Tatiana Maria
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You make some quite good points, particularly in regard to cultural bias and blurred lines between institution and family (which apply to all monarchies).
To address your question no. 3 about the membership of the Royal House: In Norway, a distinction is made (particularly in the last 20 years or so) between the Royal House and the Royal Family. Marius Borg Høiby and (after he marries) Durek Verrett are members of the Royal Family, but not of the Royal House.
At the present time, only members of the Royal House receive public funding or undertake public duties, with one exception: Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner is not a member of the Royal House, but she receives a government apanage and still occasionally attends official duties for the royal house or her royal patronages. And only members of the Royal Family who do not belong to the Royal House engage in business activities.
The members of the Royal House and Royal Family are defined on the official website:
The Royal House of Norway belongs to the House of Glücksburg. The members of the Norwegian Royal House are Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The members of the Royal Family are in addition the Crown Prince and Crown Princess’s other children, His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus and Mr Marius Borg Høiby; Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise, Miss Maud Angelica Behn, Miss Leah Isadora Behn, Miss Emma Tallulah Behn and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner.
It isn't my impression that the younger generations in Norway are more in tune to ethical politics in regards to the monarchy. Anecdotally, older generations seem to have/had a stronger reaction against the past illegal use of party drugs in Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and Ari Behn's backgrounds.
To address your question no. 3 about the membership of the Royal House: In Norway, a distinction is made (particularly in the last 20 years or so) between the Royal House and the Royal Family. Marius Borg Høiby and (after he marries) Durek Verrett are members of the Royal Family, but not of the Royal House.
At the present time, only members of the Royal House receive public funding or undertake public duties, with one exception: Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner is not a member of the Royal House, but she receives a government apanage and still occasionally attends official duties for the royal house or her royal patronages. And only members of the Royal Family who do not belong to the Royal House engage in business activities.
The members of the Royal House and Royal Family are defined on the official website:
The Royal House of Norway belongs to the House of Glücksburg. The members of the Norwegian Royal House are Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The members of the Royal Family are in addition the Crown Prince and Crown Princess’s other children, His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus and Mr Marius Borg Høiby; Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise, Miss Maud Angelica Behn, Miss Leah Isadora Behn, Miss Emma Tallulah Behn and Her Highness Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner.
The Royal House of Norway
Presentation of the Royal House of Norway and other members of The Royal Family.
www.royalcourt.no
It isn't my impression that the younger generations in Norway are more in tune to ethical politics in regards to the monarchy. Anecdotally, older generations seem to have/had a stronger reaction against the past illegal use of party drugs in Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and Ari Behn's backgrounds.