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Villemann gave an interview to swedish Aftonbladet, it was published on the 24th of December:
Danska drottningen – en dålig mamma?/Aftonbladet
She repeats the same things that are at her book:
- Queen Margrethe wasn´t a good mother. She never played with her children when they were little.
- Crown prince Frederik has never wanted to be a King some day, and he hasn´t taken his duties seriously. When he got married, people thought that he would change, but he hasn´t. Frederik is popular and has a lot of friends. But he just likes to sail and party. It´s widely known at the Royal House that he is lazy.
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EVERYONE, thank you so very much for translating the Danish (and other interviews done with Scandanavian publications) into English for the English speakers here. I truly appreciate your effourts on our behalf.
If this book ever came out in English, I / Abbie would read it, I have to confess.
-- Abbie
I have read an amazing article about Frederick and Mary's marriage in Vanidades magazine
¡No todo es color de rosa en la familia real danesa! :: Nobleza :: esmas.com
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I also bought Vanidades, as a tool to teach myself Spanish.
Thank goodness for Posters like you, who DO speak it natively, or else I would still be in the dark.
I can make out the gist of any Article in the magazine, but it's the slang and idioms that always trip me up,
-- Abbie
But back to the Danish royals. Margrethe’s role as a mother is heavily touched upon, and given the many other discussions on the subject, I’m inclined to think that at least some of Villemann’s assertations might be correct – i.e. Margrethe herself mentioning that she is not much for smaller children, and she prefers to be able to talk to them, as well as Henrik and Frederik’s various interviews on the topic of the childhood of the princes. I think Henrik’s role as a father falls somewhere between Villemann’s pictures, and what he, himself has mentioned earlier.
Villemann mentions that Joachim seems to have weathered the way they were raised in a different way than Frederik – and while she does comment that the lack of parental presence in their lives can be worked into their current lives. She mentions Frederik’s perceived laziness and reluctantness to be king, to use her words, but also points out that Joachim received the same upbringing, and he works royal duties in addition to running his own farm.
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Thank you very much for taking the time and energy to give us your thoughts, Norwegianne, and for translating what you consider to be key parts of this controversial book, into English, for the benefit of many here.
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