General News about Frederik, Mary and Family 3: November 2008 - July 2009

[Empress]

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[Alex_of_Spain]

Mary reveals how she may be spending Christmas article from Hola.com

Mary's parents will not be spending Christmas with her this year.

 

[missjane]

Mary reveals how she may be spending Christmas article from Hola.com

Mary's parents will not be spending Christmas with her this year.

i would love to read this but alas, i do not spanish!!!!

 

[crownprincessrhey]

can somebody please translate the article???? what else is new with the couple?

 

[Benoît 1er]

Try the Google language feature. It's not perfect but it will help you making sence of it.

 

[antonieta]

Mary says that the Christmas will be spent on Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus, and she looks forward because these year will be gathered all the family, the Queen, prince Henrik, the crown prince couple (of course), prince Christina, Princess Isabella, Prince
Joachim, Princess Marie and there will be too prince Joachim sons Felix and Nicolas. Mary's fahter and her stepmother won't be there because they are in Tasmania.
These is basicaly what the Hola's article sayis.

 

[sneeuwklokje]

Who is princess Christina??

 

[kimlan]

typo error -- it is prince Christian

 

[sweettiara]

not perfect but here goes... Translated version of http://www.hola.com/casasreales/2008/11/04/mary-navidades/

 

[sgl]

I am glad to see that Joachim and Marie will be spending Christmas with Mary and Frederik. I hope that family photos will be released.

 

[marmi]

They should be sgl, they have been in the past at least - I remember one specifically.

 

[Alex_of_Spain]

Sorry I should have translated the article...
Here, i'll resume what it says:

This Christmas the Danish Royal family will be spending them in Marselisborg Palace. This Christmas will be special aas Mary says " Even though it's so soon to say, i cant wait for the holidays". As this will be the first Christmas that the whole Family will spend together.

This year Nikolai and Felix will spend Christmas with their father Joachim and Princess Marie. Christian and Isabella will be there too.
But Mary's parents wont be able to be there this Christmas as they will spend them in Tazmania...

Christian may be able to enjoy more of Christmas this year!! He's older and will actually know what's going on, aww that will be so cute

 

[Currier]

How is the renovation of the palace coming? Will M an F move in early in 2009?

 

[jinigirl]

How is the renovation of the palace coming? Will M an F move in early in 2009?

I think as long as the children are that small, they'll stay at Fredensborg. I've been there at thursday, Kancellihuset is the most perfect home for a family with children, with a big garden etc., and both Christian and Isabella are in kindergarden at Fredensborg, have their little friends. I'm sure that M&F won't move to Kopenhagen in next years. Their palais at Amalienborg is thougt more for representation and for to stay overnight, maybe that would change when Christian is to start school, I think that could be in 2012

 

[sofajr]

CP Mary on her daily jogging:
[DNF] Fotoarchief Denieuwsfoto

and early this month:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=27305&zoektype=2&search=04-12-2008 Denmark

 

[Lena]

No-news of the day...Mary plays with Wii at home
http://www.seoghoer.dk/Nyheder/Royalt/Mry spiller Wii.aspx

 

[sgl]

How do they know what she is doing at home? Did someone give them a report, or are they just hurting for news?

 

[Lena]

How do they know what she is doing at home? Did someone give them a report, or are they just hurting for news?

She was self telling it at the premiere of Australia.

 

[sgl]

Thank you, Lena. This makes much more sense than the magazine just randomly printing this information.

 

[Royal Fan]

Thats cool lol First Prince William plays Wii on a Visit to a charity now Mary.

 

[alex001]

There's an article here from BB about how Frederik, CP Victoria and CP Haakon have a fantastic relationship (from Victoria in an interview) and that they often dicuss their fate as future Heads of State together, either at official occasions or through texts and emails.
Billed-Bladet - Victoria sms with Frederik

 

[Xeara]

There's an article here from BB about how Frederik, CP Victoria and CP Haakon have a fantastic relationship (from Victoria in an interview) and that they often dicuss their fate as future Heads of State together, either at official occasions or through texts and emails.
Billed-Bladet - Victoria sms with Frederik

What (possible) self-pitying, self-asborbed, self-centred conversations they might be...makes me cringe just to think about it...

"I wish I was never born into this "life" of luxury and having everything done for me, I wish I was normal"....Ahhh, no you don't!!!

"When I am King/Queen, I am going to stop/abolish (insert high-faluting goal here, eg. world peace)"...You are just a figurehead with no real powers, most decisions these days are made by your country's politicians!

"It is such a burden sometimes to be so revered and adored and have people calling out your name, I just wish for anonyminity"...Boo hoo, excuse me while I puke...if that is the worst of your problems, I'd say you are doing OK

If that is too harsh, I apologise...but sometimes it is a mockery of us, common people when those in positions of power and privilege gripe about the hand they have been dealt and how difficult their lives are...Please!!!

 

[Tilla]

I am aware that up till now I have not contributed to the forum with a real instructive posting and what I will say now, is even negative: in a german-speaking forum about Royals, CP Mary is heavily critizised. Hoping you do not mind and kind regards.

 

[UserDane]

Xeara, how do you know that they discuss the 'downpoints' of their lives and not for example their shared interest in polar activities and their common trip this year? The impression I get from reading the article - and from reading the article in www.aftenposten.no - is definitely rather opposite your - imo - rather uncalled for harsh words

 

[sgl]

While we have no idea of what they are talking about, I find it hard to believe that they sit around and complain. I'm sure that they probably discuss their frustrations at not being able to lead completely private lives, but they probably also share ideas, success stories, and their fears/hopes for the future. I doubt that their conversations are 100% positive or 100% negative. I think that it is nice that they have such a close relationship. It is probably comforting to be able to speak with someone who knows what you may be going through or feeling.

 

[Lena]

What (possible) self-pitying, self-asborbed, self-centred conversations they might be...makes me cringe just to think about it...

"I wish I was never born into this "life" of luxury and having everything done for me, I wish I was normal"....Ahhh, no you don't!!!

"When I am King/Queen, I am going to stop/abolish (insert high-faluting goal here, eg. world peace)"...You are just a figurehead with no real powers, most decisions these days are made by your country's politicians!

"It is such a burden sometimes to be so revered and adored and have people calling out your name, I just wish for anonyminity"...Boo hoo, excuse me while I puke...if that is the worst of your problems, I'd say you are doing OK

If that is too harsh, I apologise...but sometimes it is a mockery of us, common people when those in positions of power and privilege gripe about the hand they have been dealt and how difficult their lives are...Please!!!

Hm, quite long texts for some SMS
In their defence..."we", users here, are (in the majority) actually also not poor, but are also privileged...and though we complain way too often about having too little.
With saying "It is a mockery of us common people", you are e.g. doing this...as e.g. most Danes are not poor.

However...I am very much doubting, that they would exchange messages like
"Oh Haakon, I am so glad, we can save mother earth. Climate changes are so much of a danger, but we will put this fight up"

Always when we got a glimpse of the "real Scandi heirs", it wasn´t a picture of highly intellectual conversations, seriousness and tristesse. At least not from Victoria´s and Frederik´s side.
With Haakon...things might be different (he was the one, who went to bed early during the Svalbard tour )

 

[Mandy]

It's totally understandable to question what one doesn't comprehend, but to ridicule something that one has no knowledge about makes no sense to me. A few years ago, I recall reading an article about how the crown princes and princess(es) of Europe met regularly to exchange ideas on important issues such as security. However, I don't know if this is still being done.

 

[grevinnan]

What (possible) self-pitying, self-asborbed, self-centred conversations they might be...makes me cringe just to think about it...

"I wish I was never born into this "life" of luxury and having everything done for me, I wish I was normal"....Ahhh, no you don't!!!

"When I am King/Queen, I am going to stop/abolish (insert high-faluting goal here, eg. world peace)"...You are just a figurehead with no real powers, most decisions these days are made by your country's politicians!

"It is such a burden sometimes to be so revered and adored and have people calling out your name, I just wish for anonyminity"...Boo hoo, excuse me while I puke...if that is the worst of your problems, I'd say you are doing OK

If that is too harsh, I apologise...but sometimes it is a mockery of us, common people when those in positions of power and privilege gripe about the hand they have been dealt and how difficult their lives are...Please!!!

How did you draw such negative conclusions from a mere note that the three scandinavian heirs have a close relationship?

 

[Lilla]

I am aware that up till now I have not contributed to the forum with a real instructive posting and what I will say now, is even negative: in a german-speaking forum about Royals, CP Mary is heavily critizised. Hoping you do not mind and kind regards.

I don't minde

I just don't understand your point about CP Mary. Can you please explain?

 

[carlota]

do you think we will see some photos taken with ocassion of christmas as in previous years? last year there seemed to be lots of photoshoots by the danish family around this time!