Other royals

Oh I can name one. Prince Carl Philip, Swedish.

Quite an accomplished young man

And rather handsome, which has absolutely nothing to do with anything.

They both have/had a similar mentality, but an individual style.

Joseann

Calendargirl

Channel 5 has quickly jumped in on Queen Margrethe’s Abdication and is showing a documentary about her life tonight, 6.25pm.

‘Queen Margrethe: End Of An Era’.

Thanks that was really interesting. A lot of parallels were drawn between Queen Margarethe and Queen Elizabeth 11, and between the actual monarchies.

Queen Margrethe and our late Queen Elizabeth were third cousins.

Joseann

fiorentina51

I think ARISTON was a make of washing machine back in the 70s.
Quite what it has got to do with this thread is a mystery to me.😕

I think it was a song, I've got the droning blah, blah, blah sound of it in my ear somewhere, so I think it's that that they used for a washing machine advert?

All I've got now is washing machines live longer with Calgon.

Anyway, I digress.

I've recorded the Channel 5 programme about Queen Margrethe so look forward to watching it later. Perhaps our Australian visitors might be interested now they will have a 'home-grown' Australian as Queen. 🙂
SIL's Grandmother was very keen on our Royal family and she was the one who told me about 'their' Crown Princess Mary many years ago.

fiorentina51

I think ARISTON was a make of washing machine back in the 70s.
Quite what it has got to do with this thread is a mystery to me.😕

Oh, thank you, fiorentina51
I glanced through looking for a poster of that name.

The Channel 5 programme about Queen Margrethe of Denmark was very enjoyable. She is exactly the same age as me. When I was in Copenhagen some years ago, I saw her at the ballet. The audience stood up when she came in, but otherwise no fuss.

I don’t think there will be a coronation in Denmark, just a proclamation.

Generally there is little coverage of foreign royals unless there is something specific like abdication etc. I know there are royal families in Europe and beyond but can’t name most of them,
Over the years I learned a lot about what was going on in our royal families private lives from people we knew in Germany. Their press was reporting affairs divorces and other scandals long before we heard about it.
I was always surprised how interested the foreign press was in our royals and still am, but they also report on other European royals too where we seem to prefer ‘c/lebs’ most of whom I have not heard of either.

fiorentina51

I think ARISTON was a make of washing machine back in the 70s.
Quite what it has got to do with this thread is a mystery to me.😕

I think it was a song, I've got the droning blah, blah, blah sound of it in my ear somewhere, so I think it's that that they used for a washing machine advert?

Calendargirl

Channel 5 has quickly jumped in on Queen Margrethe’s Abdication and is showing a documentary about her life tonight, 6.25pm.

‘Queen Margrethe: End Of An Era’.

Thanks that was really interesting. A lot of parallels were drawn between Queen Margarethe and Queen Elizabeth 11, and between the actual monarchies.

I think ARISTON was a make of washing machine back in the 70s.
Quite what it has got to do with this thread is a mystery to me.😕

Rosie51

Fleurpepper

RosiesMaw

Oh dear, another example (and not the usual one) of an expat generalising about attitudes/interest/information in the UK only to find they are seriously off the mark.
I think it goes to show that one’s sources of information can often let one down.
Nothing beats first hand.

And on, and on, and on, Ariston. You just can't stop yourself, can you?

Am I being especially thick, I don't 'get' this post?

The abdication has been well reported in the British press. I hardly watch any TV but I was well aware from other sources.

I'm not sure who Ariston is 🤔

Channel 5 has quickly jumped in on Queen Margrethe’s Abdication and is showing a documentary about her life tonight, 6.25pm.

‘Queen Margrethe: End Of An Era’.

I think abdication has become fairly routine as many North European monarchs – obviously, not British monarchs – begin to age. I can remember my parents explaining abdication to me when I was quite young. My father was born in the Netherlands, where Queen Wilhelmina abdicated in 1948, Queen Juliana in the late 1980s and so on. Ageing was probably part of the reason, as was a desire to give the next generation an opportunity, but sometimes there were also disturbing political reasons.

Fleurpepper

RosiesMaw

Oh dear, another example (and not the usual one) of an expat generalising about attitudes/interest/information in the UK only to find they are seriously off the mark.
I think it goes to show that one’s sources of information can often let one down.
Nothing beats first hand.

And on, and on, and on, Ariston. You just can't stop yourself, can you?

Am I being especially thick, I don't 'get' this post?

The abdication has been well reported in the British press. I hardly watch any TV but I was well aware from other sources.

This today from our local Newspaper:

Princess Mary, who will become Denmark's next Queen, grew up in Australia but both of her parents were from Scotland.

She is the youngest daughter of mathematician John Dalgleish Donaldson and Henrietta Clark Donaldson who both grew up in Port Seton in East Lothian before emigrating in 1963.

Princess Mary met Prince Frederik in a Sydney bar during the Olympics with the couple keeping their romance a secret until a Danish celebrity magazine reported on it in 2001.

Her mother, an executive assistant to the vice-chancellor of Tasmania University, sadly passed away in 1997.

Her father went on to marry British crime novelist Susan Moody with him later becoming the Dean of Tasmania University.

Speaking of his daughter's engagement to Prince Frederik in 2003, a spokesperson for Tasmania University said: "He is very proud of all his children and his other daughters still stay in Hobart. Despite emigrating he is a ferociously proud Scot and takes a great interest in Scotland."

In 2004, Mary became Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark when she and Frederik married in 2004.

They then had their eldest son Christian in 2005, a daughter called Isabella in 2007 and twins Vincent and Josephine in 2011.

Denmark's current monarch Queen Margrethe II, who is 83, will officially abdicate on January 14.

Yes, they're similar but I don't think Princess Mary would be copying anyone; she has a stylist and her clothes vary in style and price too.

She's a few years older than Catherine.

Is Princess Mary of Dennark the one who looks like Catherine and who seems to dress like her?

RosiesMaw

Oh dear, another example (and not the usual one) of an expat generalising about attitudes/interest/information in the UK only to find they are seriously off the mark.
I think it goes to show that one’s sources of information can often let one down.
Nothing beats first hand.

It's surprising how often the British have to defend themselves against unwarranted criticism on Gransnet!!

🤔

Iam64

I’m often amazed at how much print is given in the DM for example, to our RF - and the RF’s of other countries. I look on line and see pages, often comparing and contracting the way the various women dress.

I've often seen pictures of William and Catherne with Frederik and Mary.

Anyway, I am often astounded to hear that British people don't even realise that Belgium (for example) has a monarchy, as do all the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, and now (again) Spain

To say British people is wrong.
Some British people will not know because they are not interested in the British Monarchy or how our Constitution works either.

Anyone who does take an interest (and there are millions) will know, because they will have seen European and other Royals in the press on State visits and, of course, more recently at the coronation of our King.

Oh, and btw, it's Queen Margrethe of Denmark, not Queen Margaret!

www.tatler.com/king-charles-coronation-foreign-royals-complete-list

RosiesMaw

Oh dear, another example (and not the usual one) of an expat generalising about attitudes/interest/information in the UK only to find they are seriously off the mark.
I think it goes to show that one’s sources of information can often let one down.
Nothing beats first hand.

And on, and on, and on, Ariston. You just can't stop yourself, can you?

Callistemon21

MerylStreep

The revelation that the former king of Belgium had fathered an illegitimate child is probably the most exciting story that’s ever come out of Belgium.

😁

Have you heard a better one 😂
And Eddie Merckx being the fastest cyclist in the world doesn’t count.

MerylStreep

The revelation that the former king of Belgium had fathered an illegitimate child is probably the most exciting story that’s ever come out of Belgium.

😁

Oops , I think I misunderstood the gist of this thread this morning. I thought it was a discussion on how different RFs promote themselves, how the media latches on, and how the readership is manipulated, but I think we're talking about British self importance and a touch of smugness here??
We are reminded in passing that Scandinavian countries do have royals when important events take place, but to be fair I think it's normal for our own home-grown clan to take centre stage in our minds and leave others in the shadows. And yes, no one does ceremony like the British.
From a historical point of view, however, there are interesting royals from many different countries and generations.

Jackyb
* As a matter of fact jacky there will NOT be a coronation in Denmark. They do not do coronations as we do! there will be a pronouncement on 14th january.*

see below;
But unlike the British and some other royal houses around the world, King Frederik and Queen Mary will not be crowned in a coronation service. Instead, a proclamation of the new reign will be made at Christiansborg Palace on Jan. 14.2 days ago