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/prinsesse...dag-1.14682340

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Here is a picture:

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMsaVYCyI...a6158f2da5.jpg

Wonderful photo of His Majesty the king.

[Nordic]

Originally Posted by An Ard Ri

Wonderful photo of His Majesty the king.

And what a wonderful photo of the Crown Prince of Denmark...

http://content.invisioncic.com/r3885...60ed45a1bf.png

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Spheno

start from 1:00:00
https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/prinsesse...dag-1.14682340

Thanks for the link. I believe the first hymn also has a Danish version? I remember it from the movie Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud) which was based on a story of Karen Blixen. Originally the story takes place in Norway but in the movie in Jutland, Denmark.

I see the princess received a nice gift from Erling Lorenzen, the widower of the late Princess Ragnild. Did any of their children attend the ceremony?

The Crown Princess seemed to be glowing with pride when her daughter walked into the church, and quite rightly so as Ingrid Alexandra seems to be a lovely girl. I believe the siblings of the Crown Princess were seated behind the Danish Crown Princess, her son and the Behn-sisters.

As always it is quite wonderful to see the Norwegian RF and guests use their traditional costumes.

[crm2317]

I have watched some of the video and just wanted to comment on how commendable I find it how the royal family have always included Marius. He arrived into the lunch along with the royal family just as it should be.

I also thought it was so lovely how Ingrid arrived into the lunch on the arm of her grandfather the King.

[Gawin]

Originally Posted by theroyalfly

What was Princess Astrid gift to Princess Ingrid Alexandra?


Because I've read from a source that she received a cameo piece of jewelry that resembles the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert of which is a favorite of Princess Astrid. Looks like this was a heirloom from Queen Maud.

Yes, according to this article it's Queen Maud's badge. Must have been a gift to Queen Maud from her grandmother Queen Victoria, and inherited by Astrid.

https://twitter.com/MajestyMagazine/...74011115884545

[Tatiana Maria]

Originally Posted by crm2317

I have watched some of the video and just wanted to comment on how commendable I find it how the royal family have always included Marius. He arrived into the lunch along with the royal family just as it should be.

As written on the guestlist and the royal house website, Marius Borg Høiby is himself recognized as a member of the Royal Family and is even before Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid in precedence. His biography was removed from the site only after the announcement of his decision not to participate in public life.

Originally Posted by wartenberg7

"Double-standard Ragnhild" isn´t around anymore - bless her

My recollection is that Princess Ragnhild's criticisms of her brother's children-in-law cannot be qualified as a "double standard" as they were motivated by their individual qualities rather than their commoner ancestry.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

[...]

My recollection is that Princess Ragnhild's criticisms of her brother's children-in-law cannot be qualified as a "double standard" as they were motivated by their individual qualities rather than their commoner ancestry.

Princess Ragnhild's criticism indeed had nothing to do with being a commoner (she herself and her brother married commoners).

[wartenberg7]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

As written on the guestlist and the royal house website, Marius Borg Høiby is himself recognized as a member of the Royal Family and is even before Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid in precedence. His biography was removed from the site only after the announcement of his decision not to participate in public life.

My recollection is that Princess Ragnhild's criticisms of her brother's children-in-law cannot be qualified as a "double standard" as they were motivated by their individual qualities rather than their commoner ancestry.

Still, she had no right to mingle in, acting like she was the sovereign telling members of the RF who to marry and who not. Her younger brother and sister-in-law were always wise enough to know that and by doing otherwise a family would be threatend to drift apart. I know they love MM a lot for having made their son so happy since 20 years by now! And I´m sure they are very grateful for Ingrid and Magnus who wouldn´t exist without the CPcss. They even said how happy they were for Marius.

As for Märtha Louise: any marriage,especially in times like these, can fail and I doubt that this had something to do with Mr. Behn´s personality! When a bond breaks normally both are somehow responsible. If this is not the case you can simply grow apart during the years which leads sometimes that one partner might fall in love into someone else. I think it could have happened to her with any other man, too.

So, what the late Princess said so many years ago was not just her business, it was also damaging for the institution at the time and yes, heartless and cruel!

[Tatiana Maria]

My response was to the comment that she had a "double standard".

[Tirilschatz]

It may not fit in here particularly well but I don't want to put it in another thread, totally out of context, and it's refrerring to Marius being a member of the royal family. I always wondered, from the very beginning, how he calls the king and queen. Does anyone know?

[Biri]

BesteHarald and BesteSonja.

[Tatiana Maria]

Which would translate into English to Grand-Harald and Grand-Sonja.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

Which would translate into English to Grand-Harald and Grand-Sonja.

Beste Harald and beste Sonja is Dutch for Dear Harald and Dear Sonja.

[Biri]

But Marius is Norwegian, not Dutch.